Push to makes sports language gender-neutral to reduce violence against women

AN AFL ruckman should be known as a “ruckperson” and cricket batsmen referred to as “batspeople” under a Victorian-led push to reduce violence against women.

A university-led conference has called for gender-neutral language to be used across all sporting codes at every level. Picture: Getty Images

AN AFL ruckman should be known as a “ruckperson” and cricket batsmen referred to as “batspeople” under a Victorian-led push to reduce violence against women.

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A university-led conference has called for gender-neutral language to be used across all sporting codes at every level.

Swinburne and Latrobe University researchers have begun work on studies linking sports to reducing violence against women.

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A roundtable of Victorian sport leaders, including professional clubs, governing bodies and government partners, met to tackle the issue of geder-neutral language in sport.

And a roundtable of Victorian sport leaders, including professional clubs, governing bodies and government partners, met to tackle the issue last week.

A key recommendation was to “employ gender-neutral language across the sporting sector’’. “This is believed to discredit rigid gender roles and stereotyped constructions of masculinity and femininity,’’ it found.

The project was commissioned by the Andrews Government’s Office of Prevention and Women’s Equality. Pilot testing of the recommendations is set to be carried out next year.

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