ladies` seminar

LADIES’ SEMINAR
Women in the ski industry
Cancun, 2016
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Opening of the Seminar I Josef Zenhäusern
How I became a ski sport manager I Ceil Folz
FIS-Committee representative I Elena Gaja
Working Groups I Karin Orgeldinger & Niina Haaslahti
Status of Women in the Mexican Ski Association I Carlos Padilla
Status of Women in the National Ski Association I Klara Kaszo
End of Seminar
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Welcome to the FIS Ladies Seminar
JOSEF
ZENHÄUSERN
FIS Development Programme Consultant
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Ladies’ Seminar History
2008 Sponsoring for Women
2010 Women Power (Women/Men Coaches)
2012 Women and Health
2014 Women Athletes & their career after sport
2016 Women in the Ski Sport Industry
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How I became a ski sport manager
CEIL
FOLZ
President 2015 World Alpine Ski
Championships
IT BEGINS WITH A MOMENT…
MY WAY IN SKI SPORT MANAGEMENT
ME AND MEN
TOP TEN
STEPS
ON MY
PATH
FROM
THERE
TO HERE
STATS WOMEN
IN SPORTS
MANAGEMENT
• Non-sport business sector
– 51% management positions held by
women
• In sport
– women hold 25% management
positions.
• The IOC has only recently met its threshold
of at least 20% women as members of the
board
• Within national Olympic governing bodies,
– 85% are composed of all male
leadership teams,
– 14% have male/female leadership
teams,
– Only one, Zambia, has an all female
leadership team.
FIS IN THE 90’S
FIS 2016
Smart
creative
hard working
Innovative
Strong
Stubborn
challenging
demanding
impossible
Bossy
STRONG WOMEN
The Strong woman is the person who finds herself i
situation she doesn’t like
And decides to change it.
She is the one who starts
anywhere, with limited resources
and succeeds.
She is the one who is grateful when
conditions are favorable
And brave when they
are not.
A strong woman achieves her goals regardless.
TOP TEN STEPS
A GUIDE FOR WOMEN AND MEN
1. ENLIST MENTORS
Female or Male- great to find female mentors, but be open to the fact
that a lot of your mentors are going to be men since sports IS such a
male-dominated industry.
2. DON’T APOLOGIZE FOR BEING
A WOMAN
Embrace your femininity and use those qualities;
charisma, inspiration and individualized consideration
align as Transformational Leadership..
Transactional Leadership
• More Closely linked to men’s style
• Motivates others by exchanging rewards for performance
• Keeps the ship afloat, making sure everything flows smoothly.
Transformational Leadership
• More Closely linked to natural style for women
• Focuses on team-building, motivation and collaboration to
accomplish change for the better.
Historically, sports management has thrived under Transactional Leadership. But the
truth is, both leadership styles are needed for guiding an organization to success.
. BUT DON’T USE IT AS AN EXCUSE
EITHER
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4. GOOD WORK ALWAYS WINS OUT
A strong work ethic and commitment to follow
through with assigned duties is crucial to success.
5. BE CONVERSANT ABOUT
SPORTS
If you can't hold your own, no one will have
respect for you and what you do.
6. DEAL WITH THE CULTURE
Prepare for a different world because sports remains
male dominated, women must be realists. Be assertive
and speak up in meetings, otherwise you will get
drowned out and lost.
7. GET A THICK SKIN
Don't Take Criticism Personally. Listen to it,
own it and move on. Don’t obsess.
8. BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND
NETWORK
Work at building your networks, and becoming more
influential within those networks.
Work harder at building social capitol.
9. “COWGIRL UP”
An expression that means to rise to the occasion, to be
all-in without whining or complaining.
10. HELP BE THE CHANGE
If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to
dream more, learn more, do more and become more,
then you are a leader.
Nobody gives you power.
You just take it
.
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FIS-Committee representative
ELENA
GAJA
Chair Sub-Committee Alpine Courses FIS
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Working Groups
KARIN
ORGELDINGER
Director of Nordic Sports/Biathlon – Useful Career
Experience in other sport organizations leading up to this
position
NIINA
HAASLAHTI
Operations Director Vail Beaver Creek 2015 – Planning
your Career in Sports Industry
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Status of Women in the Mexican Ski Association
CARLOS
PADILLA
NOC President Mexico
Good afternoon,
First of all, I would like to welcome you all to Mexico, my beautiful country.
