The Grand National is an annual horse race held at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool. The first Grand National was in 1839 and today the race is the most famous horse racing event in the world. The 2021 event was held on 10th April.
The picture shows the winner of the Grand National 2021; they made history in 2021 as it was the first time in 182 years that ..... can you guess?
This year the Grand National was won by Rachel Blackmore on a horse called Minella Times. Rachel is the first female jockey to win the Grand National in the history of the race.
The last time a female jockey came in the top 4 was 2012 when Katie Walsh came in 3rd.
Women were not even allowed to compete in the Grand National till 1975, when the Sex Discrimination Act was passed. The first female rider in the race competed in 1977 and since then only 17 women have competed.
Tom Amoss is a trainer in America and he said in 2013, "Horse racing is a men's world and I don't say that proudly, it's just the way it is. It's very difficult for a woman to break in in any aspect of it." (https://www.necn.com/news/national-international/women-jockeys-missing-from-triple-crown-2018-horse-racing/2013294/)
Some horse racing fans are calling this "one of the greatest moments in the sport."
- what is the Grand National?
- why do you think so few women have competed in the race?
- why did the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 make it possible for a female rider to compete?
- what British law do we have today about equality (The Equality Act 2010), what other groups of people are protected in the law today?
- what does this show us about the importance of laws such as the Sex Discrimination Act and the Equality Act? What could happen if we did not have them?
- Why does Tom Amoss say he is not proud to say horse racing is a men's world?
- how do we change that?
- what can we do in school to make sure that everyone knows there are not "men's things" and "women's things"?
- what can we learn from Rachel Blackmore?
- why is this about No Outsiders?
No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone equal by Andrew Moffat
www.no-outsiders.com
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