Dead Sea Reports

4th World Conference on Women and Sport

“Sport as a Vehicle for Social Change”

8 to 10 March 2008, Dead Sea, Jordan International Cooperation and Development Department Report Report

TABLE OF CONTENT

1. Forewords ...... 5 1.1. Message from the President of the International Olympic Committee, Dr Jacques Rogge ...... 5 1.2. Message from the Chairperson of the IOC Women and Sport Commission, Ms Anita DeFrantz ...... 6 1.3. Message from the President of the National Olympic Committee of Jordan, HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein ...... 7

2. Introduction ...... 8 2.1. Introduction by the IOC Director of International Cooperation and Development, Mr T.A. Ganda Sithole ...... 8

3. Programme of the Conference ...... 9

4. Summaries ...... 13 4.1. Opening Ceremony ...... 13 4.2. Plenary Session 1 – Sport as a Vehicle for Social change ...... 14 4.3. Parallel Session A – Sports and Business: Targeting a Lager Female Participation ...... 17 4.4. Parallel Session B – Sports Considerations in Sponsorship ...... 19 4.5. Parallel Session C – Female Participation Beneﬁ ts Sport ...... 20 4.6. Parallel Session D – Promoting Equality of Access at Community Level ...... 22 4.7. Interactive Plenary 2 – Meeting the Challenges of Millenium Development Goals: The Contribution of Women and Girls ...... 23 4.8. Interactive Plenary 3 – Sport as a Training Ground for Leadership ...... 24 4.9. Parallel Session E – Retention, Involvement and the Dynamic of Sport ...... 26 4.10. Parallel Session F – Reaching Today’s Youth Through Sport ...... 27 4.11. Parallel Session G – Overcoming Cultural and Other Barriers in Sport ...... 29 4.12. Parallel Session H – Sport and Health for Girls and Women ...... 31

5. The Dead Sea Resolution ...... 33

6. The Dead Sea Action Plan ...... 34

7. List of participants ...... 37

Annex CD-ROM with ﬁ les of presentations and images ...... inside cover Report Report

1. Forewords

1.1. Message from the President of the International Olympic Committee, Dr Jacques Rogge

Today, there is no doubt that women’s participation is essential for a healthy society in general, but for the future of sport in particular.

Sport needs women and their participation, not only because they represent half of humanity, but also because they play an essential role in society and especially in passing on a love of sport to young people. Giving them greater responsibility within the sports movement and enabling them to practise physical activity ensures that the next generation will like and practise sport, thus ensuring a better world. For the IOC, encouraging this role is essential, even sacred.

Such was the starting point for the 4th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport, that is, how to use sport as a tool for social change in the world, and the role that women and young girls can and must play in this respect.

I should like to thank all those who ensured the success of this Conference - organised for the ﬁ rst time in the Middle East: Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for their patronage of the event, the Jordan National Olympic Committee and its President, HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein; the local authorities; the members of the IOC Women and Sport Commission and its Chairperson, Ms Anita L. DeFrantz; and the more than 600 participants from the ﬁ ve continents.

I was delighted with the adoption, at the end of this Conference, of a plan of action, which, without doubt, will guide the sports movement, so that women and young girls the world over feel fully associated with the universal movement for the promotion of women in and through sport. The IOC will spare no effort to facilitate the implementation of this Action Plan. Report

1.2. Message from the Chairperson of the IOC Women and Sport Commission, Ms Anita DeFrantz

Sport is a mirror of society as well as an extraordinary tool for social change. Sport provides access to every part of society. More than ever, sport is a tremendous medium of communication and emancipation which can help build girls’ and women’s physical and psychological well being. With that enhanced personal awareness, women can take on new roles in society.

By examining the notion of “sport is a vehicle for social change”, the 4th World Conference has focused attention on both the inequalities that exist in society and how those inequalities can be addressed. This ﬁ nal report shows the progress made over the last four years. Further, that progress has been analysed and new opportunities to advance the cause of girls and women in and through sport have been discussed and deﬁ ned.

My sincere thanks and appreciation is offered to the Jordan National Olympic Committee and the local authorities for their close cooperation and support in hosting this conference. In addition, the 600 participants must be thanked for their collaboration and enthusiasm in working on the task. Finally, I wish to express my gratitude to my fellow members of the IOC Women and Sport Commission for their outstanding work and commitment.

I am very pleased that for the ﬁ rst time the Conference participants have adopted an action plan and they are committed to a strategy which focuses on action. Now it’s time for all of us to move on to complete the promise: A society in which women and men work together for sport. Report

1.3. Message from the President of the National Olympic Committee of Jordan, HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein

Only a few months have passed but so much has happened on the world stage since the 4th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport at the Dead Sea, Jordan, in 2008. Many nations have slipped into deep recession and hundreds of millions across the planet are facing uncertain times for the ﬁ rst time in their generation.

History shows us that during economic hardship, equality and inclusiveness are values that come under attack. So the role of women in society becomes ever more relevant and important in 2009. In particular, those of us involved in the administration of sport have a great responsibility to ensure gender equity to act as a showcase throughout society.

Therefore the outcomes and resolutions from this conference are even more apposite today. I urge all who are in a position to make a difference, to re-visit the plan of action from the conference so that together we can turn aspiration into action.

I would like to thank their Majesties, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania for their patronage and active involvement. I am also grateful to President Rogge and the IOC for giving Jordan the opportunity to show how much this subject means to us. My thanks also go to all the speakers, facilitators and delegates that helped to make the event so successful.

Finally, a successful conference of this magnitude requires a huge team effort. I would like to thank the Jordan Olympic Committee and each and every member of the local organisers who were, incidentally, largely directed and managed by a talented group of women.

Good luck to you all in the months ahead. Report

2. Introduction

2.1. Introduction by the IOC Director of International Cooperation and Development, Mr T.A. Ganda Sithole

IOC world conferences on women and sport have always been gatherings of people who are passionate about the role of women in society as seen through sport. Dead Sea, Jordan, a historic tourist Mecca set the stage for an intense three-day 4th World Conference on Women and Sport at which more than 600 participants examined issues as diverse as protection of girls, the media, training, management, leadership and perceptions.

The seriousness of the issues could not have been more emphasized by the presence at the conference of His Majesty King Abdullah II himself, Her Royal Majesty, the President of the IOC, several members of the IOC, international organizations, UN agencies and leading NOC representatives.

Four years earlier in Marrakech, Morocco, participants to the conference had for the ﬁ rst time set a road map for promoting the women’s agenda. In Dead Sea reports were made of the major strides that have been made across the board, increased numbers in women participants in the Olympic Games and the special funding for training women in the art of leadership.

The organizers made deliberate effort to afford more time for discussions, debates and exchange of ideas in all the sessions. The resultant “Dead Sea Action Plan” acknowledges the successes that have so far been achieved but calls for more efforts and resources in order to drive the agenda.

The conference identiﬁ ed a number of occasions that provide great opportunity to move the agenda forward: the Olympic Congress in Copenhagen and the ﬁ rst edition Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, among others.

But the best effort is being made as NOC elect their executives. The Women and Sport Commission was meeting one year after Dead Sea to monitor the situation and see if the numbers of women being elected were increasing or otherwise.

While this will inevitably take a bit of time, the actions that have been taken as a result of the Dead Sea meeting have seen the IOC itself reviewing its own positions. The issue of women being elected to executive positions has been discussed at the highest levels in the IOC and the President of the IOC, Dr Jacques Rogge has lived up to his promise to prioritize the issue.

