THE DIVERSITY AND PARTICIPATION ACTION AREA
WHAT IS BEHIND THE DIVERSITY AND PARTICIPATION ACTION AREA?
Living diversity and promoting participation: A positive attitude towards diversity in line with fundamental democratic values (including freedom of expression, rule of law, separation of powers, solidarity) and, in particular, respect for all human rights (see transformation area People/Society and steering area Human Rights) plays a key role in social cohesion. Sport has the potential to draw attention to the positive contribution of diversity to society, to promote this through international exchange, for example, and at the same time to act in an anti-discriminatory manner. At sporting events, it is crucial that people are not discriminated against on the basis of their age, gender and gender identity, sexual identity, nationality / ethnicity, religion, social origin / disabilities(1). This applies both to the work in connection with the event and the practice of the sport itself as well as in the general context of the sporting event.
Sporting events are open to all people - regardless of their diversity dimension. When planning and realising the event, the experiences and needs of people are taken into account in accordance with the diversity dimensions. By creating appropriate structures and processes and actively involving these diverse population groups in the preparation and realisation of the sporting event, equal participation is put into practice and made visible and tangible for everyone.
TARGETS AND SUB-TARGETS
- At least X percent of the managers on the sporting event's organising committee are female.
- At least X percent of the employees on the sporting event's organising committee are female.
- At least X percent of the employees on the sporting event's organising committee are people with disabilities.
- X percent of the volunteers are people with disabilities.
- Additionally, increase the proportion of a marginalised population group in a relevant internal stakeholder group.
- X measures are implemented to enable and value diversity.
- Diversity is made visible and addressed in X communication measures.
- Draw up and disseminate an anti-discrimination policy.
- Work together with affected organisations and other civil society organisations.
- Create or use a contact point or ombudsman's office with standardised reporting structures.
- Establish transparent and binding procedures for discrimination incidents (including sanctions).
- Apply transparent and binding procedures for X percent of incidents reported or observed.
- Fewer than X percent of people from the population groups to be protected feel discriminated against.
- In order to combat discrimination, implement further structural, communicative and competence-developing measures.
- Increase the share of a marginalised population group in a relevant external stakeholder group.
- Identify the key marginalised population groups for the sporting event according to their diversity dimension and continuously analyse their needs in dialogue.
- X percent of the marginalised population groups to be involved are satisfied with the opportunities for participation.
- X measures are implemented to promote participation.
FURTHER TARGETS
Action areas serve to divide up the complex topic of sustainability for operationalisation. However, there are many overlaps between the fields of action. For example, although the following objectives belong to the topic of diversity and participation, they are dealt with in detail in other action areas.
Strive for greatest possible accessibility. → Click here to disvocer the Accessibility action area
Sports clubs are expanding their offerings for marginalised population groups. → Click here to disvoer the Sports and Club Development action area
GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLES
The diversity and participation action area - A good practice of the city and district of Fürth
The diversity and participation action area - A good practice from 1. FC Magdeburg
LINKED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
The Diversity and Participation action area addresses the following sustainable development goals from the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
(1) This includes all people who are named in the diversity dimensions of the Diversity Charter. It should be noted that the current seven diversity dimensions of age, gender and gender identity, sexual identity, disabilities, social background, nationality, religion and ideology may change or expand.