Two of the WSI board members, Dr. Carole Oglesby and Dr. Kanae Haneishi, took a part of the kick-off conference with SHEEROSE in India for developing a foundation for girls and women in sport.
DR. KERR EXPLAINS CANADIAN INITIATIVE ON GENDER EQUITY
WomenSport International (WSI) Advisory Board member, Dr. Gretchen Kerr, provides more insights about the recently announced Canadian Initiative on Gender Equity in Sport Research. More
SAFEGUARDING IN SPORT WEBINAR SERIES
We are delighted to invite you to a two part webinar (in English) brought to you by Safe Sport International and the Safeguarding Unit at London law firm Farrer & Co.More
GENDER EQUITY IN SPORT RESEARCH HUB – CANADA
New research hub, based at the University of Toronto, to study gender equity in Canadian sport.More
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Happy International Women’s Day! On behalf of WomenSport International’s collaboration with Voice of America News, I am excited to share VOA-N’s program on Women and Sport featuring stories from game changing women athletes and leaders in women in sport.More
WSI UPDATES POSITION STATEMENT
WSI has updated the position statement on Non-accidental violence of girls and women in sport. Download the statement from our Task Force section.
WOMEN’S SPORT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, ENGLAND
The University of Chichester and the Women’s Sport Leadership Academy are thrilled to announce that applications are now OPEN for the Women’s Sport Leadership Academy (WSLA) 2020.More
Barbara L. Drinkwater
One of WSI’s founding members Barbara L. Drinkwater, Ph.D., FACSM, and the only woman who has received WSI’s honorary award (2013), passed away peacefully on Monday, September 30 in Gold Canyon, Arizona.More
UNESCO LAUNCH FEASIBILITY STUDY
Launch of Feasibility Study for Global Observatory on Women and Sport
Sept 27, 2019 – UNESCO – A Feasibility Study on the establishment of a Global Observatory for Women, Sport, Physical Education and Physical Activity was launched officially on 26 September 2019 in Geneva, SwitzerlandMore
CASTER SEMENYA: IWG, WSI & IAPESGW WRITE IAAF
May 30, 2019 – IWG, WSI and IAPESGW have today written to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to express our great disappointment in the decision taken by IAAF to restrict testosterone levels in female runners.More