BGA Women Gliding Project Women Baseline Survey Who

BGA Women Gliding Project

Women Baseline Survey

Who took part? • 184 responses 134 72% active glider pilots 30 UK clubs 105 ca 25% of UK female pilots 28% instructor rating Good age demographic! • Of those no longer active 1/3 experienced pilots 1/5 stopped after their TL Women Baseline Survey

Why do women glide? 46% - Freedom, silence and tranquillity 43% - Challenge 30% - Fun Women Baseline Survey

Women hear about gliding from… 51% - friends / family 20% - visiting a club Younger women - via Education Women Baseline Survey

Training experience L Club training is unstructured J Mentoring helps 2 most frequent comments Women Baseline Survey

Keeping women in gliding - training LClub training is unstructured LEasy to start with but. . . L. . . only 44% agreed club training ensured good progress beyond solo L 35% actively disagreed JMentoring helps JAround 60% want a mentor JAround 60% want to mentor Women Baseline Survey 2 most frequent comments

Keeping women in gliding – club atmosphere JAround 70% say their club is woman friendly BUT L 28% of stoppers cited club atmosphere as a cause of leaving gliding L 29% of all replies said men’s attitudes need to change Women Baseline Survey

What stops women doing more? 58% Time 27% Money 11% Lack of confidence Top 3 Blockers Women Baseline Survey

Why did you stop? 54% Time 36% Money 28% Club atmosphere. . . Difficulty making progress - 25% under 35 s Women Baseline Survey

What would tempt you back? 31% Time flexibility at gliding club 29% Money Top 2 by miles Women Baseline Survey

1 thing to make a difference? 35% More women in visible roles in clubs 29% Target advertising esp to youngsters 22% Change club atmosphere Top 3 areas active pilots identified Women Baseline Survey

Anything you’d add to make the sport better for women? 35% Support is needed 29% Need a change in the attitude of the men in gliding 2 things really stood out Women Baseline Survey

Opportunity! • Getting them – Ensure the women you have are visible • Don’t wear them out! – Target recruitment • Keeping them – ‘Bite-size’ gliding – Offer AND STRUCTURE support – Address behaviour at the launch point • ‘ 10 things. . . ’. . . Version 2 Women Baseline Survey