Around 60 people gathered at the ground for a panel discussion featuring former Warwickshire CCC Board member Michelle Leavesley, Chief Operating Officer Craig Flindall and Central Sparks Team Operations Manager Beth Gaskell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was followed by a fun quiz as the Club joined organisations across the West Midlands to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Women\u2019s cricket is thriving in Birmingham and reached a passionate new audience at last year\u2019s Commonwealth Games where the women\u2019s cricket tournament was arguably the most successful event of the games calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edgbaston is home to regional women\u2019s side Central Sparks \u2013 which now boasts 10 full-time professionals in the squad \u2013 plus Warwickshire Women and girls pathway age groups from under-11s to Academy level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edgbaston Operations Director Claire Daniel, said: \u201cThere\u2019s real buzz around women\u2019s cricket in the region right now and as a Club we are committed to developing the women\u2019s game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are more than 100 girls in our youth pathway system from under-11s to under-18s, plus 14 exciting prospects in the Club\u2019s Emerging Player Programme. They train every week at our indoor centre and we\u2019re hopeful some will go on to become stars of the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cAnd at Edgbaston we\u2019re looking to increase female representation across more areas of our business, including jobs that have traditionally been seen as male dominated like our ground staff.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI want us to listen and provide whatever support is necessary to help more women join the Bears family and have fulfilling careers here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Michelle Leavesley \u2013 who made history by becoming the first woman to sit on the Board of a county cricket club \u2013 said there has never been more opportunities for women to make their mark in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s important to have diversity of thinking around the decision-making table,\u201d she added. \u201cI speak for experience when I say I know that exists at Edgbaston but more women need to put themselves forward so they can make a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cThere is a clear path onto the Board here and I would encourage more women to get involved. Perhaps sometimes it\u2019s a confidence thing, but I would say just go for it because there are no barriers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Edgbaston Stadium plays host to an IT20 England Women\u2019s Ashes against Australia on 1 July. More than 14,000 tickets have already been sold and it\u2019s set to become a record crowd for a women\u2019s game in the country, outside of ICC events or the Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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