15th & 16th October, 2022
DRAFT workshop programme
We’re planning three whole conference sessions:
- Inspiring women and girls in adventure activities
- Working in adventurous activities throughout the female lifecycle
- Panel session: ‘Challenging sexism’
And the following optional workshops:
- Knowing when you’re ready for assessment
- Training and nutrition for women and girls
- Turning qualifications into a successful career/business (business development as a woman)
- Body inclusivity in adventure activities
- Building resilience, confidence and imposter syndrome
- Understanding leadership styles and developing your own practice
- Pack hacks and top tips for woman friendly kit
- Mountains and parenthood: Having a family and an adventurous career
The exact content of each workshop will be agreed with the delivery team following the recruitment process.
Delivery team recruitment
We will be running an open process to recruit the delivery team for the workshops listed about. If you are interested in delivering any of the workshops please save the date and watch this space for more information coming soon.
Please also share this with anyone you think might be appropriate to deliver any of these workshops. We are actively looking for a diverse delivery team.
Why are we doing this?
Mountain Training is holding the first ever Women in Mountain Training conference in October 2022. The conference is part of our Gender Equality Strategy to develop women in adventure activity leadership.
Aim 1:
To support women engaging with Mountain Training qualifications at all levels.
Though the gender balance is improving, in nearly all qualifications, fewer women register, complete training and attend assessment for Mountain Training qualifications than men. In the higher qualifications, this imbalance becomes even more pronounced.
Aim 2:
To provide an opportunity for women to develop knowledge networks.
Both external research and research undertaken by Mountain Training shows that women have different experiences to their male counterparts when undertaking Mountain Training qualifications and in their careers as leaders. Knowledge networks are an important part of the journey to and beyond qualification.
Aim 3:
To promote, to women, working on Mountain Training courses and taking up other positions of leadership in the sector.
Women and other marginalised groups still experience discrimination in society and the adventurous activity sphere. A “women-focused” space allows women and leaders who identify as other marginalised genders to explore ideas, solutions and best practice which can be shared widely.
Aim 4:
To share the findings from the conference with our providers, sector employers and managers to help them understand the challenges women face.
This will allow all leaders to develop more inclusive practices and better meet the needs of the women and girls they lead.