The Dead Sea conference will be remembered for the way it seriously addressed the issues that has kept women far behind their male folks in everything sport – from prize money to resource allocation, training and leadership. It will also be remembered for acknowledging the fact that this is not a women’s issue and that women talking to women will not resolve the problem. It is society’s issue and the question of perceptions, stereo-typing and old fashioned thinking, must also be addressed in the same breath. Report

3. Programme of the Conference

8th March OPENING CEREMONY

HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein, President, Jordan Olympic Committee

Ms Anita L. DeFrantz, Chairperson, IOC Women and Sport Commission

Dr Jacque Rogge, President, International Olympic Committee

Presentation of the 2008 IOC Women and Sport Awards

9th March PLENARY 1 Sport as a Vehicle for Social Change Chairperson and Moderator: Ms Anita L. DeFrantz

Women and the Olympic Movement Dr Jacques Rogge, President, International Olympic Committee

Call to Action: Women are the Vehicle for Social Change in Sport Ms Anita L. DeFrantz, IOC Member, ﬁ rst ever woman elected IOC Vice President

Challenging Gender Norms through Sport Brigadier General HRH Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein, Director, Military Women’s Affairs, Jordan Armed Forces

Recognizing the Key Role of Sport in Development and Integration Ms Bience Gawanas, Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union

PARALLEL A Sports and Business: Targeting a Larger Female Participation Moderator: Ms Donna DeVarona

Empowerment through Track and Field Ms Claire Chehab, President, IAAF Women and Sport Commission

Women’s Football Strives for Enduring Legacy Ms Mary Harvey, former Director of Development, FIFA

Capturing and Retaining Women in Sport Disciplines and Administration Ms Dagmawit Girmay, President, Ethiopia NOC Report

PARALLEL B Sports Considerations in Sponsorship Moderator: Ms Beatrice Allen

Gender, Clothing and Sponsorship Mr André Gorgemans, former Secretary General, World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry

Teaching the Future: The Fight for Prize Equality in Sport Mr Robert Milroy, President, International Badminton Players Federation

The Economics of Sport: Increased Sports Opportunities for Women Ms Juliana Koranteng, Business Journalist

PARALLEL C Female Participation Beneﬁ ts Sport Moderator: Dr Elizabeth Ferris

Sport, Gender and Ethnicity: Inclusion and Exclusion Dr Doris R. Corbett, PHD, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Health, Human Performance & Leisure Studies (HHPLS) Howard University Washington

Integrating and Empowering Girls and Women with Physical Disabilities through Sport Ms Tine Rindum-Teilman, Chairperson, Women and Sport Commission, IPC Ms Maha Barghouthi, Member, Athlete Council, IPC

IFs Promoting Female Athletes Mr Patrick Baumann, Secretary General, International Basketball Federation (FIBA)

PARALLEL D Promoting Equality of Access at Community Level Moderator: Mr Ivan Dibos

Olympic Solidarity Programmes for Women: Development and Results Ms Kathryn Forrest, Project ofﬁ cer, Olympic Solidarity

Case Study: NOC Australia Ms Helen Brownlee, Executive Board Member, Australian Olympic Committee

Case Study: NOC of Ivory Coast Ms Aminatah Nah Fofana, President, Women and Sport Commission, NOC of Ivory Coast

INTERACTIVE PLENARY 2 Meeting the Challenges of Millennium Development Goals: the Contribution of Women and Girls Moderator: Ms Anita L. DeFrantz

Ms Nawal El Moutawakel, Minister, Youth and Sport, Morocco

Ms Joyce Yu, Deputy Executive Coordinator, UN Volunteers

Ms Iris Semini, Regional Programme Advisor – Strategic Information, UNAIDS

Ms Elynah Sifuna, Member, Association of Kenya Women in Sport Report

10th March INTERACTIVE PLENARY 3 Sport as a Training Ground for Leadership Moderator: Mr Michael L. Fennell

HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein, President, Jordan Olympic Committee

Ms Gunilla Lindberg, Vice President, International Olympic Committee

Mr Othman Al Saad, Secretary General, Arab Confederation for Sport

Ms Birgitta Kervinen, President of the ENGSO, European Non Governmental Sports Organisation

Dr Mouna Ghanem, Regional Program Director at the Arab States Regional Ofﬁ ce, UNIFEM

PARALLEL E Retention, Involvement and the Dynamic of Sport Moderator: Dr Gudrun Doll-Tepper

The Dynamics of Being a Woman Sportsperson in the Middle-East Ms Nada Zeidan, former Archery champion, rally driver, Qatar

Retaining Athletes: Best Practices Ms Sophie Keil, Manager, Women and Sport Unit at Australian Sports Commission

Volunteers and Sports Ambassadors Ms Charmaine Crooks, Vice President, World Olympian Association

PARALLEL F Reaching Today’s Youth Through Sport Moderator: HRH Princess Rahma bint Al Hassan

New Opportunities for Women and Girls Ms Janet Kabeberi Macharia, Senior Gender Advisor, UNEP

How Does Media Engage Girls? Ms Mette Bugge, Journalist, Aftenposten, Norway

The Role of Mothers in Supporting Sport as an Educational Tool Ms Aimee Mullins, President, Women’s Sport Foundation

PARALLEL G Overcoming Cultural and Other Barriers in Sport Moderator: Ms Bience Gawanas

The Jordanian Experience HRH Princess Rahma bint Al Hassan, President, Jordan Gymnastics Federation

Women Only Games? The Answer Ms Faezeh Hashemi, President, Islamic Federation of Women Sport

Access to Sport for Women, is Culture an Issue? Ms Clea Hadjistephanou-Papaellina, Executive Board Member, NOC Cyprus Report

PARALLEL H Sport and Health for Girls and Women Moderator: Ms Marit Myrmael

Practical Approaches to Addressing HIV/AIDS Pandemic through Sport Ms Jumana Haj-Ahmad, Adolescents specialist, UNICEF, Jordan

The Right Balance Between the Needs of Body and Practice of Sport: Avoiding the Female Athlete Triad Risks Prof Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Norwegian University of Sport

The Aruba Experience – Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport – A Case Study Ms Nicole Hoevertsz, IOC Member & Secretary General, NOC Aruba

CLOSING PLENARY Presentation of Final Recommendations

Closing Remarks:

Ms Anita L. DeFrantz, Chairperson, IOC Women and Sport Commission

HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein, President, Jordan Olympic Committee Report

4. Summaries

4.1. Opening Ceremony

HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein, President, Jordan Olympic Committee

HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein opens the conference thanking the IOC President Dr Jacques Rogge for placing his trust in the Jordan Olympic Committee to host this event.

Great progresses have been made in recent years but more needs to be done. Jordan has worked hard to ensure that women’s rights remain at the forefront of the political agenda and under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II women are playing an increasingly prominent role in society.

A growing precentage of women are working in the NOC of Jordan and women and men were equally split in the delegation attending the Athens Games. But work has to be continued until all gender discrimation is banned both from work place and playing ﬁ eld.

The conference provides a unique opportunity to bring together the best and brightest minds on the issue of women and sport and HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein encourages the delegates to continue to make change happen and wishes them all a successful conference.

Ms Anita L. DeFrantz, Chairperson, IOC Women and Sport Commission

Ms DeFrantz thanks the Jordan Olympic Committee and its President for staging the conference. She emphasized how women can be successful in society through sport and outside sport and how Jordan is leading by example.

The Conference will bring to light the inequalities that exist in society and how they can be addressed. Access to sport is a birth right and more people should be involved in providing sport opportunities. Women should step up to accept responsibilities in the ﬁ eld of sport. A great deal of progress was made as the equality at the Olympic Games progressed from 29% in 1976 to nearly 45% in Beijing 2008.

