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The Regional Association announced changes and additions to the committees giving even more members a voice in Asia Rugby matters in an unprecedented stance of 34 federations out of 35 national federations having members on various committees.
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In December 2021,\u00a0Asia Rugby Council approved the Executive Committee\u2019s (EXCO) recommendation of changing the nomenclature of its Women\u2019s Advisory Committee renaming it the Gender Equity Committee, whilst also endorsing\u00a0the inclusion of individuals of both genders on this committee, chaired by Iranian Nahid Biyarjomandi who has taken over the Gender Equity Committee.
\nRelated Article:\u00a0Asia Rugby Transforms to Gender Equity\u00a0
\nIn line with the same spirit, the committee now includes both genders, some of the previously assigned female \u2018observers\u2019 have been given full membership status with complete voting rights on other committees.
\nEven with the decrease in the number of women in the Gender Equity Committee, other appointments of women in key committee has led to an overall\u00a033% female representation, moving ever closer\u00a0to the Asia Rugby\u00a0target of 40% to be achieved by 2024.
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Asia Rugby President Qais Al Dhalai commented \u201cWith a unanimous support of the EXCO and Council, I am satisfied with the impressive female participation percentage in Asia Rugby Committees increasing by 32% from the time the new Executive Committee was elected in November 2019 until now; we are now at 33% female representation in all Asia Rugby Committees.\u201d
He further added \u201cthe current committees feature solid accountability by all Asian national federations with 97% being represented in the committees, increasing by 24% since November 2019. \u201c
\nAt the Asia Rugby Annual Awards ceremony held in Dubai on 1st of December 2021, Michael Leitch the former captain of the Japan national team was announced as the first-ever Asia Rugby Players Ambassador and was also appointed as the Chair of the Athletes Committee.
\nRelated Article : Asia Rugby Honors Distinguished Characters
\nThe\u00a0Asia Rugby Athletes Committee was set up to provide a platform for players to be part of the decision-making\u00a0process in the Regional Association. National federations were requested to send nominations to serve on the committee with the final composition being approved as follows:
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\nChairperson\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Michael Leitch (Japan)
\nFirst Deputy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Rozliana Mohd Ridwan\u00a0 (Malaysia)
\nSecond Deputy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Andre Jin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Korea)
Member \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Kashif Khawaja \u00a0(Pakistan)
\nMember \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sol Mokdad \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(Lebanon)
\nMember \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Butsaya Bunrak \u00a0(Thailand)
\nMember \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Karina Sazontova \u00a0(Kazakhstan)
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\n", "content_text": "The Regional Association announced changes and additions to the committees giving even more members a voice in Asia Rugby matters in an unprecedented stance of 34 federations out of 35 national federations having members on various committees.\n\nIn December 2021,\u00a0Asia Rugby Council approved the Executive Committee\u2019s (EXCO) recommendation of changing the nomenclature of its Women\u2019s Advisory Committee renaming it the Gender Equity Committee, whilst also endorsing\u00a0the inclusion of individuals of both genders on this committee, chaired by Iranian Nahid Biyarjomandi who has taken over the Gender Equity Committee.\nRelated Article:\u00a0Asia Rugby Transforms to Gender Equity\u00a0\nIn line with the same spirit, the committee now includes both genders, some of the previously assigned female \u2018observers\u2019 have been given full membership status with complete voting rights on other committees.\nEven with the decrease in the number of women in the Gender Equity Committee, other appointments of women in key committee has led to an overall\u00a033% female representation, moving ever closer\u00a0to the Asia Rugby\u00a0target of 40% to be achieved by 2024.\nAsia Rugby President Qais Al Dhalai commented \u201cWith a unanimous support of the EXCO and Council, I am satisfied with the impressive female participation percentage in Asia Rugby Committees increasing by 32% from the time the new Executive Committee was elected in November 2019 until now; we are now at 33% female representation in all Asia Rugby Committees.