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French Sports Governance Faces Persistent Gender Inequality, HCE Report Finds

Despite legal mandates, women remain underrepresented in leadership roles, as new recommendations aim to address systemic barriers.

Overview

  • The Haut Conseil à l’égalité (HCE) report highlights that women account for only 34% of sports organization leaders and 33% of coaches, despite comprising 46% of volunteers.
  • Only three women were elected as presidents among roughly 40 sports federations in recent leadership renewals, showing no progress from previous cycles.
  • The report attributes disparities to early gender socialization, structural sexism, and a lack of female role models in leadership positions.
  • Recommendations include programs to mentor young girls, introducing mixed co-presidencies in federations, and increasing female enrollment in sports studies to 40% by 2026.
  • The recent election of Kirsty Coventry as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee is seen as a positive step toward gender parity in global sports leadership.

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