Sport has the ability to inspire all and we have to move on to completion of a society in which women and men work together for sport. Report

Dr Jacques Rogge, President, International Olympic Committee

Dr Jacques Rogge wishes to the audience a happy International Women’s Day and thanks the Jordanian hosts and in particular their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for their patronage of the event and the President of the Jordan NOC HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein for his hospitality.

The last few years witnessed the greater role taken by Jordan women in the ﬁ eld of sport under the inspiration of the Royal Family. The conference will analyze the progress made since the last event in Marrakech and Dr Jacques Rogge emphasizes that the IOC is supporting the role of women as they have a legitimate place in sport and in society. Sport needs women’s participation not only since they represent half of the humanity, but as they are key to transmit the love of sport to children.

4.2. Plenary Session 1 – Sport as a Vehicle for Social change

Topic: Women and the Olympic Movement

by Dr Jacques Rogge, President, International Olympic Committee

The IOC President Dr Jacques Rogge opened up with comments reﬂ ecting that we need to have women in sport because they reﬂ ect half of mankind and are vital to the recruitment of sport. It was also noted that the mothers are important to communicate the value of sport to the next generation. The delegates were reminded that they must continue to do more as Ambassadors because sport is a noble cause, and they should go to their NOC’s and IF’s to convince them to do more.

He also related to the following points as well: • Sport as a service to mankind and as a social force. • Olympic Movement offers us education, sustainability opportunities. • Olympic Movement as a great educational tool for body and mind, health, values, respect, tolerance, identity, hopes and dreams, helping those in need, and as part of social justice. • Women deserve beneﬁ ts that sport can offer and not to be shout out. • We need to recruit mothers and kids. • It is a just cause to be involved in sport. • Women can be Ambassadors and we must go out through the NF’s, NOC’s, and IF’s to persuade them to do more. • IOC is here to help and that women have the power.

The IOC President summarized by calling us to action and that while the IOC supports many causes, they are counting on the women in sport to continue to work towards progress. Input into the 2009 IOC Congress is one concrete way to get involved. Report

Topic: Call to Action: Women and the vehicle for social change in sport

by Ms Anita DeFrantz, Chairperson of IOC Women in Sport Commission/ IOC member

As Chair of the IOC Women in Sport Committee, she offered a “call to Action” for the delegates, noting that sport is a unifying force that affects all sectors of society. Sport is also a common language that strengthens diversity.

She also encouraged: • removal of all barriers that discourage participation; • women should occupy at least 20% of all policy making boards in sport; • develop concept of having “protégées”; • most NOC’s holding elections and important to put forward women candidates and ask for help with getting elected; • athletes to put their competencies at the service of the Olympic Movement; • International Federations have same needs to have more women as experts.

Ms DeFrantz also reminded us of the statistics that the IOC has 16 women members, one on the EB out of 15, and one female Director. It was also noted that 43% of NOC’s have achieved the 20% female participation target.

Topic: Challenging Gender Norms through Sport

by Brigadier General HRH Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein, Director, Military Women’s Affairs of the Jordan Armed Forces

HRH Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein is stressing that sport is more and more a way of life in modern society. In Jordan culture which includes; Muslims and Arabs, the religion encourages children in particular (girls and boys) to practice physical activity. Healthy competition is considered a relevant way to contribute to build a much stronger yet agile personality.

Sport is also instrumental in building social network and it is stressed that in sport all athletes are equal no matter the gender, race, age or religion.

For years, Jordan has had a strong role model in the person of late King Hussein who was an athlete and encouraged his citizens and children to practice sport for a better lifestyle, and equal society. Today, this strong heritage has been taken over by HM King Abdullah II.

Jordan women represented half the delegation present at the 1950 Olympic Games and the ﬁ rst athletes representing Jordan to the Games was a woman.

Women athletes have a much larger role to play in their own countries. By providing a model of success to their own gender, they are also teaching young women and girls in particular, and the society at large important lessons in life. Report

Topic: Recognizing the Key role of Sport in Development and Integration

by Ms Bience Gawanas, Commissioner for Social Affairs of African Union

Ms Gawanas is sharing her ﬁ rm belief that sport can provide an arena for social inclusion. African Union has adopted several declarations to centrally place sport on the African agenda.

She gives several areas in which sport can play a key role: 1. Gender Equality In developing countries, girls are often not keen to practice sport due to other chores that they have to attend. Initiatives to promote the participation of girls in physical activity must take this factor into account. She also mentions the sexual harassment towards women and girls in sport. 2. Social Integration Sport can be a tremendous tool of social integration, in particular for marginalized people, people with disabilities, migrants, people suffering of HIV/AIDS, etc. 3. Peace Building and Conﬂ ict Prevention or Resolution Sport is a positive tool of interaction between communities, people and culture and can contribute to dialogue. 4. Economic Development By promoting the beneﬁ ts of physical activity, the costs of health care can be reduced. Sport can also generate jobs, by organizing competitions, training athletes, etc. 5. Communication and Social Mobilization Due to its popularity, sport can be considered as an ideal tool to convey critical messages to a wide range of population. Report

4.3. Parallel Session A – Sports and Business: Targeting a Larger Female Participation

Topic: Empowerment through Track and Field

by Ms Claire Chehab, President of the IAAF Women and Sport Commission

Describes the transition in athletics, where athletes are no longer amateurs, but now participate in sport as professionals. The IAAF has adapted to this new reality and even changed its name to reﬂ ect this new reality. Athletes have become media stars, earning good salaries; commercial partners have become increasingly important; new training techniques, the use of new technology and material; and the importance of television reﬂ ects this change in the sport.

Women in athletics have come a long way, in the number and kind of events in which they now participate, as well as in the prize money that is awarded to them. Television recognizes and offers women equal coverage. Speciﬁ c projects are aimed at the youth and how to attract new generations to the sport.

Ms Chehab reminds us that sport is business. We are not here to give away money to charity, but are instead selling a product. Sport has evolved in an incredible way, which we owe to the athletes, trainers, scientists, and the media.

Topic: Women’s football Strives for Enduring Legacy

by Ms Mary Harvey, Former Director of Development of FIFA

Ms Harvey tells us that when we talk about legacy, we look at it too narrowly. Legacy can be much more than improved infrastructural works, which she deﬁ nes as the “hard legacy” of sporting events. A “hard legacy” does not necessarily build or ensure sustainable development of the sport in that country.

Events need to incorporate “soft legacy” components as well. This is a commitment to drive sport development and change in the country, including for example development of teams, coaches, referees, tournaments, administrators, media and fans. Bid documents for events need to incorporate these elements. FIFA is increasingly prepared to support these efforts ﬁ nancially. Organizing committees are required to establish national development plans and to establish grassroots and school football programs that integrate into the promotion of events.

An example is how Germany prepares for the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, where it develops targets for girls’ programs in primary schools; it aims to double the number of girls and women teams through school/club campaigns; brings women’s football regional directors under fulltime employment to spearhead development; and schedules to train additional coaches to accommodate demand from the elite to the grassroots levels. Report

Topic: Capturing and Retaining Women in Sport Disciplines and Administration

by Ms Dagmawit Girmay, President of the Ethiopia NOC

Ms Girmay reminds us that sports participation is housed within the parent discipline of economics and demand. How can we capture and retain women?

Four aspects are highlighted: 1. Dominating thoughts: we must create and use opportunities to get them involved. 2. Represent accurately, at all levels. 3. Gain control over. 4. Keep them in position.

Ms Girmay presents as an example the case of Ethiopia, where the Minister of Sports, the President of the NOC, and the President of the largest federation (of Athletics) are all headed by women. Women represent a mere 12.5% of athletes that participated in the last Olympic Games, yet won more medals than men. Sport is unique as an industry to bring social change. Sport is a unique sector where we all come together. Sport has the unique ability to provide social change for women.