\u201d\nHe further added \u201cthe current committees feature solid accountability by all Asian national federations with 97% being represented in the committees, increasing by 24% since November 2019. \u201c\nAt the Asia Rugby Annual Awards ceremony held in Dubai on 1st of December 2021, Michael Leitch the former captain of the Japan national team was announced as the first-ever Asia Rugby Players Ambassador and was also appointed as the Chair of the Athletes Committee.\nRelated Article : Asia Rugby Honors Distinguished Characters\nThe\u00a0Asia Rugby Athletes Committee was set up to provide a platform for players to be part of the decision-making\u00a0process in the Regional Association. National federations were requested to send nominations to serve on the committee with the final composition being approved as follows:\n.\nChairperson\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Michael Leitch (Japan)\nFirst Deputy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Rozliana Mohd Ridwan\u00a0 (Malaysia)\nSecond Deputy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Andre Jin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Korea)\nMember \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Kashif Khawaja \u00a0(Pakistan)\nMember \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sol Mokdad \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(Lebanon)\nMember \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Butsaya Bunrak \u00a0(Thailand)\nMember \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Karina Sazontova \u00a0(Kazakhstan)\n\nAsia Rugby Social Media\nFacebook\u00a0 | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube\nThe post Asia Rugby continues to strive for Equality, Transparency and Accountability via Athletes Committee\u00a0 appeared first on Asia Rugby.", "date_published": "2022-03-28T15:40:41+08:00", "date_modified": "2022-03-29T02:43:23+08:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/aTHLETES-cOMMITEE.jpg", "tags": [ "Athletes Committee", "Japan", "Gender Equity Committee", "Featured", "Qais Al-Dhalai", "News" ] }, { "id": "https://www.asiarugby.com/?p=8421", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/2022/01/07/asia-rugby-transforms-to-gender-equity/", "title": "Asia Rugby Transforms to Gender Equity\u00a0", "content_html": "The Asia Rugby Council approved the Executive Committee\u2019s (EXCO) recommendation of changing the nomenclature of its ‘Women’s Advisory Committee’, renaming it the Gender Equity Committee, whilst also endorsing\u00a0the inclusion of individuals of both genders on this committee.
\nIn another move reflecting its commitment to gender equity, the EXCO empowered all committee chairpersons with the right to add more full members to make room for more women on committees, with the option of granting the\u00a0previously assigned female ‘observers’ full membership status with complete voting rights.
\nThe Women’s Advisory Committee has been at the forefront of major positive changes on the gender equity front with Chairperson Ada Milby leading by example. Ada, who is also Asia Rugby’s representative at World Rugby Council, briefed the Council on her journey and the gender-related advancements achieved by Asia Rugby during her tenure.
\nParticularly in the last two years, she said, with the support of the Asia Rugby leadership, the EXCO and Council, significant and substantial steps have been taken, including the Women’s Advisory Committee developing into the largest committee and reflecting the widest cross-section of member unions.
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Ada-Milby-1024x512.jpg\")
In an exemplary gracious and progressive act, Ada expressed her desire to now step down from her role as chairperson of the Committee to allow new leadership to come to the fore. Her services and gesture were greatly appreciated, and her recommendation to EXCO for the Iranian Nahid Biyarjomandi to take over the Gender Equity Committee was approved unanimously.
\nRelated Article: Ada Milby: Gender equality imperative for Asia Rugby
\nAsia Rugby Executive Committee Member and World Rugby Council Member Ada Milby, commented, \u201cIt\u2019s been an honor to see the growth of women\u2019s rugby year on year in Asia and see some big milestones achieved with constitutional changes, record number of Union Presidents who are female and a strong network of women all passionate about growing the game in their communities.\u201d
\nAda further added \u201c I\u2019m excited to pass the torch to Nahid who will continue to lead the Gender Equity Committee forward, exploring more ways to remove barriers to make rugby more accessible to all\u201d
\nNahid\u2019s a member of Asia Rugby\u2019s EXCO and has been the first deputy chair of the Women\u2019s Advisory Committee for the last two years.\u200e\u00a0In 2019 she was chosen as one of World Rugby’s 15 \u201cUnstoppables\u201d as part of its rebranding of the women’s game. In March 2021, she was one of 12 recipients of the World Rugby Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarship.
