A Global Voice for Equality in Olympic CanoeingPam Boteler, President

For Young Professionals in Foreign Policy Panel DiscussionNovember 2014

PAM BOTELERAthlete Career Highlights Sprint Canoe 2000-2010

2000 - First woman in the U.S. to compete at the U.S. National Championships in sprint canoe, competing against the men. Gold and Bronze medals.

2001 – Ranked 8th in the U.S. in Men’s Canoe. Gold medal Men’s C4 (4-person canoe) 1000m event U.S. National Championships.

2002-2003 - First woman to compete at the U.S. National Marathon Canoe/Kayak Trials (30K) in sprint canoe, competing against the men.

First woman (and only known woman) in the world to compete in an ICF sanctioned marathon event in an Olympic-class C1 (singles canoe). (Women have been banned from competing at the Marathon World Championships. 2015 will be first year allowing women).

11 international medals.

Participated in 3 World Championships (2003, 2009, 2010) and 5 Pan American Championships (2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010).

32 U.S. National Championships titles.

Undefeated in women’s C1 1000m event. Current American record holder C1 1000, C1 500, C2 200.

Undefeated in women’s C1 500 & 200m events 2000-2008.

Retired in 2010, age 42

PAM BOTELERAthlete Career Highlights - Other

1989 NCAA Division III National Women’s Basketball Champion, Elizabethtown College (PA), Regional All-American and All-Conference Cross Country

Sports Hall of Fame – Elizabethtown College – Basketball (Individual and Team), Cross-Country

1992 – World Swanboat Championships - Silver medal 1994 – World Dragonboat Championships – 6th

2001 – World Swanboat Championships – Gold - Mixed crew; silver Men’s crew. 2011 – World Dragonboat Championships – 4 gold, 2 silver

CURRENTStill compete in paddlesports with Washington Canoe Club:• Hawaiian outrigger canoe racing, marathon canoe, ocean surfski

Sports enabled me to see and understand the world better. Friendships for life via Sport.

Kathrine Switzer – 1967 4:20Roberta Gibb – 1966 3:21

"I think it's time to change the rules." ~Katherine Switzer

Billy Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs “Battle of the Sexes” - 1973

1992 – A League of Their Own - Movie

1998 – Poster from Toronto, Canada bid campaign for 2008 Olympics. Women’s Canoe included as part of bid.

Sheila Kuyper –Canada. Women’s Canoe Pioneer.

2000 USA Canoe/Kayak

National Championships

1st year women allowed to race in

Canoe –in the Men’s class

Gold – Men’s Intermediate C2 500 w/Heather McNie

Bronze – Men’s Intermediate C1 500

(Old) Definition – Canoe Paddler:“A man holding a single blade.”

BEARD

PONYTAIL

Can we leave now?

Their blades were bigger

than our blades.

2000 USA Canoe/Kayak National Championships

WHAT WE CARE ABOUTLondon 2012 Olympics

Number of Athletes and Events* No Changes for Canoeing for 2016

MEN WOMEN TOTAL

DifferenceWomen-

Men % Women

TOTAL # ATHLETES* 6,068 4,835 10,903 -1,233 44%

CANOEING 221 111 332 -110 33%

TOTAL # EVENTS* 166 136 302 -30 45%

CANOEING 11 5 16 -6 31%

* Source: THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS: A GENDER EQUALITY AUDIT - University of Toronto, Centre for Sport Policy Studies, Peter Donnelly (Director, CSPS, University of Toronto) and Michele K. Donnelly (University of Southern California)

London 2012 Summer Olympic 26 “Core” SportsFebruary 2013 IOC Voting on

Removal of One Sport for 2020

1 Archery 14 Judo

2 Athletics (track and field) 15 MODERN PENTATHLON

3 Badminton 16 Rowing

4 Basketball 17 Sailing

5 Boxing 18 Shooting

6 CANOEING 19 Swimming

7 Cycling 20 Table tennis

8 Equestrian 21 TAEKWANDO

9 Fencing 22 Tennis

10 Football (soccer) 23 Triathlon

11 Gymnastics 24 Volleyball

12 Handball 25 Weightlifting

13 HOCKEY (FIELD HOCKEY)

“IOC Bottom 5”

26 WRESTLING

HORSES

OLYMPIC SPORT: CANOEINGDISCIPLINES: Sprint & SlalomSUB-DISCIPLINES: Canoe & Kayak

# EVENTS: 16

SPRINT (12) SLALOM (4)

MEN’S

KAYAK

(K)

MEN’S

CANOE

(C)

MEN’S KAYAK

(K)

MEN’S

CANOE

(C)

K1 1000 C1 1000

K1 C1K2 1000 C2 1000

K4 1000

K1 200 C1 200

C2K2 200

WOMEN’S

KAYAK

WOMEN’S

CANOE

WOMEN’S

KAYAK

WOMEN’S

CANOE

K1 500

K1K2 500

K4 500

K1 200

?

?? ?

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

INTERNATIONAL CANOE FEDERATION

SPORT LEADERSHIP

2014 ICF CONGRESS: 220 out of 248 participants Men

READY FOR RIO!

