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Are you a woman working in the Aotearoa New Zealand sport and/or fitness sector?

Was your job/career impacted during COVID-19? University of Waikato researchers are seeking participants for a study that looks at the impact of COVID-19 on the livelihoods and careers of women working in the sport and fitness sector in Aotearoa. In particular, we are interested to know more about how athletes, coaches, fitness instructors and studio/gym […]
Building Cultural Inclusion in Sport & Recreation: Sporting the Participation of Muslim Women and Girls

I am so excited to share this, a long time in the making! I started this project with Professor Holly Thorpe as I was finishing up my PhD last year. This project is of so much importance, a little Aroha for the Muslim whānau in Aotearoa. Both Holly and I are delighted to collaborate with Sport New […]
Seeking Participants for a Study on Muslim Women’s Experiences of Sport in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Coaches, Administrators, Programme Managers, and Sports Leaders
To date, no research has explored Muslim girls and women’s sporting and physical activity participation in Aotearoa. Recognizing this huge gap, we are conducting the first project in New Zealand that seeks to understand how Muslim girls and women access sport and physical recreation in New Zealand, and the challenges in doing so. To develop […]
Muslim Women’s Experiences of Sport in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Seeking Participants for a Study on Muslim Women’s Experiences of Sport in Aotearoa/New Zealand To date, no research has explored Muslim girls and women’s sporting and physical activity participation in Aotearoa. Recognizing this huge gap, we are conducting the first project in New Zealand that seeks to understand how Muslim girls and women access sport […]
Muslim Sportswomen Syllabus

A consolidated list of literature I have been engaging with for my PhD thesis. Those interested in researching the sporting lives of Muslim sportswomen, here ya go! Scholarly journals Ratna, A. (2018). Not Just Merely Different: Travelling Theories, Post-Feminism and the Racialized Politics of Women of Color. Sociology of Sport Journal, 1-32. Sehlikoglu, S. (2018). Revisited: Muslim Women’s […]