Discussion

Some of the points that came out of the discussion session that followed the presentations: • Ms Girmay was asked to share some of her personal experience, as a young woman, to reach the position of President of an NOC. • The importance of planning as a design for success has been emphasized. It is necessary to build in metrics to measure if we’re being successful. • The importance of a mechanism to train and incorporate women as coaches, referees, administrators. If it does not go through the natural process, then we must force it. Example FIFA when National Federations don’t comply, funding is being retained. • Moderator Ms Donna De Varona explained that it is important to manage expectations when organizing large events. We should not forget the values of sports and of the Olympic Movement. • A delegate asks how to leave a legacy for women’s football out of a men’s world cup. Women watch games, both on TV and in the stands. They bring their children and buy merchandise. Use role models and tap into the fact that women in the country love football. • A delegate would like to receive a more practical program for the retention of girls after 17 years. The importance of grassroots level programs was emphasized, programs in schools. Partnership with Ministry of Sports, of Education, of Youth Affairs. Use athletes in these programs, since they have the ability to have a huge impact. • A delegate requests assistance in the ﬁ eld of equipment for sport and women athletes. It is important to form organizations, initially through athletics since this is a sport that can easily be developed. Report

4.4. Parallel Session B – Sports Considerations in Sponsorship

Topic: Gender, Clothing and Sponsorship

by Mr André Gorgemans, former Secretary General of the World Federation of Sporting Goods Industry

The presentation gave facts and ﬁ gures for the main producers of sports goods worldwide and the consideration in designs for women’s clothing. The sports industries sales for the previous year worldwide was just over USD 250 billion. However in the discussion which followed it was clear that there is still a fair amount of criticism about the designs which seek to exploit women but in response Mr Gorgemans explained that the sports goods industry had to satisfy the speciﬁ cations of the International Federations and this was a matter over which they had no control. It was recommended that the sporting goods industry should establish a partnership with International Federations with a view to providing more acceptable designs.

Topic: Teaching the Future: The Fight for Prize Equality in Sport

by Mr Robert Milroy, President of the International Badminton Players Federation

The situation in many sports is that there is still a wide disparity in prize money being paid to men and women but there had been a closing of the gap in recent years particularly with Tennis Tournament at Wimbledon.

Mr Milroy highlighted the work done in Badminton with equal pay for men and women and the sport had beneﬁ ted from this. A number of other examples were presented in a very attractive manner and this was well received by the audience.

Topic: The Economics of Sport: Increased Sports Opportunities for Women

by Ms Juliana Koranteng, Business Journalist

Ms Koranteng presented a very well researched paper on the opportunities for women in sports and the improvement that had taken place in recent years. Several suggestions were made on how to accelerate this process and credited the Olympic Movement for the current levels of participation at the Olympic Games. Her research indicated that investment in women’s sport still lagged behind men’s sport but the gap is closing.

During the discussion and remarks from the audience, it was revealed that in many sports, long term contracts were only available to men as compared with short term contracts for women and this needs to be corrected. Report

4.5. Parallel Session C – Female Participation Beneﬁ ts Sport

Topic: Sport, Gender and Ethnicity: Inclusion and Exclusion

by Dr Doris R. Corbett, PHD, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Health, Human Performance & Leisure Studies (HHPLS) Howard University Washington

Ms Corbett addresses three central issues: • the relationship of sport to gender and ethnicity; • does sport reﬂ ect and reinforce traditional gender relations in Arab Middle Eastern and Western countries? • does sport promote social inclusion and/or exclusion in the Arab Middle Eastern countries and Western cultures?

If sport is to be considered to be an important conduit to promote social inclusion, then we must reexamine traditional gender defi nitions and cultural values associated with being a woman. The participation of women in sport can not in itself bring about cultural social inclusion, but it can make a signifi cant contribution. If sport functioned as a strategy used to unite other forms of struggle, such as the promotion of peace, health and fi tness, sport would serve as a signifi cant vehicle for social change. An example is the “Peace through Sport” initiative. She recommends some specifi c strategies to secure the inclusion of Middle Eastern and Western Women in Sport: • don’t interpret veiling as a typical model of women’s lack of freedom; • don’t diminish diverse situations and attitudes of millions of Muslim women to a single item of clothing; • become an advocate for female athletes, coaches and administrators; • keep track of equity data and create a “Gender Equity Inclusion” Report Card; • object to practices and policies that restrict opportunities for women in sport and inform the media; • create a supportive environment for women to engage in sport; • create awareness that sport activities are essential to ensure the physical wellbeing and mental health of women. Report

Topic: Integrating and Empowering Girls and Women with Physical Disabilities through Sport

by Ms Tine Rindum-Teilman, Chairperson, Women and Sport Commission, IPC & Ms Maha Barghouthi, Member, Athlete Council, IPC

Ms Rindum-Teilman conﬁ rms the strong commitment of the IPC with the development of women in sport. Paralympic sport makes a person realize that she can be good at something, it raises self-esteem, self determination, develops life skills, makes a person feel excited and have fun. Participation of women in paralympic sports also creates awareness in society.

Ms Barghouthi shares her personal experience, as a paralympic athlete, winners of several important titles in sport. She considers a disability not a problem in the body, but in the mind of the person. She says that you should not wait for others to solve your problem; it is your responsibility to ﬁ nd your place in society and ﬁ ght for your rights.

Ms Rindum-Teilman reminds us of the challenges of women with a disability, who in fact face two barriers: being a woman and the disability. Sport can give self-conﬁ dence. The IPC has developed several strategies to address these issues: campaigns to increase awareness; networking; include paralympic sports in administration leadership courses; and the Women in Paralympic Sport Toolkit.

Topic: IFs Promoting Female Athletes

by Mr Patrick Baumann, Secretary General, International Basketball Federation (FIBA)

Women have been participating for a long time in basketball. Since 1996 there is equality in the number of teams that participate in women and men’s events in the Olympic Games. Within FIBA the women’s commission was the second commission that was created. Women play basketball in large numbers and women’s games attract large crowds. The WNBA is a good example of continuity that is notable in women’s basketball, albeit in a limited number of countries (USA, Russia, Australia, Brasil).

Women referees are increasing and they are active at men’s games and at the top level competitions. Of the over 200 National Federations, approximately 20 have women as a President or Secretary General.

FIBA has found ways to implement a gender policy, although the results are not yet enough. Would it not be better to have women in all commissions, instead of having a women’s commission? FIBA will soon implement key performance indicators for National Federations. One of these indicators will be the participation of women. Report

4.6. Parallel Session D – Promoting Equality of Access at Community Level

Topic: Olympic Solidarity Programmes for Women: Development and Results

by Ms Kathryn Forrest, Project Ofﬁ cer, Olympic Solidarity

Ms Forrest presented the wide range of programmes developped by Olympic Solidarity through NOCs for the quadrennial 2005-2008 and the growth in the participation of women in recent years. However many in the audience were not familiar with some of these programmes as they were not directly connected to NOCs and some felt that more could be done to assist women in developing their capacities. Others complimented Olympic Solidarity for the impressive fi nancial assistance being provided. There was also a query about the reason why only sports on the Olympic Programme qualifi ed for assistance and this was clarifi ed by Ms Forrest.

Topic: Case Study: NOC Australia

by Ms Helen Brownlee, Executive Board Member, Australian Olympic Committee

The case study presented of the Australian experience showed that good results can be achieved from cooperative partnerships and this approach would be sustained in Australia. The work was very well documented and it was felt that similar approaches could be used in other countries with modiﬁ cations to satisfy cultural differences. An interesting point made was that the Australian Olympic Committee advocates gender equity rather than equality with the deﬁ nition of equity being “Justice, Impartiality; anything that is fair”.

