{"id":4,"date":"2017-05-01T21:21:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T21:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/d12163403.u51.c10.heinstant.com\/sport\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2021-01-08T17:23:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T17:23:45","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"wide-grey panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-4-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-4-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37\" src=\"http:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WSI-Home-photo.jpg\" alt=\"WomenSport International\" width=\"770\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WSI-Home-photo.jpg 770w, https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WSI-Home-photo-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/WSI-Home-photo-768x421.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 340px; background: #f2f2f2; height: 380px; color: #fff; float: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 5px;\">\n<p style=\"color: #fff; font-size: 28px; padding: 20px; text-align: center; background: #612d6c;\">ABOUT WSI<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0 20px; color: #000;\">\"Our mission is to encourage increased opportunities and positive change for women and girls at all levels of involvement of sport and physical activity\"<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 800; padding: 0 20px; color: #000;\">WomenSport International (WSI)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0px 20px 10px 20px; color: #000;\">was formed in 1994 to meet the challenge of ensuring that sport and physical activity receive the attention and priority they deserve in the lives of women and girls. The main purpose of WSI is to serve as an umbrella organization that can bring about positive change for girls and women. Our advocacy is strongly based on current research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 340px; background: #f2f2f2; height: 380px; color: #000; float: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;\">\n<p style=\"color: #fff; font-size: 28px; padding: 20px; text-align: center; background: #34ac49;\">JOIN WSI<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0 20px; color: #000;\">The main purpose of WSI is to serve as an umbrella organization that can bring about positive change for girls and women through their engagement in sport and physical activity. We are equitable and all-inclusive in all we do and <strong>we welcome membership applications<\/strong> from all interested individuals and organizations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0 20px; color: #000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/membership-form\/\"><strong>Join<\/strong> <strong>Now<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-4-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div style=\"background:#612d6c;padding: 20px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;font-size:28px; margin-bottom:-10px;\">LATEST NEWS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4-0-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-postloop\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"homenews panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-4-0-1-1\" >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\r\n<article id=\"post-1602\" class=\"post-1602 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"entry-main\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/happy-international-womens-day-2026\/\" title=\"Permalink to Happy International Women&#8217;s Day 2026\" rel=\"bookmark\">Happy International Women&#8217;s Day 2026<\/a><\/h1>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/happy-international-womens-day-2026\/\" title=\"8:21 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-07T20:21:58+00:00\">March 7, 2026<\/time><\/a><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-07T20:23:39+00:00\">March 7, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/author\/kanae\/\" title=\"View all posts by Kanae Haneishi\" rel=\"author\">Kanae Haneishi<\/a><\/span><\/span> \t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jvck-ZF3Jbo?si=FyETom9ds1kYUzVu\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/article><!-- #post-1602 -->\r\n\n\t\n\t\t\r\n<article id=\"post-1597\" class=\"post-1597 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"entry-main\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/un-csw-sport-as-a-pathway-to-womens-leadership-a-global-conversation\/\" title=\"Permalink to UN CSW: Sport as a Pathway to Women\u2019s Leadership: A Global Conversation\" rel=\"bookmark\">UN CSW: Sport as a Pathway to Women\u2019s Leadership: A Global Conversation<\/a><\/h1>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/un-csw-sport-as-a-pathway-to-womens-leadership-a-global-conversation\/\" title=\"10:16 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T22:16:52+00:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time><\/a><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T22:16:52+00:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/author\/kanae\/\" title=\"View all posts by Kanae Haneishi\" rel=\"author\">Kanae Haneishi<\/a><\/span><\/span> \t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>WomenSport International (WSI) will join the Women\u2019s Sports Foundation and UN Women on <strong>March 17, 2026<\/strong>, in New York City for a panel exploring how sport develops leadership skills that shape economies and societies worldwide. The discussion will highlight research, policy, and advocacy strategies to expand access, investment, and sustainable infrastructure for girls\u2019 and women\u2019s sport globally.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/un-csw-sport-as-a-pathway-to-womens-leadership-a-global-conversation\/\">More<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/article><!-- #post-1597 -->\r\n\n\t\n\t\t\r\n<article id=\"post-1593\" class=\"post-1593 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"entry-main\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/brazil-to-host-iwg-secretariat-and-2030-global-summit-on-women-sport\/\" title=\"Permalink to Brazil to Host IWG Secretariat and 2030 Global Summit on Women &#038; Sport\" rel=\"bookmark\">Brazil to Host IWG Secretariat and 2030 Global Summit on Women &#038; Sport<\/a><\/h1>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/brazil-to-host-iwg-secretariat-and-2030-global-summit-on-women-sport\/\" title=\"12:17 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T00:17:03+00:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time><\/a><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-24T00:17:03+00:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/author\/kanae\/\" title=\"View all posts by Kanae Haneishi\" rel=\"author\">Kanae Haneishi<\/a><\/span><\/span> \t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Brazil Olympic Committee has been selected to host the International Working Group (IWG) on Women &amp; Sport Secretariat for 2026\u20132030, marking the first time the Secretariat will be based in South America. This historic appointment will culminate in the <strong>10th IWG Global Summit on Women &amp; Sport<\/strong>, to be held in <strong>Rio de Janeiro in July 2030<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/brazil-to-host-iwg-secretariat-and-2030-global-summit-on-women-sport\/\">More<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/article><!-- #post-1593 -->\r\n\n\t\n\t\t\r\n<article id=\"post-1589\" class=\"post-1589 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"entry-main\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/happy-holidays-from-wsi\/\" title=\"Permalink to Happy Holidays from WSI!\" rel=\"bookmark\">Happy Holidays from WSI!<\/a><\/h1>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/happy-holidays-from-wsi\/\" title=\"9:13 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2025-12-16T21:13:48+00:00\">December 16, 2025<\/time><\/a><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-16T21:13:48+00:00\">December 16, 2025<\/time> <span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/author\/kanae\/\" title=\"View all posts by Kanae Haneishi\" rel=\"author\">Kanae Haneishi<\/a><\/span><\/span> \t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1590\" src=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/White-and-Blue-Welcome-Winter-Card-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/White-and-Blue-Welcome-Winter-Card-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/White-and-Blue-Welcome-Winter-Card-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/White-and-Blue-Welcome-Winter-Card-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/White-and-Blue-Welcome-Winter-Card-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/White-and-Blue-Welcome-Winter-Card-1-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/White-and-Blue-Welcome-Winter-Card-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/article><!-- #post-1589 -->\r\n\n\t\n\t\t<nav role=\"navigation\" id=\"nav-below\" class=\"site-navigation paging-navigation\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"assistive-text\">Post navigation<\/h1>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class='pagination'><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/page\/2\/\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/page\/3\/\">3<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/page\/4\/\">4<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/page\/5\/\">5<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/page\/6\/\">6<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/page\/39\/\">39<\/a>\n<a class=\"next page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/womensportinternational.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/page\/2\/\">Next &raquo;<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<\/nav><!-- #nav-below -->\n\t\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-4-0-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><a href=\"index.php\/archive\/\">Archive of News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT WSI &#8220;Our mission is to encourage increased opportunities and positive change for women and girls at all levels of involvement of sport and physical activity&#8221; 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