It is an honor to host the International Ski Federation, headed by our friend Mr. President, GIAN
FRANCO KASPER.
I appreciate the opportunity to address you at this important meeting for the Olympic Family.
I express the warmest welcome, hoping to achieve great success in the work to be done this week, for
the sake of winter sports.
I also thank you for giving me the time to express some thoughts on the importance of women’s role in
the Olympic sports.
International Olympic Committee President, Dr. Thomas Bach, from the outset of his term, said that
gender equality would be a pillar of its work program and, so the Mexican Olympic Committee
continues to works closely with them and other international groups to ensure proper implementation.
The history of Mexico as a nation would not be understood if it were not for the often historical and
preponderant participation of women, therefore it is impossible to conceive our sports without a shared
responsibility between men and women.
In 1968, Mexico City hosted the Olympics, where for the first time a woman lit the Olympic flame,
corresponding such distinction to the athlete Enriqueta Basilio. Since then, our country has promoted
the participation of women in all areas.
Sports within Mexico have assumed international commitments to advance in gender equality, among
which are:
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Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos (1969);
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Declaración y el Programa de Acción de Viena (1993);
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Programa de Acción Regional para las Mujeres de América Latina y el Caribe (1994);
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Declaración y el Programa de Acción de El Cairo (1994);
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Convención Interamericana para Prevenir, Sancionar y Erradicar todas las Formas de
Violencia contra las Mujeres,
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Convención de Belém do Pará (1994);
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Plataforma de Acción de Beijing (1995);
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Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio (2000);
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Programa Interamericano sobre la Promoción de los Derechos Humanos de la Mujer y
la Equidad e Igualdad de Género (2000);
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Consenso de México (2004);
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Consenso de Quito (2007);
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Convenio sobre el Trabajo Decente para las Trabajadoras y Trabajadores Domésticos
(2011), among others.
These first Congresses and the sum of efforts, have led the way to major events such as:
First World Conference on Women and Sport held in 1994 in Britain. (where the Brighton Declaration
and the International Working Group was established for Women and Sport).
Then in 1995, sports were introduced in Beijing’s Program of Action and then in the follow up
document from Beijing+5, and in the Second Women and Sports World Conference which took place
in 1998 in Windhoek, Namibia. As well as the Third Women and Sports World Conference in 2002 in
Montreal, Canada.
All this was done seeking greater participation of women in sports , which has led us to accomplish
achievements in health , education and human rights. As ultimately, sport is a lifestyle based on
respect, discipline, competitiveness and various values that help us become a better society.
So important is the role of women in sports that the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed
2005 as the International Year of Sport and Physical Education and one of the targets set for the
Millennium Development Goals was to promote equality in gender and women's empowerment.
I would also like to point out that in 1975, Mexico hosted the World Conference on the Legal and
Social Status of Women, also known as the Conference of the International Women's Year, which
marked a milestone and provided an irreducible historical foundation in the fight for the advancement
and recognition of women's rights at the international level.
The International Olympic Committee, constantly strives to encourage female athletes and for this
purpose it developped a program called “Agenda 20 + 20” from which we extract the following
recommendations:
- Work with national sports federations to achieve 50 % female participation in the Olympics.
- Encourage the participation of women in mixed events.
- Have more women involved in sports organizations, etc.
Our country fully aligns itself to these efforts and initiatives and as a result, the Mexican delegations
we have had in the last editions of the Olympic Games have been relatively equal in gender
participation:
• In Athens 2004 we had 114 athletes; 62 men (54 %) and 52 women (46 %)
• In Beijing 2008; we had 85 athletes; 43 men (50.58 %) and 42 women (49.42 %)
• In London 2012, we had 101 athletes; 64 men (64%) and 37 women (37 %)
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• Moreover, the Delegation going to Rio 2016, so far consists of 93 athletes; 57 men (61.3 %) and 36
women (38.7 %), still missing some scoring chances in both branches.
As you can see, a significant increase can be seen if we consider that Mexico had its first women's
participation in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 1932, and in Mexico’s Games in 1968, fencer Pilar
Roldán (silver) and swimmer Maria Teresa Ramirez (bronze) won the first medals for our country in
their respective disciplines.
