Advancing Community Engagement: Women's Sheds on the Global Stage

Exploring the expansion of Women's Sheds alongside Men’s Sheds internationally, this presentation delves into the inclusive nature of these community-based spaces. With a focus on broadening reach and collaboration, the discussion highlights the evolving landscape of shed movements and the diverse groups benefiting from their programs. Case studies from Australia and Shed Movement histories worldwide provide context for the growing significance of these shared spaces in fostering community connection and support.

• Community engagement
• Womens Sheds
• Shed Movement
• Global collaboration
• Inclusive programs

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1. and now Womens Sheds Broadening the Scope of the community-based Shed Field Internationally Presentation to OctoberVET Ballarat, 25 Nov 2021 Honorary Professor Barry Golding AM & Associate Professor Annette Foley Federation University, Australia

2. Five Reasons to focus on Broadening Shed reach Shoulder to Shoulder: Broadening the Men s Shed Movement book (2021) Men s Sheds have the potential to be more broadly attractive, beyond the conventional stereotype (older, White, rural, conservative, Anglophone men). Golding, Foley et al. have demonstrated the benefits are broader than just to men. Some Sheds already broaden reach, including to some women and children, First Nations peoples, War Veterans, people with dementia. The new Women s Shed movement (in Australia, the UK & Ireland) provides scope and opportunities for broadening community reach & sometimes for sensible collaboration with Men s Sheds. The number & nature of Shed based services & programs available has broadened as a consequence of COVID-19. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

3. Shoulder to Shoulder Chapters (Men s & Women s Sheds) Setting the Scene Men s Sheds in Australia (1,306 & 61) Men s Sheds in the UK (806 & 32) Men s Sheds in Ireland (391 & 28) Men s Sheds in New Zealand / Aotearoa (121 + 3) Men s Sheds in the US (19) Men s Sheds in Canada (40) Men s Sheds in Denmark (33) Men s Sheds Elsewhere (2) Women s Sheds Worldwide Men s Shed Research Evidence since 2014 (Foley & Golding) Broadening the Men s Shed Movement INDEX also includes The Men s Shed Movement (2015) book. Total 444 pages, 11 maps, 11 tables, Common Ground Publishing (US), Oct 2021; six international coauthors. Ed: Barry Golding. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

4. Revisited & New Shed Case Studies Nations Revisited MS from 2015 New MS 2021 Totals Women s Sheds 2021 Australia 36 20 3 59 England 12 7 1 20 Scotland 2 4 1 7 Wales 2 3 5 NI 1 1 2 Ireland 6 4 3 13 NZ 8 3 11 US - 5 5 Canada - 5 5 Denmark - 4 4 67 56 8 131 ALL

5. Two Illustrative Australian Womens Shed case studies Yeoval, western NSW Central Coast Community Shed (Ulverstone, Tas)

6. A quick Shed Movement history Australia (1stShed: 1993, 1stMS: 1998) New Zealand: 2008 Canada: 2008 Ireland 2009; 1stWomen s Shed: 2010 The UK (England: 2009, Scotland: 2013, Wales: 2013) Denmark: 2015 The US: 2016

7. Number MS & WS Sheds Open Worldwide to 2021 Including % growth since 2015, Shed Density & Peak Shed Associations Nations MS, % growth since 2015 MS Density (Sheds / 100,000 population) WS, WS Density Shed Associations Australia 1306, 43% 5.1 61, 0.24 AMSA & 6 States England 542, 576% 1.0 23, 0.03 UKMSA Scotland 120, 567% 2.0 2, 0.03 SMSA & UKMSA Wales 75, 1,150% 2.4 4, 0.12 MS Cymru N Ireland 391, 245% 3.6 3, 0.16 IMSA & UKMSA Ireland 391, 72% 8.3 28, 0.6 IMSA NZ 121, 39% 2.5 3, 0.06 MENZSHED NZ US 19 0.01 USMSA Canada 40 0.1 CMSA (+MSABC) Denmark 33, 560% 0.6 Men s Health Kenya 11 0.02 KMSA Iceland 4 1.1 Icelandic Red Cross France 3 0.004 Belgium 1 0.008 The Netherlands 1 0.005 TOTAL 2736, 107% 124

8. Big Picture Conclusions Sheds are expanding & making huge & positive differences to men, women, families & communities in very diverse settings worldwide. The movement is broadening, changing and adapting to new cultural & national contexts COVID-19 has severely affected most Sheds, which will need time and resources to recover and to cater for increased future need. There are ways & imperatives for making the Shed Movement more inclusive of more diverse men & women. Research about impact is critically important. Women s Sheds have grown rapidly & recently and need to be supported & encouraged, including in relation to Men s Sheds. It is important to broaden an understanding of how & why the Shed model works: by boosting self-efficacy, self-determination & self esteem. There are many creative ways of making Sheds more inclusive & sustainable, such as including more women and younger people. Broadening Shed reach should be the focus of all Sheds.