In this episode we spoke to one of the leading researchers  within the area of gender equality and issues of diversity related to sports coaching, sports leadership, and organisations. Professor Leanne Norman is a Professor of Sport and Sociocultural Studies and Director of the Research Centre for Social Justice in Sport and Society within the Carnegie School of Sport.

Leanne works very closely with sporting bodies to encourage them towards improving the participation, performance, and leadership pathways for diverse social groups, principally, different groups of women.
 
We talk about how she set on her pathway to her research, where it has taken her and how it continues to not only be research but very much part of who she is in her everyday. When discussing her workplace Leanne is keen to share that they are not just the typical academics in tweed but very much focused on  "Research for impact research for practice..."  this is what drives her and her team daily.

Leanne shares her experiences in different organisations and how some are further forward then others. The programmes she and her team work on are towards supporting women to enhance their experience of sports coaching as a credible and valuable profession, as well as working with organisations to support them towards creating diverse leadership and coaching workforces.

All of these are ares that are very important to both of us and so it was a privilege to have this discussion with Leanne and reinforce our desire to share more stories of people who are working in the same field.

Professor Leanne Norman:
Selected publications and Blog articles: Click here 

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