| dc.description.abstract | Gender equality is one of the key objectives of the Council of Europe (CoE) and has over the years successfully contributed to improving women’s rights in the member states through a series of commitments, programs and initiatives. In this context, the Council and the European Union have been working together hand in hand. While some progress has been made in a number of areas, in particular in the legislative field, other areas, such as gender equality in sports, still lack behind.
The commitment of the Council of Europe to help bring about gender equality in sports dates back to the European Sports Charter of 1975. The most recent recommendation by the Committee of Minister on gender mainstreaming establishes clear policy goals for the Council. (Council of Europe, 2015). More specifically, the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2014 – 2017 states that the Council of Europe will strive to achieve gender mainstreaming in various policies, among which is sport in connection with young people. Together with the European Union, supported by the EU funded initiative “Balance in Sports (BIS) – Tools to implement Gender Equality”, the Council of Europe is committed to developing and implementing a common set of GE indicators. 1
This desk research was commissioned by the Council of Europe to research the existing work on GE indicators in sport in five strategic areas: 1. Leadership; 2. Coaching; 3. Stereotypes in the media; 4. Gender-based violence and 5. Participation in order to gain a better understanding of their use, their usefulness and their possible impact. This research should enable stakeholders to agree on a common set of indicators in the context of an overall gender equality strategy. The research will also highlight some good practice in relation to the use of existing GE indicators in sport. | en_US |
