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.