Body Image
A girl’s perception of their own body and their relationship with their body image can influence if they feel confident or comfortable enough to play sport.
Many girls are apprehensive to join sport programmes out of fear that they will not look attractive and their bodies will become less “feminine” because of the development of muscles, and therefore they will struggle to find a boyfriend or significant other or ever get married. Also, girls are sometimes not confident enough with their own bodies to participate without feeling ashamed or embarrassed.
Our recommendations
In the infographic below you can see some recommendations for dealing with this barrier. You can adopt these to suit your context. You can also download the infographic to use offline.
