2023-06-23 05:31:54
– An elected official wants to make urban sport more inclusive
Spaces monopolized by men? The Municipality is invited to better integrate women and LGBTQIA+ people.
Posted today at 07:31
Urban sports spaces are mainly monopolized by men, according to recent studies. Here, pull-up bars in Lausanne.
PATRICK MARTIN
“Jogging already brings its share of sexist remarks, so imagine the comments that a woman doing push-ups in the middle of the city could generate!” Because spaces for doing sports in the city are multiplying, Audrey Petoud from Lausanne would like to make these places more inclusive. According to the socialist, these spaces are not at all suitable for women or for people belonging to gender minorities.
“I often go through Chauderon, where pull-up bars are available. I only see men who do bodybuilding.”
Audrey Petoud, Lausanne municipal councilor (PS)
“I often pass by Chauderon, where pull-up bars are available free of charge. I only see men who do bodybuilding. I can understand that some people don’t feel comfortable with it.” Through a postulate submitted Tuesday to the Municipal Council, Audrey Petoud invites the Municipality to reflect on these questions. The elected representative gives as an example two studies carried out in Geneva which highlight on the one hand the feeling of apprehension of women in the public space and, on the other hand, the fact that men are the main users of sports activities. subsidized.
Known disparities
“You have to ask yourself if the city center is really wise, insists Audrey Petoud. Shouldn’t these spaces be arranged in such a way as to make their users less visible and perhaps also offer more suitable infrastructure than pull-up bars?
Its postulate also recalls that a report dating from 2021 from the City of Lausanne shares similar findings as the Geneva studies: 19% of women say they have been victims of sexist words or acts in their sports practice, in particular in the city. It was also following this survey, which highlighted the disparities in terms of access to sports infrastructure, offers or financing that the Olympic capital undertook to achieve equality in sport by to 2026. Therefore, is this postulate really useful?
Too broad an investigation
“It is clear that the City of Lausanne is already doing a lot in terms of equality, recognizes Audrey Petoud. But the report in question was very broad. My text insists on a specific aspect which concerns spaces reserved for the community but which are nevertheless only used by a minority.
If the practice of sport among women is documented, this is not the case for LGBTQIA+ people, according to Nils Kapferer, head of LGBTQIA+ strategy for the City of Lausanne. “To my knowledge, there are no data in Switzerland.” In this, the study requested by the elected to the Municipality would even be a precursor in the matter, as long as it is accepted in the plenum.
Simone Honegger joined the Vaud column in August 2021. Previously, she worked at LFM radio and spent four years in Bern covering federal politics for regional radio stations in Romandie. More informations
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