Camelia Dijkstra

Why gender equality in sport matters Sport has immense power to challenge inequalities and create opportunities. Yet it is also an environment where inequalities are deeply entrenched. Women remain underrepresented in leadership positions, coaching roles, and decision-making spaces. Structural barriers – from gendered expectations to biased recruitment and promotion practices – continue to shape who gets to belong, succeed, and lead.

15 May 2025 Which SDGs are LSI focussing on? At the LSI, we could claim casual links between our research and many of the SDGs, as perhaps most researchers can if they look hard enough for a connection.

11 Feb 2025 Welcome Rachel, Can you tell us about your career journey to date and what attracted you to LBU and the Leeds Law School? My career journey has been very much research focused. I began working in academia as a Research Assistant (in 1998), and with the exception of a three-year break working for the charity Nacro, I have progressed as a Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow, Reader and then Professor (in 2014).