Sport and Gender Equality Game Plan

Guidelines for Gender-Transformative Sport Policies and Programmes

This comprehensive guide highlights how sport can become a powerful force for advancing gender equality. It examines persistent inequalities in participation, leadership, access, and safety — and shows how sport institutions can shift from reinforcing stereotypes to actively promoting empowerment.

The document provides:

• Clear analysis of gender-based barriers in sport

• Evidence on the impact of social norms, discrimination, and unequal opportunities

• Recommendations for inclusive policies, safe environments, and balanced representation

• Practical guidance for governments, organisations, and sport actors to design transformative programmes

• Examples that demonstrate sport’s potential to strengthen rights, well-being, leadership and participation for women and girls

By combining research, policy direction, and actionable strategies, it offers a roadmap for using sport as a catalyst for equality and social change.

Highly recommended for decision-makers, educators, civil society, sport federations, and anyone committed to building inclusive sport systems.

Reference:Sport and gender equality game plan: guidelines for gender-transformative sport policies and programmes https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000390527