racisme in sports

United Nations Millennium Development Goals: Promote gender equality and empower women.
- Increasing access for women and girls to physical education and sports.
- Building confidence through sport participation.
- Promoting stronger social integration and overcoming social vulnerabilities.
Continuation of Goals: The goals and views regarding gender equality in sport have largely remained unchanged over the years.

AFSA (Alberta Federation of School Athletic Associations): Provincial sport organization supporting gender equity in sports.
- Committee focused on increasing female participation in sport and leadership roles.
- Recognizes the higher dropout rate of girls in high school sports.
Promoting Female Coaches: Historical trend of male dominance among youth and high school coaches.
- Efforts to encourage more women to occupy coaching and leadership roles in sports.

South Africa Apartheid:
- Racist policies banning nonwhites from participating in sporting events with whites until 1990.
- Highlighted racial inequality and its intersection with sporting events.
- Emergence of "Negro leagues" due to exclusion, where black athletes created their own leagues to compete.
Impact of Segregation: This era showcased significant pay disparities between white and black players, reflecting broader societal inequalities.

Barbara Howard:
- Represented Canada in the 1938 British Empire Games.
- First member of a visible minority hired by UBC in 1959.
Jackie Robinson:
- First black professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB), signed to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
- His participation signified gradual acceptance of athletes of different races in professional sports.