Sport is one of the most powerful platforms for promoting gender equality and empowering women and girls.
As the leader of the Olympic Movement, the IOC is taking continuous action to advance gender equality.
Great progress has been made in terms of balancing the total number of athletes participating at the Games, however, many other challenges and gaps remain. The IOC is working to address these inequalities through leadership development, advocacy and awareness campaigns, and appointing more women to leadership roles within the administration and key governance positions.
Together with many Olympic Movement stakeholders, the IOC has implemented significant gender equality initiatives so that girls and women around the world are being given greater access and opportunities to participate in sport.
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IOC Young LeadersIOC Young Leader Layana de Souza is Changing the Score for women
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IOC Young LeadersIOC Young Leader Christel Saneh aiming for gender balanced portrayal of athletes in the media
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Gender EqualityIOC welcomes new EU report setting out action plan to achieve gender equality in sport
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IOC Young LeadersIOC Young Leader Pauline Msungu wants girls in Kenya to stand up and fight for their rights
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Gender EqualityIOC Young Leader and Olympian Jemima Montag inspiring young women to Play On
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Gender EqualityInternational Women’s Day 2022: Celebrating Women at the Olympic Games
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Beijing 2022Beijing 2022 sets new records for gender equality
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Beijing 2022Women at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 – All you need to know
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IOC SessionIOC honours six gender equality advocates with 2021 Women and Sport Awards, Hashimoto Seiko awarded World Trophy
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IOC NewsIOC releases Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations
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IOC NewsOlympic Golden Rings award winners unveiled
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Tokyo 2020A positive trend at Tokyo 2020 for female coaches and officials
IOC Gender Equality and Inclusion Report 2021
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Outlining the progress made in advancing gender equality and inclusion in the last Olympiad, this report reviews the implementation of Olympic Agenda 2020 Recommendation 11 and the IOC Gender Equality Review Project and presents the IOC’s objectives for 2021-2024, which cover the IOC’s three spheres of responsibility (IOC as an organisation, as owner of the Olympic Games and as leader of the Olympic Movement) across five focus areas: participation, leadership, safe sport, portrayal and resource allocation.
Portrayal guidelines
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Women in Sport Commission
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The role of the Women in Sport Commission is to advise the IOC Session, the IOC Executive Board and the IOC President on the development and implementation of the IOC women and sport policy and to promote equal opportunities for girls and women to participate in, and benefit from sport and physical activity.
A gender-equality community
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An IOC LinkedIn community group has been created for individuals working in the Olympic movement who are committed to closing the gender gap in sport. The group is a place to share best practices, success stories, lesson learned, news and events, and fosters a solutions-based approach to achieving gender equality both on and off the field of play.
IOC Gender Equality Review Project
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In 2017, the IOC launched a comprehensive review of the current state of gender equality in the Olympic Movement, with a mandate to produce action-oriented recommendations for change. The result is the IOC Gender Equality Review Project (2018) with 25 recommendations covering areas such as participation, funding, governance and portrayal, which are focused on achieving tangible results to strengthen gender equality across the entire Olympic Movement.
Gender equality through time
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The IOC has been actively promoting the advancement of gender equality in and through sport across the Olympic Movement and beyond since the 1900s. This section offers a historical timeline of women’s participation in Olympic sport and leadership.
Advocacy and Support
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One of the IOC’s priorities is to actively advocate equality between men and women. The IOC provides essential tools and funding in order to achieve the Olympic Movement’s gender-equality goals.
Reference documents
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IOC Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations01 Jan 0001 · Pdf · pdf (1235 Ko)
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5th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport Report13 Nov 2020 · 79 pages · Pdf · pdf (2.8 Mo )
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Factsheet "Women in the Olympic Movement"09 Dec 2021 · 6 pages · Pdf · pdf (193 Ko)
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Informe sobre Igualdad de Género e Inclusión 2021 (Spanish)21 Apr 2022 · 30 pages · 2,1 Mo
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IOC Gender Equality and Inclusion Report 202101 Jan 0001 · Pdf · pdf (3101 Ko)
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IOC Gender Equality Review Project13 Nov 2020 · 36 pages · Pdf · pdf (2.1 Mo)
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IOC Toolkit on Safeguarding Athletes from harassment and abuse in sport13 Nov 2020 · 106 pages · Pdf · pdf (7.5 Mo)
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La protección de los atletas ante el acoso y el abuso en el deporte (Spanish)13 Nov 2020 · 106 pages · Pdf · pdf (9.4 Mo)
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Los Angeles Declaration (2012)13 Nov 2020 · 3 pages · Pdf · pdf (126 Ko)
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