This September Norwegian Ski Federation and Lillehammer Olympic Legacy center hosted the first digital training-camp for Women Nordic Combined with great support from FIS. Per-Erik Mæhlum, Olympic Legacy center and Linda Svendsrud, Norwegian Ski Federation reported to the FIS Nordic Combined committee last week.
IWG ON WOMEN & SPORT HOSTS 8th WORLD CONFERENCE
One of WSI’s key partners, The International Working Group (IWG) on Women and Sport will be hosting the 8th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport at a digital event on September 4, 2020 from 12.30-14.00 New Zealand Time (20:30 – 22:00 on September 3 in U.S. Eastern Time).
TWO WSI BOARD MEMBERS, DR. CHRONI AND DR. KERR, PRESENTING AT 2020 SAWASF CONFERENCE
WSI members continue making impacts in the world of women in sport. Board members, Dr. Chroni and Dr. Kerr, are presenting at the 2020 SAWASF Conference.
WSI BOARD MEMBER, DR. KARI FASTING, APPOINTED TO IBU EQUALITY WORKING GROUP
WSI board member and one of the WSI founders, Dr. Kari Fasting, has been appointed as an external expert to the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Equality Working Group.
UNESCO: TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
WSI recently endorsed the paper of the UNESCO Chair and Collaborators. Read our full letter of endorsement, and also the full statement from the UNESCO Chair.More
WSI BOARD MEMBERS AT INDIAN WOMEN’S SPORT CONFERENCE
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