Topic: Case Study: NOC of Ivory Coast

by Ms Aminatah Nah Fofana, Women and Sport Commission, Ivory Coast

One of the important points made was that the study showed that the traditional reservation and even fear of placing women in sensitive positions was no longer a major issue but rather that there were not enough women taking advantage of the opportunities that were available. More doors are being opened for women but the preparation and development of women needs to be accelerated. Report

4.7. Interactive Plenary 2 – Meeting the Challenges of Millenium Development Goals: The Contribution of Women and Girls

Panelist 1:

Ms Nawal El Moutawakel, Minister of Youth and Sport, Morocco

In Ms El Moutawakel’s comments, she noted that sport is a tool to reach all the objectives, and can be instrumental in the reduction of poverty and universal education and protection of the environment.

Racism is also an important issue in sport that sport can help combat. It was also noted that sport provides a school of life experience and how to go beyond oneself. We must also do more to focus on the physical, psychological and sociological health of youth through sport and also the humanitarian aspects. Finally, it was noted the importance of the International Charter of Physical Education and sport.

Panelist 2:

Ms Joyce Yu Deputy, Executive Coordinator, UN Volunteer

Ms Yu spoke about using sport as an investment in building nations and the hopes and dreams of youth. Sport was illustrated as a valuable way to teach values and all are necessary for the MDG’s goals (8). The UN encourages local goals and targets and volunteers are the key to success within the amateur sport arena.

It was also noted that sport is a critical tool for all of society in access to services, inclusion and participation for volunteer community action.

Finally, December 5th is the International Volunteer Day. This day could be an opportunity to partner with the IOC within the sports mandate. UNAIDS will also be assisting in Beijing to go beyond the Games to attract 100K volunteers, which would be a road to local development.

Panelist 3:

Ms Iris Semini, Regional Programme Advisor, UNAIDS

There are ten UN Agencies and MDG #6 accomplished when all work together. The 2007 Campaign impacted 25K Athletes. The development of women helps promote peace, education and equality to prevent vulnerability. There are 15.4 Million women living with HIV (61% in Sub Saharan Africa). The ﬁ rst regional meeting was held in Jordan.

The UNAIDS encourages a partnership with the IOC as they believe that sport is a force for change. They are working with national partners in Beijing. Report

Panelist 4:

Ms Elynah Sifuna, Member of the Association of Kenyan Women in Sport

It was noted that the media and sports are partners in development and should be invited as partners. MDG’s will bring about social change and we must involve more women.

Discussion Points Summary:

During the discussions the following points were noted: • Importance of media exposure and getting information to women. • Athletes need to be proactive with sending info to Media. • Youth should be encouraged to volunteer. • Women must not underestimate their capabilities. • IOC to help Athletes to be engaged more. • Media strategy should include marketing and being more aggressive with communications.

4.8. Interactive Plenary 3 – Sport as a Training Ground for Leadership

Panelist 1:

HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein, President, Jordan Olympic Committee

HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein opened up with brief comments related to sport as an inspiration, and how it can strengthen character and help us learn about ourselves. Sport was also mentioned as a powerful vehicle for peace through sport.

Panelist 2:

Ms Gunilla Lindberg, Vice President, International Olympic Committee

The Vice President noted that for 30 years as a “pupil” of the Olympic Movement, it continues to be a privilege to work within sport. Sport is the biggest peace movement in the world and important to make it accessible of all women. She also noted her own personal experiences meeting a young girl in Kenya during a sport conference, who is now a “foster daughter” to her. Report

Panelist 3:

Mr Othman Al Saad, Secretary General, Arab Confederation of Sport

Sport was explained as the best means for qualiﬁ ed leaders. It teaches us to stand on our own and how to make decisions in crisis. It was noted that there are a few Arabic institutes which help prepare athletes through sport and how it is creating leaders.

Panelist 4:

Ms Birgitta Kervinen, President of the ENGSO, European Non Governmental Sport Organisation

The speaker noted the value of youth to be part of elite sport, and that her dream was to see equal opportunities for all. The family was seen as an important inﬂ uence.

Panelist 5:

Dr Mouna Ghanem, Regional Program Director at the Arab States Regional Ofﬁ ce, UNIFEM

Sport was noted as being a crucial role to sustainability, equality, and empowerment. Sport has a capacity to be an agent for change and a tool for the MDG’s. We must continue to inspire others and pushing individual limits.

Question Period Summary:

The questions were very interactive and gave an even broader indication to the views of the speakers. Some of the questions centered on how women can expand their leadership roles. It was noted that feedback is critical and that it is possible to grow into leadership.

Change was seen as not happening instantly and that all means, in including the media should be used more effectively. The participation in conferences and regional workshops was important to connect and to share ideas and inspiration.

There was also an encouragement to have more women involved with the national and international ﬁ elds and that there needs to be a plan within NOCs and to do more research and budgeting to get this done.

It was recommended that the NOCs be obliged to have women on Boards and on the EBs. Olympic Solidarity was recommended to be contributors to women attending international meetings.

Finally, it was duly noted that the question of training was important and that we must train our leaders as we do our Athletes. Report

4.9. Parallel Session E – Retention, Involvement and the Dynamic of Sport

Topic: The Dynamics of being a Woman Sportsperson in the Middle- East

by Ms Nada Zeidan, former Archery champion and Rally driver, Qatar

The presentation given by Ms Zeidan has corrected in many ways the perception of the participation of women in sports in the Middle-East.

She has given an overview of her own career, as an archer, a rally driver and her role as a sports ambassador, reaching many goals unachieved by other female athletes from the Middle East in the past.

Ms Zeidan explained the cultural challenges that she faced throughout her career and how mentalities have somehow evolved to a growing respect and recognition of sports women.

Topic: Retaining Athletes: Best Practices

by Ms Sophie Keil, Manager, Women and Sport Unit at Australian Sports Commission

Ms Keil ﬁ rst gave a quick overview of the evolution of sport in Australia and the growing participation of women in past Olympic Games.

The challenge of “retaining” female athletes have many causes, the most common being: • lack of full-time professional playing opportunities in Australia; • consistent athlete pathways; • developing a post-playing career path including earning a living and study commitments; • starting a family; • less sport and physical education classes in schools; • injury; and • changing employment and leisure patterns.

Support for athletes in their daily training environment is achieved through a number of ways, including but not exclusive to: • residential and camp based programs; • the Australian Government Sport Training Grant Scheme; and • the Athlete Career and Education (ACETM) program.

An overview of these programs is presented to the audience.

Ms Keil stresses the importance of underpinning the athlete pathways to reach international success. Report

Topic: Volunteers and Sports Ambassadors

by Ms Charmaine Crooks, Vice President, World Olympians Association

Ms Crooks, using her Canadian experience as well as her activities with the World Olympians Association showed how Olympians and Paralympians can inspire youth and act as Volunteers and ambassadors. A strong case was mad for how athletes can help steer social change from their bone ﬁ de experiences and there were good examples of work being done with HIV/AIDS, Sport and the Environment and Aboriginal groups just to name a few. Women athletes have been particularly effective and more should be encouraged to participate.

