Contribution of sports in empowering women’s life

Pages: 86-87
Dhirender Kaim and Meenakshi Yadav ( D.P.E.S.S. University of Delhi, Delhi)

Women and girls continue to encounter inequalities and deprivations in their daily lives, which prevent them from contributing toward both the creation of more equitable societies and sustainable development within their communities and beyond. Sport and physical activity have not yet been used on a large scale as a strategy within women’s movements. women face many barriers to participating in sports, which prevent women and girls from reaping the many benefits that can be gained from playing sports and engaging in physical activity. Promoting girls’ and women’s involvement in sports is an important tool in gender equality and women’s empowerment and, more broadly, in development and social change. The present paper reviews contribution of sports in empowering women’s life.