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The Annual Conference of the Global Observatory for Gender Equality & Sport provides a collaborative platform for academics, associations, UN Agencies, International Sports Federations, partners and potential supporters to engage all the different stakeholders in meaningful discussions, share experiences, bring in various perspectives, and develop actionable strategies to promote gender equality in sports.
The theme for this year’s conference is Connecting for Change.
Connecting for Change reflects the GO’s mission to catalyze collective action between multisectoral stakeholders around the world. It symbolizes the necessity for coordinated, collaborative and democratized knowledge and data sharing as an essential way to continue to advance gender equality in and through Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Sport (PEPAS) for all women and girls. This year’s conference explores political, practical and innovative approaches being used to strengthen gender equality and sport+.
The aims of the Gender Equality and Sport + Conference are to:
- Showcase new knowledge, research, good practices, and lessons learnt by stakeholders working to advance gender equality in PEPAS, highlighting sector-wide challenges, successes and developments, while continuing to identify areas that require attention and further enquiry.
- Foster networking and engagement among global stakeholders by strengthening cross-sector connections and collaboration including among public institutions, civil society and others.
- Break knowledge silos and enhance cross-sector collaboration and facilitate cross-sector knowledge exchange by addressing shared challenges, successes, and emerging trends.
- Equip the sector with resources, best practice sand evidence-based tools, that have the potential to enhance their capacities to address gender inequalities in context specific ways.
- Demonstrate the importance of high-quality, shared data, and present new insights on measuring and tracking gender equality in PEPAS.
The program will feature keynote addresses, interviews, Q&As, panel discussions, plenaries, visual presentations, and networking sessions. Speakers will include members of the GO Advisory Council, GO network, partners, researchers, government representatives, United Nations entities, and experts from sport and non-sport sectors.
By offering this international platform, the Global Observatory aims to foster a collaborative environment where all participants can contribute to creating a more inclusive and equitable sporting world.
Alongside the conference, the Board, Expert Group, Academic Partners, and General Assembly of the Global Observatory will convene for their respective meetings.