4.10. Parallel Session F – Reaching Today’s Youth Through Sport

Topic: New Opportunities for Women and Girls

by Ms Janet Kabeberi Macharia, Senior Gender Advisor, UNEP

The opportunities that sport offer have not yet been exhausted. Poverty makes that sport is often not seen as an opportunity. She identiﬁ es three entry points:

• Investing in women and girls. If men and women are ever to be on the same page, we must seriously invest in sport and in women and girls. In particular in Africa investment is an aspect that is missing. Girls and boys enter sport in Africa through poverty and hardship. Education is a way out of poverty. It is important to invest in women and girls. This would enable countries to meet the MDGs as well. • Gender balanced sports governance. When there is no gender balance, the dominant view will dominate, which is usually the male view. The efforts of NOCs to include more women in their structure is commendable. She warns however that we must be careful of the quality of these women. Strength in numbers is important, but we must go beyond this. • Raise awareness for sport as a vehicle for social change. Environment sustainability, in addition to sport and culture, is the third pillar of Olympism. We must integrate programs and interrelate the MDGs. The appointment of Goodwill Ambassadors for sustainable development has given good results in several countries around the world. Report

Topic: How Does Media Engage Girls?

by Ms Mette Bugge, Journalist, Aftenposten, Norway

Ms Bugge presented the following questions: • How can the media get more female journalists? • How can the media get more female sources of information? • How can the media show more female athletes? • How can the media get girls interested in sport? • How can the media get girls in better shape?

She presented the example of an investigation that was done in Norway, asking for women and men to indicate their preference of sports they wanted to see on TV. Turned out that media answer better to men’s wishes, than to women’s. A higher percentage of articles in the media is dedicated to and gives attention to men’s sports. Articles in the newspapers are mostly written my male journalists, who take their background into their work. It is better to have a balance and have more women as journalists.

On the other hand Ms Bugge says that women are sometimes not very eager to talk to the press. She concludes that if we get more female journalists, we will ﬁ nd more female sources of information, journalists will then write more about women, this will create more interest for women in sports, and this will motivate more girls to get in shape.

Topic: The Role of Mothers in Supporting Sport as an Educational Tool

by Ms Aimee Mullins, President, Women’s Sport Foundation

The President of the Women’s Sport Foundation shares the success of the “Go, girl, go” campaign, which aims at 1.000.000 new girls to become active, while on the other hand keeping 1.000.000 girls that are already active involved in sports. There is reason for concern, since physical education in schools has disintegrated over the past 30 years. Girls in particular are more likely to drop out. In 1974, when the Women’s Sport Foundation was created, 1 out of 22 girls were obese; now this number is 1 in every 6 girls.

Girls do not receive the same encouragement to be active as boys. Parents, and in particular mothers, have an important role to play and must help in getting more girls involved in sport or physical activities.

Girls with disabilities are even more vulnerable and are even more likely not to be physically active. All people need to be active and must be able to enjoy this right. We must see to it that the knowledge about the beneﬁ ts of sport transfers into national policies. In addition sport can help us promote and implement the Millennium Development Goals. Through sport we can overcome prejudice, stigmas, and discrimination.

A video presentation shows several examples of how the campaign “Go, girl, go” has been successful in different cities around the U.S. Report

Discussion

• It is important to integrate sports with different UN programs. “UN acting as one” expresses this goal. • Goodwill Ambassadors can be very useful, not only at the international level, but also at the local or national level. • Reacting on an expression of concern about the danger of women becoming more involved in sports and therefore running the risk of neglecting their families, the delegates are reminded that women have the right to have access to equal opportunities. Family responsibilities are to be shared by men and women. • Societies need to recognize women’s reproductive role and allow for ﬂ exible working hours and maternity regulations. • It is important to change the mentality of men if we want to create equal opportunities for women.

4.11. Parallel Session G – Overcoming Cultural and Other Barriers in Sport

Topic: The Jordanian Experience

by HRH Princess Rahma bint Al Hassan, President, Jordan Gymnastics Federation

HRH Princess Rahma bint Al Hassan gave an impressive presentation of the work being done in Jordan and in the sport of Gymnastics in particular.

She explained the cultural, ﬁ nancial and logistical challenges faced by the Jordan federation of Gymnastics and how they have tried to overcome them. Direct interaction with various stakeholders and support from the federation, NOC and government bodies have been a key element to the success of the federation. This allowed gymnasts to make signiﬁ cant progress over the years.

Overall, this presentation gave a very positive signal to other countries in the region that should be encouraged to implement similar strategies.

Topic: Women Only Games? The Answer

by Ms Faezeh Hashemi, President, Islamic Federation of Women and Sport

The condition of women in sport in some countries of Asia and the Middle-East are difﬁ cult but some improvements may be foreseen.

Ms Hashemi’s presentation addressed some issues and barriers and gave recommendation to overcome them, amongst which:

Practical barriers: a) lack of time, b) lack of money, c) Personal safety, d) Funding, e) Non-access to the appropriate facilities. Report

Personal barriers: a) Body image, b) sport clothes, c) Lack of self-conﬁ dence.

Social-cultural barriers: a) The male-dominated societies and cultures, b) The limitation that are created for women in such societies are as follows, c) Non-participation of women in decision making, d) media.

Topic: Access to Sport for Women, is Culture an Issue?

by Ms Clea Hadjistephanou-Papaellina, Executive Board Member, NOC Cyprus

Ms Hadjistephanou-Papaellina gave an overview of the participation on women in sport from antique Greece (where each state had different views re. the practice of sport by women ranging from total banning to organizing own games) to today.

The evolution of participation of women in modern games evolved from 0 in 1896 to over 40% in 2004 in Athens.

Factors of discrimination range from gender, myths, social and national contexts, to religion and ﬁ nance.

The perception and myth of femininity (passivity, weakness, submission, gentleness) is also a barrier. The evolution of media and access to TV by an increasingly wide scope of people seem to have helped bring awareness throughout the world. Also, the increasing awareness of the beneﬁ t of sport to health in general also contributed to a greater involvement of women in sport.

Women are still under-represented in countries that are limiting their progression. It seems obvious that the culture is an essential factor in the participation of women in sport. It starts from childhood when children have their ﬁ rst sport experience in school. Report

4.12. Parallel Session H – Sport and Health for Girls and Women

Topic: Practical Approaches to Addressing HIV/AIDS Pandemic through Sport

by Ms Jumana Haj-Ahmad, Adolescents specialist, UNICEF, Jordan

Numbers indicate that in December 2007 a total of 33.2 million people around the world were living with HIV. Of these 15.4 million are women and 2.1 million are children under 15 years of age. In 2007 an additional 2.5 million were newly infected with the virus, while 2.1 million people died of AIDS in 2007. Of the adults that were infected with the HIV virus in 2007, 50% were women. Women and girls are most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. This is due to biological, social, economic and political factors. It is imperative to have a gender sensitive approach to HIV prevention.

According to Ms Haj-Ahmad, sport is a valuable tool to achieve Millennium Development Goal number 6 which aims at combating HIV. This because sport improves health and a healthy lifestyle; it promotes respect for one’s body and helps develop a positive body image; it promotes life skills; is a way to let out energy and positively use free time among young people; sport takes HIV/AIDS out of the “health sector” and makes it a social issue; sport provides a supportive environment to introduce key messages; encourages girls’ and community participation; and provides opportunities for economic development.

It is important to create partnerships in the area of sports and HIV, with local community, NGO’s, governmental organizations, sports organizations, and with UN and international organizations.

Topic: The Right Balance Between the Needs of Body and Practice of Sport: Avoiding the Female Athlete Triad Risks

Prof Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Norwegian University of Sport

Regular physical activity has great beneﬁ ts, since it reduces the risk of serious diseases. It also helps control weight; build and maintain healthy bones, muscles and joints; and promotes psychological well-being.

