Gender Equality & Sport+ Conference 2024
From Research to Action!
Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
Olympic Museum, Lausanne – Switzerland
The Annual Conference of the Global Observatory for Gender Equality & Sport will provide 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.
From governance to sport event and sport participation, different topics will be addressed to dive into data, analyses, studies, and experiences in order to:
– take stock of the existing data or the lack of such data on targeted topics
– elaborate strategies and design potential partnership to collect such data
– share concrete examples on how to move from research to action
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.
conference programme
Welcome & Opening Remarks
The welcome address will welcome partners, guests and speakers to the Ville de Lausanne and the conference. The GO will remark on the Global Observatory’s role in facilitateing knowledge translation and the coordination of evidence and practice to advance gender equality in sport. A brief snapshot of the Global Observatory’s history of development will be highlighted to provide additional context to guests. Guest speaker, Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, the Vice Chair of the CEDAW committee, will also make remarks to centralize the urgent need to address the prevalence of violence against women and girls and gender-based violence to continue to advance gender equity in society and in sport.
Session 1: Advancing women in governance and leadership: practices and policies
Leadership, coaching and governance in sport, physical activity and physical education set-tings is a key challenge. Representing sporting organizations, clubs, inter-governmental organizations and research centers, panellists will offer insights from around the world, present cutting-edge insights into the sporing landscape and highlight innovative approaches to improving outcomes for women and girls within these settings. Discussions will include the role of male allies in equity. How to develop an understanding of the role of data in monitoring and advancing gender equality for women and girls’ leadership, coaching and governance will be central to the session which will call on novel insights from industry experts, case-studies and research.
Session 2: What is Gender-Based Violence in Sport?
Safeguarding, gender-based violence and violence against women and girls are facing new trends in sport + environment. How do forms of violence present themselves in sport settings? What are the implications for all women and girls, coaches, families and sporting federations, and society? How to understand physical activity and physical education spaces? How to encourage discussion in informal leisure activities beyond formalized and elite sporting contexts? These are among the questions to address through an intersectional lens. Panelists will be prompted to consider and. And to go concretely from research to action, panelists will discuss issues of responsibility and accountability, encourage discussion in informal leisure activities beyond formalized and elite sporting contexts the building of effective partnerships, as well as the transition from research to practice.
Networking Lunch
Session 3: Health and Wellbeing across Life Stages
Adolescence, motherhood, menopause, are all stages in the lives of women that make them rethink, consciously or not, their relationship with sport and physical activity. Menstruation, and its impact on the practice of sport, are another of the determining factors in the relationship between women and sport. Awareness on these topics remains low in many sporting contexts. sport federations, NGOs, coaches, participants, researchers and policy makers need all to be equipped with specific information and strategies on how best to create more inclusive environments across life stages.
Session 4: Inclusion and Participation
This session will highlight forms of inequality and marginalization in sport and physical activity contexts and will offer insights in how to build capacity and work with communities to develop more inclusive sport, physical activity and leisure opportunities.
Most sport and physical activity participation falls outside of the competitive and elite domains, where participation is often in social, community and informal and recreational settings. How does identity markers (such as gender, sexuality, ethnicity, race, disability) impact sport participation? How can practitioners overcome obstacles and draw from community design principles to meet community needs and preferences?
Session 5: Mega Sporting Events
Mega-sporting events such as the Olympics 2024, FIFA 2023 World Cup and the Euros 2025, offer host cities an exciting opportunity to not only to showcase sporting achievements but also to use sports events as catalysts for change. There are many factors that impact gender equal-ity outcomes before, during and after such events. Media and sponsorship, legacy plans, financing models and economic costs, human rights practices and geopolitical relationships all have implications for women and girls not only competing in such events but trickle into all areas of sport, physical activity and physical education engagement. Mega sporting events can be an opportunity to advance gender equality, and an occasion for host cities to address challenges that emerge from the field.
Wrap up and Networking
The closing remarks of the conference will summarize the significant talking points from the day, focusing on the role of delegates attending the conference to move research to action. The call to action will invite researchers, policy makers, governments, practitioners and the sport sector to work together to advance gender equality in sport contexts.
Speakers
Aya Noguchi
Elsa Arapi
Emma Kavanagh, PhD
Jaclyn Hadfield
John Nauright, PhD
Kari Fasting, PhD
Lucy Piggott
Marielle Schweickart
Nancy McLennan
Nick Sore
Olivia Conrad
Pedro Dias
Rachel Mait
Sara Massini
Sarah Zipp, PhD
Sergey Lyzhin
Sungsik Cho
logistical information
Visa
It is the responsibility of the participants to obtain a visa if needed. Please check the visa requirements for your nationality. Overviews of ID and visa provisions vary according to nationality.
Schengen visas are valid for Switzerland and for all other Schengen member states (providing nothing to the contrary is noted on the visa).
If you have any questions, contact the Swiss Embassy responsible for the area in which you reside: Swiss representations.
If the visa is not granted on time, the cancellation policy will be applied.
Weather
October temperatures range from 5°C (41°F) at night (minimum night temperature) and around 13°C in the daytime (max day temperature of 48°F). For the current weather forecast, please click here.
Electricity
Type C, E and F plugs which support 220 to 240 volts
time zone
Central European Time (CET)
(GMT+1:00 from 29 October 2024)
Venues
Olympic Museum
The Olympic Museum is the official home of the world’s largest and most complete collection of Olympic heritage, including artefacts, archives, images, books and film. Located in the Olympic Capital of Lausanne, Switzerland, its international exhibitions and programmes connect people of all ages with the diverse stories, art, history and culture of the global phenomenon that is the Olympic Games. Through educational initiatives inspired by the Olympic values of respect, friendship and excellence, the Olympic Museum brings together athletes, visitors, students, artists and an affiliated network of museums across the world.
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Alpha Palmier
Located in the center of Lausanne, five minutes walking from the train and metro station, the Alpha Palmier will be a convenient starting point to access the Olympic Museum and to discover the city.
Guest will receive a transport card for free use of public transport in the greater Lausanne area available during their stay at the hotel.
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Gender Equality & Sport+ Conference 2024 seeks to facilitate exploration of developments in data and research, explore emerging challenges and innovations in gender equality work, and highlight opportunities for collaboration to sustain collective efforts towards more inclusive Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Sport policy and practice around the world.
Join us!
Delegates
- GO Annual Conference on Tuesday 8 October
- Including lunch & cocktail
- EventApp & Networking
- Post Event Report
Interested in joining the GO network? Contact us info@genderequalitysport.org
Guests
- Experts Meetings on Monday 7 October
- GO Annual Conference on Tuesday 8 October
- Including lunch & cocktail
- EventApp & networking
- Post Event Report