Women & Girls Ambassadors
Help Level the Table and make table tennis a more inclusive and enjoyable sport for Women and Girls by becoming a Women and Girls Ambassador.
Women make up 51% of the population in England (Census data) but only 12% of our members, 17% of coaches and just 3% of club or league chairs are female. Therefore, we will unapologetically focus on increasing women and girls’ involvement in our sport and making table tennis a space where females feel welcomed, valued and visible and have the opportunity to progress.
What is the Women and Girls Ambassador programme?
The programme has been running since 2019 and has been part of initiatives aiming to address the gender imbalance in Table Tennis. In 2024, the Women and Girls Ambassador programme hopes to build on the previous years successes and applications are now open to be involved. We want to bring together a diverse group of individuals to raise the visibility and amplify the voice of Women and girls existing and new to the sport.
The objectives of the programme are to:
- Amplify the different voices of Women and Girls in table tennis
- Improve the visibility of Women and Girls in table tennis
- A better understanding of experiences in the sport
- Improve the connection between Table Tennis England and the Women and Girls community
- Increased opportunities for Women and Girls such as coaching, volunteering and playing
- Women and Girls representatives on Local Organising Groups
Women and Girls Ambassadors role on the Local organising group: The Ambassadors will sit on the Local Organising Group that help shape Area Managers Local Delivery plans. Find more about the Local organising groups here and how you can be involved.
The Ambassadors’ main role will be to be the voice of W&G in their area and bring local opportunities as well as issues to the group. They will also have the freedom to exercise whatever their skillset is e.g. a coach can do coaching but a non-coach can organise events or support W&G activity – there will be no specific targets fixed on participation to reflect this but there will be expectation around activation or engagement – i.e. this is not a passive role.
Potential LOG remit:
- Guide the members of the LOG for matters relating to Women and Girls
- Be the Women and Girls representative and expertise
- Drive the activation of the Women and Girls for their local area
- Lead the drive for greater Women and Girls voices shaping our developments
Interested in becoming an Ambassador?
If you have any questions on the programme, please contact Jenny Leach, Senior Programmes and Partnerships Manager.
FAQs
The duration of the 2024-25 Ambassadors will be until March 2025.
The Ambassador programme is not a participation programme – coaches are welcome to be part of it, but the idea is for the Ambassador to raise the profile of women and girls in the sport in their local area. How each Ambassador does this, is individual to them and what their local area needs.
Your Area Manager will be able to share this information with you. Get in touch with yours here.
No interview process but you will need to submit some bits of information about yourself and why you want to be part of the programme.
The role sits on the local organising group and so there will be meetings to attend as part of this. Outside of that commitment, it is however much time you can commit to it.
When you fill out your application, it will be reviewed and a Table Tennis England staff member will be in contact to introduce you to your Area Manager and Local Organising Group. You will also be invited to an onboarding call which will give you all the information needed for the programme as well as introduce you to other Ambassadors nationally.
Meet our previous Women and Girls Ambassadors
wanted to encourage and show other women and girls how enjoyable the sport, can be and to encourage younger girls to start playing and develop a genuine love for the sport.
