IWG Speaks at FISU’s Gender Equality Webinar

Annamarie Phelps CBE OLY, Chair of the IWG UK Secretariat, was invited to speak at FISU’s (International University Sports Federation) Gender Equality Webinar on Monday, presenting to attendees from their Gender Equality Committee, National and Continental University Sports Federations, and FISU Student Ambassadors.

Samar Mousa, winner of FISU’s Gender Equality Champion Award, opened the webinar and spoke about leading the development of Palestine’s first women’s soccer team. Arménio Coelho, Secretary General of the Portuguese Academic Federation of University Sport (FADU) and winners of the FISU Gender Equality Project Award, was next to present on their ‘Challenge the Numbers’ initiative which successfully achieved the aim of increasing participation of women across all elements of sport.

Annamarie concluded the webinar by speaking on the ‘Contemporary challenges relating to gender equality in sport’, where her message reinforced that of the Strategic Plan of the IWG by placing focus on the need to fix the sport system and not the women themselves. She highlighted the importance of Government to implement policies to support women’s sport, along with five key themes of Participation, Leadership, Resources, Portrayal and Leadership.

View the full summary of Annamarie’s presentation and the webinar itself. 

A huge thank you to IWG’s Global Executive member Dr Rosaura Méndez, FISU Executive Committee member and Chair of the Gender Equality Committee, for the opportunity to present at FISU’s Gender Equality Webinar.