Online seminar
The Political Pulse: Emerging Challenges to Gender and Sport
During this interactive online seminar and together with experts in the field, we will explore the current situation of gender equality and diversity in grassroots sport, in the context of current political developments across Europe and globally.
On this occasion and together with participants and speakers, ENGSO EWS is ready to “Orange the World”. On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25. November), this event will mark the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, managed by UN Women, in which ENGSO is a proud partner.
The United Nations General Assembly, through Resolution 54/134, designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The day is observed to raise global awareness of the fact that women continue to face rape, domestic abuse, and other forms of violence. It also seeks to draw attention to how the scope and true extent of these violations are often concealed or underreported.
Katri Jalonen
The National Council of Women of Finland
Katri Jalonen, advocacy specialist at the National Council of Women of Finland, focuses on the anti-gender movement and its impacts in the Finnish context. Outside of their day job, they coach climbing, which gives them a two-sided expertise on the topic of anti-gender movements in sport.
Kath Browne
RESIST Project
Prof. Kath Browne is a professor of human geography with a focus on sexualities and genders. She researches LGBTQIA+ liveabilities, through her work on the EU-Horizon project RESIST ‘Anti-Gender’ and resistances to this and social polarisations through the Beyond Opposition an ERC research project. She has over 190 publications, including the books Liveable Lives (with Niharika Banerjea) and Heteroactivism (with Catherine Nash). Polarising Sexualities and Genders: Divisions, Differences and LGBTQIA+ Equalities is forthcoming with Bloomsbury.
Lou Englefield
Pride Sports
Lou Englefield is a founding Director of Pride Sports, a UK LGBTIQ+ sports development and inclusion organisation. Lou has been a leading voice on LGBTIQ+ inclusion in sport & physical activity for 20 years. She directs the international Football v Homophobia campaign, chairs the FARE Network and is Co-Chair of Pride House International. Lou presents and speaks on issues of LGBTIQ+ inclusion in sport and physical activity globally and has ensured that Pride Sports has become a leading authority on LGBTIQ+ inclusion in sport and physical activity, at the forefront of insight, policy and practice.