Jul 03 2021 to Jul 03 2021 10:30 a.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

A focus on the issues and challenges surrounding women’s cricket in India, the reforms required to develop the women’s game and the relevance of these to the sports movement in the country. The speakers will discuss the history of the governance structures of the women’s game, how women’s cricket has grown in the UK in comparison to India, the commercial issues surrounding the sport and the way forward in India.

In collaboration with the Sports Law and Policy Centre

The SLPC is an independent think-tank focused on interdisciplinary research, scholarship, education and institutional support for public and private enterprises in areas relating to legal, policy and ethical issues affecting amateur and professional sports in India. Over the years, the SLPC researchers have authored several publications including ‘100 Things Every Professional Cricketer Must Know- The Official BCCI Cricketer’s Handbook’ and ‘Ten Reforms Indian Sports Administration Needs’. A full list of their publications is available here.

Each year, the SLPC organises the Sports Law & Policy Symposium, which highlights emerging concerns in the domain of sports law and policy internationally and with relevance to India, and encourages deeper engagement in these issues to benefit the Indian sports ecosystem. Over the years, speakers such as Abhinav Bindra, Sharda Ugra, Snehal Pradhan, Kate Gill and Craig Foster have spoken at the Symposium. For your reference, recordings of the past symposiums are available at YouTube Channel.

The SLPC is hosting the 5th edition of the Symposium on July 2 and 3, 2021. This year the Symposium will focus on women’s cricket and gender issues in sport and in particular The Equal Hue Project, which aims to chart the way forward for women’s cricket in India. The Equal Hue Project is a joint collaboration of Snehal Pradhan, Karunya Keshav and The Sports Law & Policy Centre, Bengaluru (www.sportslaw.in). The project began last year based on a report titled ‘An Equal Hue- The Way Forward for the Women in Blue’ (“Report”) which was launched and presented at The Sports Law and Policy Symposium, 2020. A copy of the report is available at shorturl.at/efFLU. The Equal Hue Project intends to offer suggestions on improving excellence in Indian women’s cricket and setting up players for personal empowerment.

The two day event will feature insightful sessions on topics including ‘Pathways for Women’s Cricket’, ‘Female Athlete Health’, ‘Perception of Women Athletes in the Media’, ‘Funding for Women’s Sport’. Register for the Symposium and the key note session here.  In the run-up to the Symposium SLPC is also organising a photography contest on the theme, ‘Women’s Excellence Through a Sporting Lens’.