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Have you ever been told or said “you play like a girl” as a negative message? Do you know the tricks of women’s sports? In your room do you have posters of leading athletes in women’s sports such as Alexia Putellas?
These questions are asked in the exhibition which is on display until September 25 at the Palau Robert in Barcelona and which has been promoted by the Generalitat de Catalunya. The title of the exhibition says it all: “I play like a girl!”, with a sign of admiration, with pride. A vindication to fight prejudice and turn the party around in favor of women’s sport.
The exhibition, curated by sports journalist Laia Tudel, is mainly aimed at boys and girls aged 6 to 14 and is designed to be visited by families or groups. The exhibition is open and free of charge.
“I play like a girl!” is another example of the projects to promote women’s sport promoted by the Government, which this year has quadrupled the aid allocated to women’s sport to three million euros and which has promoted other initiatives such as, for example , the publication of the book Superheroines de l’Esport or a successful Christmas fair about women’s sports. As the counselor of the Presidency, Laura Vilagrà, always assures, this is the legislature for women’s sport.
The sample is divided into four areas. In the first, questions are posed to the attendees such as: how many women do federated sport in Catalonia or what is the percentage of managers and girls who opt for a degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (COFFEE). Through interactives, you are invited to answer these questions and staged with an immersive installation where visitors can experience the different itineraries that boys and girls have to practice sport. At the end of the tour, it is shown that the children have it the easiest.
The second area is designed as an obstacle course, with barriers. Each of these fences deals with a topic about women’s sport: the insults and stereotypes that sportswomen have to hear, the salary difference compared to boys, the presence of women in sports institutions or the treatment of women’s sport in the media.
The third area, “Play with crackers”, is the most playful space. Following the references of three giants of Catalan sport, the people in attendance experience the talent of Laia Palau, Patrícia Ortega and Maica García, and must try to emulate their records.
The aim is to create benchmarks and make visible the successful experience of some of our female athletes.
There is also a radio booth where they can broadcast what their colleagues are doing. The challenge is twofold: they must do it in non-sexist language and in Catalan.
The fourth and last area of ??the exhibition is a teenager’s room: with posters of Catalan women’s sports on the wall, a computer and a tablet with images of Catalan women’s sports and the record of Catalan women’s sports of this century
To take home a good memory, visitors will be able to complete their experience in a photocall where they can take pictures with the top athletes who have participated in this exhibition, such as Mapi León, Laia Palau or Maica García.
