Highlights
Interview with the GO President
Felicite Rwemarika
President of the Global Observatory for Gender Equality & Sport shares her views on Gender Equality and creating change in sport
Newly Elected Board
Governance
The newly elected Board is now in place bringing high level of expertise, fresh ambitious and commitment to our mission. Discover the President ant the Board members here!
Post-Event Report Conference 2024
Read it here
The report highlights insights, major discussions, and key takeaways from the Annual GO Conference.
Call to Action
This Call to Action builds on the recommendations outlined in the UNESCO-UN Women Handbook on Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in Sport. Read more.
Global Observatory for Gender Equality & Sport (GO) is a global convenor and repository of research and expertise on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in and through physical education, physical activity and sport (PEPAS).
Building on the existing gender and sport movements across the world, we are dedicated to closing knowledge gaps and enabling actors to overcome global and systemic inequalities and inequities to advance the rights, health and empowerment of girls and women in all their diversity in and through PEPAS.
Established in July 2021 under UNESCO’s auspices and with the support of the Swiss Confederation, the GO is an initiative originated from UNESCO’s 4th International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS IV) in Athens, Greece, in 2003. The commitment to the GO was reinforced by the 2017 Kazan Action Plan (KAP) at MINEPS VI, in Kazan, Russia and further reaffirmed at MINEPS VII in Baku, Azerbaijan, in 2023, with support from over 100 member states.
We need tangible data that can help with policy making and help the many poeple fighting for gender equality. Any change will meet constraints, but you don’t have to give up. We should collaborate with stakeholders; help align their interests and ensure that everyone is working towards a common goal.
Felecite Rwemarika – President, Global Observatory for Gender Equality & Sport
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What does the Global Observatory aim to do?
The Global Observatory is committed to tackling the complex, systemic and intersecting inequalities encountered by women and girls in both sports and society.
Aligned with the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Agenda, the Observatory primarily focuses on several Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and especially Goal 5, which aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Simultaneously we also contribute to:
The Post-Event Report is now available!
Read it here and revisit the GO Annual Conference’s most impactful moments and gain valuable insights on gender equality & sport+.
See you this year 29-30 September 2025, in Lausanne – Switzerland
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