UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk delivered a speech on Wednesday urging UN member states to invest more effort in addressing the gender gap in sports and promoting the rights of women ...

A North East university has joined professional sports clubs, foundations and fellow universities across the region in a landmark commitment ...

This week, world leaders are gathering at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for key decisions and policy making, including a high-level meeting focused on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing ...

PARIS (AP) — Venus Williams joined retired soccer star Julie Foudy and ice hockey player Hilary Knight in the Eiffel Tower to highlight the push for pay equality for women athletes. The trio gathered ...

WINNIPEG, Feb. 24, 2020 - The Winnipeg Jets and the Manitoba Moose will host their first Gender Equality games on March 6 and 7 as part of the NHL's "This is Hockey" initiative, which promotes ...

The 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles will feature an expanded program with new mixed-gender team events in several marquee sports, including golf and gymnastics. The International Olympic Committee ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Cheryl Cooky, a Purdue University associate professor of American studies, can talk about sexism and issues of gender equality in the Olympic Games, as well as related news ...

National Girls & Women in Sports Day is observed across the United States during the first week of February to celebrate the achievements of female athletes and highlight the broader role sports play ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Women’s soccer club owner Michele Kang won a gender equality award from the International Olympic Committee on Monday. Kang, who owns French powerhouse OL Lyonnes, ...

For decades, collegiate and professional sports have not been gender equitable — for men and female sports. The inequality between male and female sports remains a significant issue, despite progress ...

Italy’s hosting of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in February 2026 highlights not only sporting excellence, but also the Games’ broader commitment to gender equality, inclusion, and ...