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Gender Equality in Sport

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Gender equality is a top priority for the Olympic Movement. The two main aims are to make access to sport in general and the Olympic Games easier for female athletes, and to increase the number of women in sports administration and management.

GENDER EQUALITY THROUGH TIME

Sport is one of the most powerful platforms for promoting gender equality and empowering women and girls.

Great progress has been made in terms of balancing the total number of athletes participating at the Games

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As the leader of the Olympic Movement, the IOC is taking continuous action to advance gender equality.

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Objectives

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Portrayal

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Female Coaches

The IOC is committed to addressing the challenge and to supporting Olympic Movement stakeholders to find pathways for more women to reach the highest levels of coaching. Increasing the visibility of elite coaches who have broken those barriers and who are role models for more women to follow their lead is itself a goal.

Commission and Community

Advocacy and Support

Document

  • Gender Equality and Inclusion Objectives 2021-202406 Jun 2023 · 7 pages · Pdf
    IOC Gender Equality and Inclusion Portrayal Guidelines06 Jun 2023 · 26 pages · Pdf · 5,98 MB
    IOC Gender Equality and Inclusion Report 202106 Jun 2023 · 30 pages · Pdf · 3124 kB
    IOC Gender Equality Review Project06 Jun 2023 · 36 pages · Pdf · 2,1 MB
    IOC Toolkit on Safeguarding Athletes from harassment and abuse in sport06 Jun 2023 · 106 pages · Pdf · 7,5 MB
    Factsheet "Women in the Olympic Movement"06 Jun 2023 · 6 pages · Pdf · 193 kB
    Los Angeles Declaration (2012)06 Jun 2023 · 3 pages · Pdf · 126 kB
    5th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport Report06 Jun 2023 · 79 pages · Pdf · 2,8 MB