1 in 5 CAMPAIGN
Changing the face of leadership in Scottish sport.
Women are already contributing, influencing and leading across sport.
But too few are progressing into the most senior leadership roles.
1 in 5 is a Peak Minds campaign with a simple ambition:
To create stronger pathways for women to progress, lead and thrive at every level of Scottish sport.
Because changing who reaches the top starts long before someone gets there.
Why 1 in 5?
Leadership doesn't start when someone becomes a CEO.
It starts much earlier.
With opportunity.
With visibility.
With development.
With sponsorship.
With someone seeing your potential — and helping you see it too.
Talented women are already working across Scottish sport.
The challenge is making sure they have the opportunities, support and pathways to progress all the way through.
1 in 5 exists to help change that.
1 IN 5 IS THE STARTING POINT.
Not the destination.
This isn't about reaching a number and declaring the work done.
It's about creating sustainable change throughout the leadership pipeline.
More women seeing senior leadership as somewhere they belong.
More organisations actively developing and retaining female talent.
More women having the opportunity and support to reach the very top.
Until women leading Scottish sport isn't remarkable.
It's simply normal.
Let's make 1 in 5 only the beginning.
How we create change
This has to be bigger than Peak Minds.
Changing the face of leadership in Scottish sport won't happen because of one programme, one organisation or one campaign.
It happens when we share the ambition — and work together to make it possible.
1 in 5 is an invitation to the sector to create that change together.
CREATE THE PATHWAYS
Talented women need opportunities to develop, gain experience, increase their visibility and take the next step.
Together, we can create clearer routes into leadership and ensure women have access to the experiences, development and support that help them progress.
Peak Minds can support this through coaching, Women Rising and leadership development.
CHANGE THE ENVIRONMENT
Developing women is only part of the answer.
We also need organisations where women can progress, lead and stay — with cultures, practices and leadership that support talent rather than create unnecessary barriers to it.
That means being willing to look at what is working, what isn't and what we can do differently.
Peak Minds works alongside organisations to help turn that intention into action.
BUILD THE MOVEMENT
No organisation can change the sector alone.
But imagine what becomes possible when governing bodies, clubs, organisations, leaders and women across Scottish sport share the same ambition.
We can learn from each other. Share what works. Create opportunities. Challenge old assumptions. Celebrate progress. And keep the conversation moving forward.
That's the bigger ambition for 1 in 5 — a shared vision for the future of leadership in Scottish sport.
Peak Minds can start the conversation.
Together, we create the change.
Women don't need fixing.
The talent is already there.
Our job is to create the opportunities, environments and pathways that allow it to thrive.
Be part of the change
You don't need to have a programme ready to commission or a partnership proposal in mind to be part of 1 in 5.
The first step might simply be sharing the ambition.
SHARE THE VISION
Believe that more women should have the opportunity to progress and lead across Scottish sport?
Join the 1 in 5 mailing list to follow the campaign, hear what's happening across the sector and find out about future conversations, events and opportunities to get involved.
READY TO TAKE ACTION?
If your organisation is ready to actively support the development and progression of women in leadership, let's talk.
That might mean developing your female talent, strengthening leadership pathways, creating better conversations within your organisation or partnering with Peak Minds to support the wider 1 in 5 ambition.
You don't need to arrive with the answer.
We can start with a conversation about where you are now and what change could look like for your organisation.
Where is your organisation now?
“We have talented women. We want to help them progress.”
Let's talk about leadership development and coaching.
“We want more women progressing into senior roles.”
Let's look at your leadership pipeline.
“We want to create better conversations around women and leadership.”
Let's explore workshops, facilitation or speaking.
“We believe in the ambition behind 1 in 5.”
Let's talk about partnership.
Wherever you're starting from, you don't need to have the solution before you get in touch.
That's where the conversation starts.
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1 IN 5
More women.
Stronger pathways.
Better leadership.
Let's change the face of leadership in Scottish sport.
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