Saturday's Sky Bet League 2 fixture at home to Bradford City is our seasonal dedicated fixture to #HerGameToo.
Founded in May 2021, Her Game Too is a passionate movement dedicated to tackling sexism and promoting gender equality within the world of sport. Recognising the pervasive challenges faced by women and girls in sport, Her Game Too strives to create an inclusive environment where everyone, regardless of gender, can enjoy and participate in sports without fear of discrimination or harassment.
Glenn Morris, a father of two girls who has been supporting the campaign since its inception, is our player advocate and recently delivered this interview to our #HerGameToo representative, Paige Collins:
“I want my daughters to feel they can talk about football in any way they want and not be judged for being girls or women.
“When I first started in the professional game, in the early 2000s, there weren’t many women there and definitely not many young girls.
“Now there are more family sections at grounds and it’s a safer place to go with children in general - not just for women, but for young girls and boys.
“My two girls and my wife are all big sports fans and I want them to have the same experience as everyone else and not be looked down upon or not be accepted at football because they’re female.
“I see loads of girls at the games, behind the goal asking for autographs, and that’s so lovely to see.”
Gillingham became a Her Game Too partner club in June 2022 and have already dedicated two fixtures to Her Game Too around International Women’s Day over the past two seasons.
These events have helped to raise awareness of Her Game Too at the club, with photo opportunities with the campaign’s selfie frame, an all-female crossbar challenge at half-time and the Her Game Too Gillingham team spreading the word about the campaign to people throughout the club at the match.
Glenn added: “Brad and Shannon have really pushed Her Game Too and it's been all over social media and in the programmes, so it's definitely helped to bring the campaign to light and encourage conversations on the topic.
“You want to see people not being judged on whether they’re a female or male - if it's someone talking about the game, it should just be seen as a football opinion and everyone has the same rights to an opinion.”
Paige Collins, Her Game Too’s Gillingham Ambassador, said: “Glenn is the perfect person to promote the campaign at Gillingham and is truly passionate about women and girls feeling safe at football.
“Glenn, Kate and their family have been my biggest supporters and I’m really grateful for all the awareness of Her Game Too they have helped us to raise at the club.”
Kick it Out has recently launched a new relationship with Her Game Too, you can find out more about that here.