On the other hand sport also presents certain health risks, such as eating disorders, which can lead to other, even life-threatening diseases. The Female Athlete Triad (disordered eating, amenorrhea and osteoporosis) is higher among athletes competing in leanness sports as compared to athletes competing in sports focusing less on leanness. An energy restriction and a pathogenic weight control behaviors predispose the female athlete to menstrual dysfunction, a subsequent decrease in mineral density, stress fractures and a low bone mass. Psychological problems usually accompany disordered eating. Report

There are certain risks and trigger factors that may lead to eating disorders: • Dieting and restrictive eating. • Injuries. • Overtraining. • Casual comments. • Coaching behavior. • Decline in performance level. • Lack of motivation. • Dress code in certain sports.

Treatment for eating disorders requires the involvement of a multidisciplinary team, consisting of physicians, psychiatrists, physiotherapists, physiologists, nutritionists and coaches.

It is important to prevent eating disorders. Health professionals can do several things: • Advocate health and well-being in general. • De-emphasize weight. • Use normal weight role models. • Reinforce a sensible body composition. • Educate athletes about the Triad. • Refer clients at risk for the Triad. • Dispel myths that thinner is better and that amenorrhea is a normal sign of athletic training.

Athletes have to learn how to develop healthy attitudes towards training, nutrition, and body composition, while realizing their full athletic potential.

Topic: The Aruba Experience – Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport – A Case Study

by Ms Nicole Hoevertsz, IOC Member and Secretary General, NOC Aruba

Sexual harassment occurs in sport at all levels and in all countries. Both men and women can be victims of sexual harassment and abuse in sport, although studies show that it is mostly women. Sexual harassment is not in the ﬁ rst place about sex, but about the abuse of power and abuse of trust.

The IOC Medical Commission has published a “Consensus Statement about sexual harassment and abuse in sport” in February 2007, which offers an important guideline for organizations on how to approach this phenomenon. The speaker shares the experience her NOC had with this topic and in particular the initiatives that were developed and successfully introduced in her country. She encourages all organizations to dedicate attention to this topic and to raise awareness about it. Practical information about the experience in her country may inspire others too not to ignore this topic, but to create institutional mechanisms and resource documents to protect everyone against it.

We must ensure that sports remain free from sexual harassment and abuse. We owe it to women, we owe it to girls, we owe it to sport. Report

5. The Dead Sea Resolution

The 4th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport, held under the Patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, in which more than 600 female and male delegates from National Olympic Committees, Organising Committees for the Olympic Games, UN specialised agencies and governmental and non-governmental organisations, resolved to:

1. adopt the Dead Sea Plan of Action, which requires the support, active involvement and participation of all in order to be achieved;

2. express gratitude to His Majesty King Abdullah II and Her Majesty Queen Rania for their patronage;

3. thank the President of the Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC), HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein, the JOC and the Jordanian Olympic Movement and people, for their outstanding services and hospitality and for providing all the necessary facilities for the conference to be successful; and

4. request His Royal Highness Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein to respectfully convey the gratitude and appreciation of the IOC and the participants to Their Majesties for their generosity and patronage.

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6. The Dead Sea Action Plan

1. SEIZE UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY

The Conference noted the need to use every opportunity available in the Olympic Movement to advance the cause of women in sport and through sport. To that end, four opportunities were highlighted, starting with the opening speeches of the IOC President, Dr Jacques Rogge, and the Chairperson of the IOC Women and Sport Commission, Ms Anita DeFrantz, and in presentations. These were:

1.1. The Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing

The Conference stresses the need for the IOC to remind participating NOCs, NPCs and IFs to ensure that the composition of their teams, team leadership and technical delegations reﬂ ects IOC policy on gender equality.

1.2. The quadrennial elections of NOCs

In the next few months, the majority of National Olympic Committees will be holding their statutory leadership elections. The need for more women in positions of leadership cannot be over-emphasised. The Conference appreciates the efforts of the NOCs which have complied with the IOC’s requirement to include more women in their structures. This category would also include International Federations, Continental Associations and Organising Committees for the Olympic Games.

Action:

a) The Chairperson of the IOC Women and Sport Commission is requested to propose to the 120th IOC Session in Beijing in August 2008 the mandatory requirement for all NOCs to have women on their executive committees, and that this be an enforceable requirement.

b) The IOC Women and Sport Commission will request the IOC President to remind IFs and Continental Associations of the necessity and value of having women on their highest policy making bodies.

1.3. The Olympic Congress in 2009

The IOC Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark will be one of the most important milestones in the evolution of the Olympic Movement. It will set the direction of the Movement’s future in all respects. The 4th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport understands the need to ﬁ rmly place the topic of gender throughout the ﬁ ve agenda themes of the Congress.

Action:

a) The IOC Women and Sport Commission will actively encourage registration and participation of women and girls in the virtual Congress which the IOC has established on its website.

b) The IOC Women and Sport Commission will identify and invite a minimum of 10 subscribers who will contribute in-depth and authoritative papers on women and girls in the themes of the Congress.

1.4. The Youth Olympic Games

The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) will be the greatest addition to the Olympic Movement in recent years. The 4th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport acknowledges and congratulates the IOC for this project, but most importantly for its intention to make these Games more than a sporting event. The education and culture element of the programme Report

and the mentoring of young people will take centre stage. The Conference calls on the IOC President and his colleagues to ensure that gender balance in all aspects of the YOG is considered from the outset.

Action:

a) The IOC Women and Sport Commission will engage the IOC on the need to reﬂ ect gender balance in athlete representation, technical and administrative ofﬁ cials and general leadership.

b) The Conference takes note of the importance which the IOC attaches to the health and well-being of young athletes, in particular young women.

c) The Conference takes note of the IOC Consensus Statements on Training the Elite Child Athlete, The Female Athlete Triad and Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport and their relevance to the Youth Olympic Games project, and reminds the IOC of the need to publicise and distribute these statements widely in view of the YOG.

2. GOVERNANCE

The Conference underlined the need for well researched data upon which strategy could be developed and promoted. It was also emphasised that key performance indicators (KPI) should be set, and a mechanism developed to monitor progress. This process will require the active participation and support of men.

Action:

a) Research: The IOC has in the past collaborated with relevant organisations to produce reliable data on the involvement of women in the Olympic Movement. This information has been invaluable in gender equality development policy. The Conference requests that the data now be updated with a broader scope as a matter of urgency, and shared throughout the Olympic Movement and all stakeholders.

b) The Commission should request that the IOC set the necessary KPIs that will help provide guidance to the Olympic Movement and monitor progress against set targets.

c) Networking: There is need to create a “women in the Olympic Movement” network so that they can exchange ideas on best practices and help each other. The Conference recommends that the existing Women and Sport platform on the IOC website be considered as the starting point for such a resource. The Conference recommends that the Commission should take this matter up with the IOC President and report accordingly.

d) The Conference noted the need for men in decision-making positions and from diverse backgrounds to participate in the women and sport forums and conferences. Likewise, it advises that delegations attending policy-making forums should be gender balanced.

3. EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

The Conference recognised the importance of having access to and participation in sport by women. This will enable them to develop self-esteem and be inspirational. The involvement of women who have reached the top in sports administration, former athletes, as role models, was emphasised.

Action:

a) The Conference acknowledges the need to redeﬁ ne the purpose and content of the women and sport regional and sub-regional forums from policy discussion meetings to leadership training sessions.

b) The IOC Women and Sport Commission will request the IOC President to kindly intervene with the Chairman of the Olympic Solidarity Commission to consider special funding for such training in its next quadrennial plans and budgets. Report

4. WOMEN, SPORT AND THE MEDIA

Participants noted with concern the disparity and treatment of women’s sport by the media, both in terms of reporting their activities and the employment of women sports journalists. It was also noted that in most countries, sports journalism was not accorded the same importance as other areas of the profession.

