Over the past 12 months, further strides have been made across the football club, including within the first-team, supporters and Foundation, to increase inclusivity, and One Pack Week will highlight that, with Saturday’s game against Brighton & Hove Albion providing the final celebration.
Flagship features have included the International Women’s Day series, which profiled some of the incredible female staff in historically ‘male-dominated’ roles, and Conor Coady and Ali Miller’s fascinating conversation about the LGBTQ+ community in football, the differences between the men's and women's game and how to be an ally to those in the community.
Both cases will be included within wolves.co.uk’s One Pack Week content, which each day will highlights two examples of the hard work which has gone on throughout the past year to further educate and provide support on a number of important topics.
Included in the celebration is the My Wolves, My Shirt exhibition, which will highlight the diversity within the Wolves fan base and share the stories of a range of passionate members of the pack. All supporters are welcomed to visit the exhibition free of charge in the Molineux reception area of the Billy Wright Stand between Monday 25th and Friday 29th April, 9-5pm.
Throughout the week, Wolves fans can also show their support for the celebration by purchasing One Pack Week badges and t-shirts, which will be used by Bruno Lage’s players in the warm-up for the Brighton match.
Zoe Brough, HR director, said: “Whilst EDI [equality, diversity and inclusion] is on the agenda all season, One Pack Week is a chance for us to put a spotlight on the work we do and unite the club and community in a more focused way.
“This will be our second One Pack Week, and since last year we have achieved more EDI ‘firsts’ at Wolves, including the launch of a discrimination reporting text service for fans and staff and the establishing of an external advisory group to work alongside the internal working group in improving the EDI experience for staff and fans alike.
“It was said recently by a proud supporter that EDI is now a ‘golden thread’ running through the club, which is our clear aspiration and a wonderful compliment, but we are always trying to improve and aspire for more.”
Matt Wild, general manager for football operations, works closely with Bruno Lage’s first-team, and has seen the big strides forward the club have made, including the signing of the Muslim charter, to ensure Wolves are progressing their support for Muslim players – one of many positive examples over the past 12 months.
Wild said: “The work I have witnessed in the EDI space over the last twelve months throughout the club has been truly inspiring and One Pack Week has become a great tool to help bring together this collective piece of work. Ramadan, inclusivity in women’s football and hate crime are just a few of the articles that I have found both informative and thought provoking.
“The biggest compliment I can pay is that I feel everyone at the club really has embraced the culture of instilling EDI in the workplace and beyond, and over the course of the next week you will see first-hand some amazing examples of this, which will be capped off with the Brighton match next Saturday being our designated One Pack Week fixture.
“I would encourage you all to play your part in One Pack Week. Please do get involved where you can and look out for the content which will follow over the next week on a range of important topics.”
Stay tuned to wolves.co.uk next week for all One Pack Week content.