ICF MOTTO “ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD”

ICF MOTTO “ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD”

WHERE WE STARTED AND

CURRENT STATUS

• 1995 – 1 country with women’s canoe at the national level (Canada) – Sprint discipline only

• 2000-2002 – 2 countries (USA and Brazil – Sprint)• 2014 – 50 countries in Sprint and Slalom disciplines

competing and/or developing (*source ICF)o 22-29 countries competed at Sprint and Slalom World

Championships (Junior/U23 and Senior)o More would be participating if National Federations

would enter/support qualified athletes

• IOC will vote on 2020 Olympic Program December 5-7, 2014o Vote to add Women’s Sprint C-1 200 and Slalom C1, and

eliminate Men’s Sprint K-2 200 and Men’s Slalom C2

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Twitter: @WomenCANIntlEmail: pamcanoe2016@gmail.comWebsite: www.womencanintl.com

Organizations/People/ Initiatives/Other Links Links

Women Win https://www.facebook.com/WomenWin?fref=photowww.WomenWin.org

Champion Women www.ChampionWomen.org. Sign up for CW newsletter. Follow Nancy Hogshead-Makar on Twitter (@Hogshead3Au) and Facebook.

Right to Play http://www.righttoplay.com/moreinfo/newsevents/Pages/latest-news.aspx

Intl Working Group on Women and Sport

http://www.iwg-gti.orghttps://www.facebook.com/IWGWomenSport2014 IWG Presentations http://www.canoeicf.com/icf/AboutICF/Gender-equity/main/0/text_files/file3/IWG%20Conference%20Materials%2020140612.pdf

Women’s Sports Foundation http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/en/home/advocate/title-ix-and-issues/history-of-title-ix/history-of-title-ixhttps://www.facebook.com/WomensSportsFoundation

Muhammad Ali Center Sport for Social Change http://www.alicenter.org/

Brighton Declaration on Women and Sport

http://www.sportsbiz.bz/womensportinternational/conferences/brighton_declaration.htmhttp://www.usdeafsports.org/news/2013/jan/31/usadsf-signs-brighton-declaration/http://www.fia.com/fia-signs-brighton-declaration-women-and-sport

WomenSport International https://www.facebook.com/groups/256383997740445/http://www.sportsbiz.bz/womensportinternational/

Beyond Sport Sport for social change. http://www.beyondsport.org/Home

The Girl EffectWrite to The Girl Effect and ask them to include Sport as a Goal. Recognition that Sport is a driver across the spectrum. http://www.girleffect.org/2015-beyond/the-declaration/

Organizations/People/ Initiatives/Other Links Links

Women and Sport in the America’s Region

https://www.facebook.com/groups/408045455884094/

Africa Women and Sport https://www.facebook.com/groups/408045455884094/

Girl Power Egypt https://www.facebook.com/GirlPowerEgypt

Cambodian National Volleyball League, Disabled https://www.facebook.com/CNVLD2Peace Players International http://www.peaceplayersintl.org/

https://www.facebook.com/peaceplayersintlAlso country specific groups.

The British Psychological Societystudy

Male-female equality is a win-win.The British Psychological Society study authors said their "results contradict the argument that striving for equality for women means that men will lose out. Rather, gender inequality is likely to hurt both women and men by encouraging stereotypes that limit their ability to reach their full potential as individuals.” "...perhaps female success in sport helps societies combat gender nequality." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-business/11215511/Olympic-medals-Countries-with-greater-gender-equality-win-more.html

Betsey Stevenson NY Times – “As Girls Become Women, Sports Pay Dividends” - lifelong improvements to educational, work and health prospects. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/as-girls-become-women-sports-pay-dividends/?_r=0

Organizations/People/ Initiatives/Other Links Links

Media Coverage and Female Athletes – Tucker Center

http://www.cehd.umn.edu/tuckercenter/multimedia/mediacoverage.html 40/4 --40% of all sports participants are female, yet women’s sports receive only 4% of all sport media coverage and female athletes are much more likely than male athletes to be portrayed in sexually provocative poses.

Gina Davis Institute on Gender in Media

If She Can See It, She Can Be It PSA https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10151525118176227Seejane.org

Sport and Development article –Tegla Loroupe

http://www.sportanddev.org/en/newsnviews/news/?7591%2F1%2FFrom-running-barefoot-to-school-to-being-an-ambassador-for-peace--a-portrait-of-Tegla-Loroupe

Human Rights Watch Olympics (sample articles – issues we are following with canoeing)http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/10/22/olympics-host-city-contracts-will-include-rights-protections . The IOC is still above the law.o http://archive.sltrib.com/printfriendly.php?id=12810438&itype=ngpsido http://www.wsjusa.com/olympic-inclusion/o http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/archives/story.html?id=c08db46a-6615-4b18-a85c-4563d92ccc8a&p=2

London 2012 Gender Equality Audit - University of Toronto

http://www.playthegame.org/news/news-articles/2013/the-london-2012-olympics-a-gender-equality-audit/