Episode 35: Increasing Women's and Girl's Participation in Running

Tread Lightly Running Podcast

We tackle an important topic in this episode: women's and girls' participation in running. How do we encourage young girls to stick in sport? How do we encourage adult women to participate in running despite barriers - and what are those barriers? How do we initiate more conversations around women's issues in running?


Discussion points:

  • The importance of watching female sports
  • Domestic labor statistics and what they mean for sport participation 
  • The recent history of women’s participation in running
  • How to encourage young girls to participate in sport and running
  • How to encourage adult women to participate in sport and running


References: 

https://news.gallup.com/poll/283979/women-handle-main-household-tasks.aspx

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/364141158_Exploring_Women%27s_Marathon_Participation_in_the_United_States_1980-2019

Christine Yu (2023). Up to Speed. (purchase here


2023-10-07 30 min

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