Ninth European Sport Conference (ESC), Sofia. The European Sport Conference Working Group on Women and Sport (ESCWGWS) is formed after emanating from a Council of Europe seminar for women and sport leadership a month before (see 1989 Sep). Led by a Swedish chairwoman, the twelve female members in ESCWGWS met three times a year and aimed to study measures, analyse contributions, and bring forward women and sport recommendations (see 1991 Jun).