\nRelated Article: Unstoppable Nahid Biyarjomandi driven by \u201cheavy responsibility\u201d to empower women in rugby around the world
\nAsia Rugby Executive Committee Member\u00a0Nahid Biyarjomandi commented\u00a0\u201cGender equality is a topic we hear a lot about these days.![\"\"](\"https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_8419-260x300.jpg\")
It may seem difficult to achieve, but it is not impossible and Asia Rugby, with the increase in women’s participation in various committees from last year, has shown that it is seriously seeking to implement it. And now, with the renaming of the Women’s Advisory Committee to \u201cGender Equity\u201d, it has taken a big step in its path.\u00a0\u201c
Nahid further added \u201cI would like to thank Ada and my colleagues for all the work they have done for women in rugby in the region upto now And I hope that we will continue the path with new positive changes together again and also with the new male members of the committee, we will be able to create a great change not only for women or men but also for equity\u201d
\n\nThe post Asia Rugby Transforms to Gender Equity\u00a0 appeared first on Asia Rugby.
\n", "content_text": "The Asia Rugby Council approved the Executive Committee\u2019s (EXCO) recommendation of changing the nomenclature of its ‘Women’s Advisory Committee’, renaming it the Gender Equity Committee, whilst also endorsing\u00a0the inclusion of individuals of both genders on this committee.\nIn another move reflecting its commitment to gender equity, the EXCO empowered all committee chairpersons with the right to add more full members to make room for more women on committees, with the option of granting the\u00a0previously assigned female ‘observers’ full membership status with complete voting rights.\nThe Women’s Advisory Committee has been at the forefront of major positive changes on the gender equity front with Chairperson Ada Milby leading by example. Ada, who is also Asia Rugby’s representative at World Rugby Council, briefed the Council on her journey and the gender-related advancements achieved by Asia Rugby during her tenure.\nParticularly in the last two years, she said, with the support of the Asia Rugby leadership, the EXCO and Council, significant and substantial steps have been taken, including the Women’s Advisory Committee developing into the largest committee and reflecting the widest cross-section of member unions.\n\nIn an exemplary gracious and progressive act, Ada expressed her desire to now step down from her role as chairperson of the Committee to allow new leadership to come to the fore. Her services and gesture were greatly appreciated, and her recommendation to EXCO for the Iranian Nahid Biyarjomandi to take over the Gender Equity Committee was approved unanimously.\nRelated Article: Ada Milby: Gender equality imperative for Asia Rugby\nAsia Rugby Executive Committee Member and World Rugby Council Member Ada Milby, commented, \u201cIt\u2019s been an honor to see the growth of women\u2019s rugby year on year in Asia and see some big milestones achieved with constitutional changes, record number of Union Presidents who are female and a strong network of women all passionate about growing the game in their communities.\u201d\nAda further added \u201c I\u2019m excited to pass the torch to Nahid who will continue to lead the Gender Equity Committee forward, exploring more ways to remove barriers to make rugby more accessible to all\u201d\nNahid\u2019s a member of Asia Rugby\u2019s EXCO and has been the first deputy chair of the Women\u2019s Advisory Committee for the last two years.\u200e\u00a0In 2019 she was chosen as one of World Rugby’s 15 \u201cUnstoppables\u201d as part of its rebranding of the women’s game. In March 2021, she was one of 12 recipients of the World Rugby Women\u2019s Executive Leadership Scholarship.\nRelated Article: Unstoppable Nahid Biyarjomandi driven by \u201cheavy responsibility\u201d to empower women in rugby around the world\nAsia Rugby Executive Committee Member\u00a0Nahid Biyarjomandi commented\u00a0\u201cGender equality is a topic we hear a lot about these days. It may seem difficult to achieve, but it is not impossible and Asia Rugby, with the increase in women’s participation in various committees from last year, has shown that it is seriously seeking to implement it. And now, with the renaming of the Women’s Advisory Committee to \u201cGender Equity\u201d, it has taken a big step in its path.\u00a0\u201c\nNahid further added \u201cI would like to thank Ada and my colleagues for all the work they have done for women in rugby in the region upto now And I hope that we will continue the path with new positive changes together again and also with the new male members of the committee, we will be able to create a great change not only for women or men but also for equity\u201d\nUnstoppable Asia\nThe post Asia Rugby Transforms to Gender Equity\u00a0 appeared first on Asia Rugby.", "date_published": "2022-01-07T13:41:42+08:00", "date_modified": "2022-01-07T13:41:42+08:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Asia Rugby", "url": "https://www.asiarugby.com/author/k-haroon/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea791d807df550e52d2e6508886912b7?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://www.asiarugby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gender.jpg", "tags": [ "Womens Rugby", "Gender Equity Committee", "Featured", "Unstoppable", "News" ] } ] }