Many sport and physical activity programmes continue to be designed without adequately considering women’s bodies, life stages and health needs. As a result, programmes may inadvertently create barriers to participation, undermine wellbeing or fail to support women’s long-term engagement in sport and physical activity. Creating...
The 9th IWG Women & Sport Global Summit was held from 9–11 July 2026 in Birmingham, UK, organised by Sport+ Recreation Alliance (ENGSO member) and IWG UK Secretariat. The ENGSO Equality Within Sport (EWS) Committee led the European Continental Session, highlighting how commitments can be...
The ENGSO Equality Within Sport (EWS) Committee officially commenced its new 2026-2028 mandate in May 2026. The committee members gathered for their first in-person meeting in Budapest during the ENGSO General Assembly, marking the beginning of a new term and providing an opportunity to set...
The Implementation Dialogue on the European Week of Sport with the European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, Glenn Micallef, took place on 23 June 2026 in Brussels, Belgium....
The ENGSO Equality Within Sport (EWS) Committee officially commenced its new 2026-2028 mandate in May 2026. The committee members gathered for their first in-person meeting in Budapest during the ENGSO General Assembly, marking the beginning of a new term and providing an opportunity to set...
On March 31, 2026 (Transgender Day of Visibility), Graz University of Technology hosted the Austria-wide event “Gender Diversity in University and Recreational Sports”. The event focused on creating safer, more inclusive opportunities for trans, non-binary, and genderqueer individuals to participate in university and recreational sports....
Sport plays a central role in Austrian society. With nearly 15,000 sports clubs and around 1.8 million people participating in organized sport, Austria’s sports system is deeply rooted in civil society and volunteer engagement. ...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a new “Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sport”, under which all women and girls are required to undergo a “once-in-a-lifetime” initial sex test, determined by the presence of the SRY gene, before...
On 21 May 2026, a significant milestone for gender equality in sport was reached in Helsinki, Finland, as 27 sport and physical activity organisations signed the Brighton + Helsinki Declaration during a joint signing ceremony at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium....
On 8 April 2026, EWS Vice Chair Sarah Townsend attended the Advantage Ladies FE&MALE Sports Conference in Linz, Austria, co-organised by ENGSO member Sport Austria as part of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz event. Former ENGSO Youth Vice chair Erik van Haaren, as one of the...