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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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Gender Quality
- Promotion of Gender Equality
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Gender Equality through time
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Advocacy and Support
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News
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IOC releases Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations
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Olympic Golden Rings award winners unveiled
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A positive trend at Tokyo 2020 for female coaches and officials
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Mixed-gender events: a sign of innovation and greater gender diversity at Tokyo 2020
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New IOC guidelines to ensure gender-equal, fair and inclusive representation in sport in Tokyo
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Tokyo 2020: a new blueprint for the Olympic competition schedule and the visibility of women’s sport
Portrayal guidelines
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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.
Safe sport
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The IOC firmly believes harassment and abuse have no place in sport, nor in society, and advocates for safe sports. It has several Prevention of Harassment and Abuse in Sport (PHAS) initiatives in place, including clear measures for the Olympic and Youth Olympics Games.
IOC toolkit for safeguarding athletes from harassment and abuse in sport
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