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About iFlipp

iFlipp hopes to answer the question how can we make leadership in football more inclusive?

iFlipp is a project to enhance social inclusion and equal opportunities for women and ethnic minorities in football. The sport is arguably the most impactful in the lives of millions of Europeans. Football itself is getting more inclusive as we see a colourful and diverse representation of society on the pitch, including women and ethnic minorities. However, research shows this is not the same for decision-making in football organisations, from the top leagues, associations and clubs down to the grassroots level.

Objectives and Outputs

The European civil society project iFlipp (Innovating Football Leadership for Inclusion through Policy and Practice) will look to achieve its goals of supporting inclusive leadership practices and promoting equal opportunities and good governance in football by several objectives and outcomes.

Objectives

To assess recent research in the representation of women and ethnic minorities (WEM) in leadership positions in football in order to develop responsive inclusive leadership governance action plan at National and European levels.
To increase and enhance leadership skills of women and ethnic minorities in football by creating and piloting a set of inclusive professional development training materials, transferable and adaptable for sport organisations.
To support mainstreaming inclusive leadership practices, promote equal opportunities and good governance in football by (1) creating a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and (2) European policy and action recommendations based on a co-created common position in a manifesto, endorsed by football stakeholders
To build capacity among and promote peer learning by/for emerging WEM leaders in football by creating and nurturing an enhanced network.

Intellectual Outputs:

A European roadmap for empowering women and ethnic minorities for Inclusive Learning in Football
A training pack for professional development and inclusive leadership in football
An online course on inclusive leadership in Football; perspective for women and ethnic minorities
Online community platform mainly for WEM leaders, but also encouraging participation by stakeholders, that establishes an enhanced and lasting European network of peers for ongoing exchange of practice and co development
Manifesto for inclusive leadership in football