Women and sport

Field experts Gabriella Mueller and Ana Natasha Lozano firmly believe the four-day IOC-NOCC seminar on women and sport for Asia opening at the Sokhalay Hotel in Siem Reap today is a unique window of opportunity for the Kingdom’s women to develop the best practices of leadership in the areas of sports administration and competition. In an exclusive interview with the Post yesterday, cross-cultural diversity expert Mueller and Natasha Lozano, a specialist in improving cognitive abilities, noted that Cambodia hosting a seminar-training program of this significance is in itself a great positive step. “This is the best platform for the dozen or so Cambodian participants among the 61 delegates from 26 countries assembled here from the most diversified continent to discuss issues linked to women’s empowerment in and through sport in Asia”, the IOC-nominated training instructors pointed out. Making a strong case for the proportional representation of women in the decision-making process in sports administration, Mueller and Natasha Lozano called on the powers that be to support the advancement of women at the practical level. “Powerful changes can take firm root only when the women’s vision on development of skills, competence and leadership is backed by the NOCs and governments,” said Mueller, adding that this federal support was all the more crucial when women grow up in conservative societies such as in Cambodia.