We had to wait 32 years for another woman to achieve an Olympic medal. Soraya Jimenez,
weightlifter in the 53-58 kilos category won the gold medal, becoming the first woman to win a gold
medal for our country.
Since then, women have always risen to the Olympic podiums.
Among which:
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Ana Guevara (silver ) in 400 -meter dash athletics , Athens 2004;
Belem Guerrero ( silver) in the points race cycling track , Athens 2004;
Iridia Salazar ( bronze) category 49-57 kilos of taekwondo , Athens 2004;
Paola Espinosa and Tatiana Ortiz ( bronze) in synchronized 10-meter dives in Beijing 2008
platform
María Espinoza (gold) in over 67 kilos category of taekwondo.
In "London 2012" Mexican women were especially prominent in achieving medals:
 María Espinoza ( bronze) in more than 67 kilos of taekwondo ;
 Paola Espinosa and Alejandra Orozco (silver in synchronized diving 10m platform ) ;
 Aida Roman ( silver in individual archery , ) ;
 Mariana Avitia ( bronze in individual archery ) ; and
 Laura Sanchez (three meters individual springboard diving) .
Outstanding successes of our women with 11 medals in the last 3 editions of Olympic Games : 2 gold ,
4 silver and 5 bronze ; figures that stand out from the male’s results 9 medals : 2 gold , 4 silver and 3
bronze .
Until Barcelona 92, the participation of women had been less than 30 % of the Mexican delegation.
Today it is hard to imagine going to the Olympic games with less than 40 to 50% of women's
participation, demonstrating the momentum and strength of Mexican women who have become an
inspiration in sports.
On the other hand, it is noteworthy that even though our country does not have the right conditions to
practice Winter sports, the Mexican Federation of this specialty has registered with the International
Ski Federation 13 Mexican women, who live or study in other countries which allow them to practice
their sports.
Among them we have:
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Sarah Schleper. – who lives in Colorado, United States and competes in Alpine Skiing in the
disciplines of Slalom, Giant Slalom and Downhill Libre.
Jocelyn Mcguillivray.- ( who lives in Ontario , Canada ) in Alpine Skiing in Slalom, Giant
Slalom and Super Giant disciplines , and
Sandra Hillen who also lives in Colorado, United States who competes in Snowboarding in the
Slopestyle discipline.
All three all training year round in order to qualify for the next Olympic Winter Games held in Pyeong
Chang, South Korea in 2018.
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Aware of the importance of the presence of women in decision-making positions of the various sports
organizations , the International Olympic Committee agreed to adopt a policy of quotas intended to
progressively promote the presence of women in these positions ; more specifically, the National
Olympic Committees (NOCs ) , International Federations and Olympic National Federations as a
whole. Thus, in December 2001 there should be at least 10 % of women on Management positions
and in December 2005 at least 20%. In the course of the year the figure had to work up to parity.
The IOC reiterated its wish that more women take more positions of greater responsibility in the
sports world in the Sixth World Conference on Women and Sport, held in Helsinki (Finland ) The
Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova emphasized:
"Sport provides women fabulous opportunities to participate in the public sphere, to assert both field
and management positions and develop new skills".
Accordingly, our Executive Committee currently consists of 11 members for the first time in the history
of COM, 2 women are part of it. Eng.S Jimena Saldaña who holds the position of first vice president
and Prof. Maria del Carmen Garcia Orozco , president of the Mexican Federation of field hockey ,
which holds the position of fourth vowel.
Respecting the principles of equal opportunities and strategic needs for women in the Olympic
movement, our Committee recently proposed Hilda Becerra Moreno as the first woman to participate
for Mexico in the Executive Master in Management of Sport Organizations (MEMOS) endorsed by the
IOC with its ongoing project called "Strategy for Women's Empowerment in the Mexican Olympic
Movement."
Our Olympic Committee remains committed to encouraging our athletes and sport in general, to help
in the development of gender equality. By working together, we will continue to show unity for
women’s participation and greater opportunity across our sports.
Thank you very much.
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Status of Women in the National Ski Association
KLARA
KASZO
President of the Hungarian Ski
Federation
THANK YOU