According to UN Women, by the age of 14, girls drop out of sport at twice the rate of boys due to several factors, such as social expectations, lack of investment in quality programmes, and more. Sport plays a pivotal role in empowering girls with the skills they need to thrive. For those able to participate in sport, the benefits are life-changing. Girls involved in sport develop higher self-esteem, confidence, resilience and teamwork skills.
Gender equality at the Olympic Games
One of the most significant gender equality milestones within the Olympic Movement was achieved at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
The Games became the first in history to achieve full gender parity on the field of play, thanks to the IOC’s distribution of an equal number of quota places to male and female athletes.
In addition to achieving gender parity on the field of play, Paris 2024 featured a balanced schedule that showcased male and female events equally, inspiring the next generation of female athletes to pursue their sports dreams in spite of the barriers. Consequently, this allowed media rights-holders to balance their coverage of men’s and women’s sport during the Games.
Further progress will be made at Milano Cortina 2026, which will be the most gender-balanced Olympic Winter Games in history, with women accounting for a record 47 per cent of the athletes.
Additionally, there will be four new events for women at Milano Cortina 2026 – ski mountaineering sprint, luge doubles, freestyle skiing dual moguls and ski jumping large hill individual – bringing the total to a record number of 50 women’s events.
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