Action:

a) The IOC should encourage women sports journalists to take an active part in covering the Olympic Games and related events.

b) The responsible IOC Departments and Olympic Solidarity should strengthen training for women in sport on how to work with the media.

5. WOMEN, SPORT AND THE MDGs

In addition the conference recognises the Fundamental Principles and goals of Olympism. As a consequence it re-emphasises the role that the Olympic Movement can play in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals which are all directly or indirectly related to women and girls. In this regard, the Conference takes note of the fact that the IOC has signed Memoranda of Understanding with 14 UN Specialised Agencies, and has a special working relationship with the UN itself.

6. COMMITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS

Participants in the 4th IOC Women and Sport Conference commit themselves to the accomplishment of the Dead Sea Plan of Action and will provide feedback for future actions and conferences.

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7. List of participants

TITLE FULL NAME FUNCTION COMPANY CITY COUNTRY E-MAIL ADDRESS

Mme AARAB Touria Vice Présidente de la NOC of Morocco Rabat Morocco [email protected] commission Femme et Sport

Ms ABBASI Lama Board Member International Womens Amman Jordan [email protected] Forum

Mrs ABOLGHASEMI HEDASHI President I.R Iran’s Federation of Teheran Islamic Republic ﬁ [email protected] Fatemeh Sport Aerobic and Fitness of Iran [email protected]

Mrs ABU AREEDA Ferial Secretary General Jordan Volleyball Federation Amman Jordan

Mrs ABU HASSAN Laila Associate Professor of IWF / Jordan Amman Jordan [email protected] Physics “Material Science and Technology”

Ms ABU HASSAN Reem President IWF / Jordan Amman Jordan [email protected]

Mrs ABU-KHALAF May Musaab Khorma youth [email protected] empowerment fund

Mrs ADADA Elizabeth Member Nigeria Association of Nigeria [email protected] Woment in Sport

Mrs ADEYANJU Florence Member NOC of Nigeria Zaria Nigeria boﬂ [email protected]

Mrs ADRIAANSE Johanna Co-Chair International working Group Lindﬁ eld Australia [email protected] on Women & Sport

Mrs AFOLABI Mojisola Secretary NOC of Nigeria Lagos Nigeria [email protected]

Ms AFONSO Rosa Pedro Accountant Republic of Angola Luanda Angola [email protected]

Mrs A-HAWARY Nour Member Weight Lifting Federation Amman Jordan

Mr AKHTER DOLLY Raﬁ ya Member Women NOC of Bangladesh Dhaka Bangladesh [email protected] Commission

Mr AL ABDUL JABBAR Abdulla GVT Relation DOHA 2016 Doha Qatar [email protected]

Mr AL AMARNEH Maisoun Project Manager – Women Care International Amman Jordan [email protected] Empowerment project

Mrs AL DEEN Eman Ezz Staff NOC of Jordan Amman Jordan [email protected]

Mrs AL DOLAT Firas Jordan Phosphate Mines CO

Mrs AL DUQOM Jackline President Jordan Softball Union

HRH PRINCESS RAHMA BINT Amman Jordan AL HASSAN

Mrs AL HITMI Aneesa President Qatar Women DOHA 2016 Doha Qatar [email protected] Sport Committee

Mrs AL HITMI Aneesa Ali President W&S NOC of Qatar Doha Qatar [email protected] Commission

HRH PRINCE FEISAL BIN AL President / NOC Jordan NOC of Jordan Amman Jordan [email protected] HUSSEIN

HRH PRINCESS BINT AISHA AL Amman Jordan HUSSEIN

Mrs AL KHLAIFAT Khulood President of Women & NOC of Bahrain Bahrain Bahrain [email protected] Sport Commission

Mrs AL MALIKI Naseem Vice President NOC of Yemen Sana’a Yemen [email protected]

Mrs AL MALKI Fatima Manager Qatar National Anti Doping Doha Qatar [email protected] Commission

Mrs AL MANA Ahlam Salem Vice President, Qatar NOC of Qatar Doha Qatar [email protected] Womens Sports Committee

Mrs AL MUFTI Inam Founding member of IWF former minister of Social [email protected] Jordan Development, The Senate – Jordanian Parliament

Mrs AL SHARA’A Nesreen Assistant Administrator Jordan Taekwondo Amman Jordan Federation

Mrs AL WIR Huda Coach The Jordan Tennis [email protected] Federation

Mrs AL-ALI Suhair Minister of Planning & Amman Jordan [email protected] International Cooperation Report

TITLE FULL NAME FUNCTION COMPANY CITY COUNTRY E-MAIL ADDRESS

ALASKER Sirsa Amman Jordan

Mrs ALBADER Moza Rabiah Member W&S NOC of Qatar Doha Qatar [email protected] Commission

Mrs AL-BARGHOUTHI Maha Table Tennis Section Jordan Paralympic Amman Jordan [email protected] Advisor Federation

Mr AL-BAYARI Fahed deputy assistant for Amman Municipality Amman Jordan Sports & International Relations

Mrs AL-DHAM Mariam Jordan Bowling Federation Amman Jordan

Mrs ALFAKHRI Wazirah Board Member Royal Jordanian Marine Amman Jordan Sports Federation

Mrs ALHAMARSHEH Maysoun Table Tennis Section Jordan Paralympic Amman Jordan Advisor Federation

AL-HUSSEIN Samir Amman Jordan

Mr ALI BIN ALI Hassan Chairman DOHA 2016 Doha Qatar [email protected]

Ms ALLEN Béatrice Member Women and Sports Banjul Gambia [email protected] Commission [email protected]

Mrs AL-MAJALI Kamar Jordan Cycling Federation Amman Jordan

Mrs AL-MAJALI Summar Jordan Cycling Federation Amman Jordan

M. ALMEIDA Mário Rosa Secretary General NOC of Angola Luanda Angola [email protected] Rodrigues De

Mr AL-NAJADAH Rabah Professor NOC of Kuwait Kuwait [email protected]

Ms AL-SAADI Muyassar Family Development Amman Jordan [email protected] Association

AL-SHUHAIL Salma Amman Jordan

Mr AL-TAL Maher coach Amman Jordan [email protected]

Mrs ALVAREZ Celsa Delegate IWF Madrid Spain [email protected]

AMAIREH Ghaith Amman Jordan

Mme AMAZAN Gally Commission Féminine du NOC of Haiti Port-au- Haiti [email protected] COH- Trésorière Prince

Mrs AMIRSJAH Mirnawati Delegate Indonesia Women Sports Jakarta Indonesia Association

Mrs AMMAR Zohair Sport Director Peace Through Sport Amman Jordan [email protected]

Mrs AMMONS Donalda President International Committee Of Mariland United States of [email protected] Sports for the Deaf America

Mrs ANAYA MAYA Clemencia Member, Executive Board NOC of Colombia Santafé De Colombia [email protected] Bogotá, D.c. [email protected]

Mrs ANTONIO Ana Maria Financial Assistant Republic of Angola Luanda Angola [email protected] [email protected]

Mrs ANTONIO Ana Maria Ofﬁ cial, Ceremonial of the Republic of Angola Luanda Angola [email protected] Francisco Morgado President of the Republic [email protected] & Head of the Delegation

Mr ASAD Ferial Secretary General Jordan Tennis Federation Amman Jordan

Mrs ASSI Roula NOC of Lebanon Hazmieh Lebanon [email protected] [email protected]

ATIEH Hala Amman Jordan

Mrs ATKINS Emma Coaching System Sports Coach UK Leeds Great Britain [email protected] Manager

Mme ATTARD Lucienne Chairwoman NOC of Malta Gzira GZR Malta [email protected] 06

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