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The International Working Group on Women & Sport is an organization. Founded in 1994, IWG Women & Sport is the world's largest network dedicated to advancing gender equality in sport and physical activity. To ensure a global perspective, the IWG Secretariat moves host country every four years following a competitive bid process.
The current host of IWG Women & Sport is the United Kingdom, hosts through until 2026.[1].[2]
A requirement of hosting IWG is the staging of the IWG Global Summit, the worlds largest gathering on gender equity in sport and physical activity. The event takes place every 4 years. The next IWG Global Summit is due to take place at the ICC, Birmingham, UK on the 9-11 July 2026.[3][4]
Host Countries
editCountries bid to host IWG Women & Sport for a four year period. Since 1994 IWG has been hosted in 7 countries around the globe, with the Global Summit being staged by the host country in the fourth year. The only exception being in 1994 - 1998 when two Summits were held in Brighton (1994) and Windhoek, Namibia (1998).
- 1994 - 1998 Brighton, United Kingdom
- 1998 - 2002 Montreal, Canada
- 2002 - 2006 Kumamoto, Japan
- 2006 - 2010 Sydney, Australia
- 2010 - 2014 Helsinki, Finland
- 2014 - 2018 Gabarone, Botswana
- 2018 - 2022 Auckland, New Zealand
- 2022 - 2026 London & Birmingham, United Kingdom
The current UK Secretariat will be staging the 2026 Global Summit in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
A comprehensive evaluation of the work carried out by each Secretariat has been written by Professor Elizabeth Pike, The International Working Group on Women & Sport 1994-2024, The Challenge of Change (2024) and published by Routledge. A free version of the book is available via Open Access through the support of the University of Hertfordshire[5]
The Brighton Plus Helsinki Declaration on Women & Sport
editIWG developed and remains the guardian of the Brighton Plus Helsinki Declaration. With almost 600 signatories around the globe, the Declaration provides a road map for those organisations seeking to create more gender equal environments.
The Declaration comprises 10 principles:
- Equity and Equality in Society and Sport
- Facilities
- School and Youth Sport
- Developing Participation
- High Performance Sport
- Leadership in Sport
- Education, Training and Development
- Sport Information and Research
- Resources
- Domestic and International Cooperation
A full list of signatories to the Declaration can be found on the IWG Women & Sport website. New signatories during the UK hosting of IWG Women & Sport include The Lawn Tennis Association, World Netball and The World Netball Foundation, World Rowing, England Golf and the Montenegrin Olympic Committee
References
edit- ^ WomenSport International (July 2021). "UK wins bid to host IWG quadrennial 2022-26".
- ^ Sport & Recreation Alliance (21 July 2021). "UK awarded hosting rights for International Working Group on Women and Sport".
- ^ "Save the Date: IWG Global Summit". 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Birmingham Scores a Winner As The ICC Is Set To Host IWG World Conference on Women & Sport". 21 July 2021.
- ^ Pike, Elizabeth (9 April 2024). The International Working Group on Women & Sport 1994-2024: The Challenge of Change. doi:10.4324/9781003356868. ISBN 978-1-003-35686-8.