! ! CENTRE FOR SPORT POLICY STUDIES RESEARCH REPORTS ! THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS: A GENDER EQUALITY AUDIT Peter Donnelly University of Toronto Michele K. Donnelly University of Southern California March 2013 CSPS Research Report www.sportpolicystudies.ca ! "! The Centre for Sport Policy Studies (CSPS), in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto, is engaged in empirically-based research in the service of sport policy, monitoring and evaluation studies, and education and advocacy for the two most important ambitions of Canadian sport: ‘sport for all’ (widespread grassroots participation) and healthy high performance in elite-level sports. The Research Reports represents an important part of the work of CSPS. Research Report Editor: Peter Donnelly (Director, Centre for Sport Policy Studies) [email protected] Donnelly, Peter & Donnelly, Michele K. (2013). The London 2012 Olympics: A Gender Equality Audit. 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