The Balearic Football Federation has hosted the presentation of the second phase of the study on the situation of women in Balearic sport, prepared by the Balearic delegation of the Association for Women in Professional Sport (AMDP) and funded by the Balearic Institute for Women.

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The study shows the difficulties suffered by women in sports beyond the low female presence in this field, such as the complications that women have when participating in sports, due to the fact that they are still in charge of household chores and caring for children and family members, which means they have less time; the fact that women are in a minority in the field of sport, which leads to overexertion and problems of self-confidence and adaptation; the self-demand to have the same level of recognition as men and the feeling of failure and vertigo, due to the comparison with men’s work and always having to justify themselves.

All this is in addition to the data of the first part of this research, published in April 2021, which shows facts such as that women account for between 15% and 24% of club staff in governance functions, such as the presidency, vice-presidency or board of directors. When it comes to technical-sports functions, such as coaches, physical trainers, sports directors and delegates, the percentage falls below 20 % in all cases.

At the level of sports federations, women represent less than 10 % in presidential or vice-presidential functions. Of the total of 43 federations, only 3 have a female president and none have a female technical director.

In view of this reality, the director of the Balearic Women’s Institute, Maria Durán, said that “as the government, I am taking with me not only the diagnosis but also the list of proposals to improve the situations that we are highlighting here today”, including equality plans in the field of sport, progress in work-life balance, giving visibility to women’s sport through role models who can encourage our girls and young women not only to play sport but also to get involved in management and training in equality.

Durán stressed the importance of the Government supporting studies such as this one because “they help us to have an accurate picture of the problems suffered by women in different areas, with the aim that we can undertake policies that can help them”.

Also taking part in the presentation were the president of the AMDP, Mar Mas, and the study’s coordinator and well-known sportswoman Marta Lliteras.