Gender Equality in Sport
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Sport has the power to transform lives and inspire change. However many women and girls around the world continue to face barriers to participation and advancement in sport.
Closing the gender gap on and off the field of play is a top priority for the Olympic Movement. This commitment is reflected in two key areas: consolidating the Olympic Games as a powerful global platform for promoting and accelerating gender equality, and advancing women’s meaningful representation in governance, leadership and decision-making bodies.
GENDER EQUALITY THROUGH TIME
Sport is one of the most powerful tools for promoting gender equality and empowering women and girls.
The drive towards gender equality – on and off the field of play – has picked up pace in the Olympic Movement in recent years, thanks in part to progressive initiatives by the International Olympic Committee.
One of the most significant gender equality milestones within the Olympic Movement was achieved at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
The Games became the first in history to achieve full gender parity on the field of play, thanks to a number of deliberate actions taken by the IOC and Olympic Movement stakeholders.
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- Gender Equality and Inclusion Progress Report 2021–202419 Jun 2025 · 59 pages · PDF · 7.25 mbGender Equality and Inclusion Objectives 2021-202406 Jun 2023 · 7 pages · PdfIOC Gender Equality and Inclusion Portrayal Guidelines06 Jun 2023 · 26 pages · Pdf · 5,98 MBGEDI - NOC good practices02 Apr 2025 · 41 pages · Pdf · 14,7 MBGood practices to encourage women coaches in International Federations02 Apr 2025 · 20 pages · Pdf · 9.5 MBIOC Gender Equality and Inclusion Report 202106 Jun 2023 · 30 pages · Pdf · 3124 kBIOC Toolkit on Safeguarding Athletes from harassment and abuse in sport06 Jun 2023 · 106 pages · Pdf · 7,5 MBFactsheet "Women in the Olympic Movement"18 Jun 2025 · 7 pages · Pdf · 192 kB