Guidelines for gender-responsive sports organizations

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Author(s)/editor(s)
Lead author: Professor Canan Koca Co-author: Professor Rosa Lopez de D’Amico Prepared for publishing by UN Women staff: Asya Varbanova, Günes Deren Erbas, Ipek Naz Çınar, Jennifer Cooper, Sinem Aydın and Zeliha Ünaldı Editor: Gretchen Luchsinger, Ece Simi

Guidelines for gender-responsive sports organizations have been developed as a trail-blazing effort to translate the UN Women’s Sports for Generation Equality principles into a feasible step-by-step guide.

The guidelines are structured to help sports organizations in terms of empowerment of women and girls and advancement of gender equality through concrete and quantifiable actions and indicators. They aim to mobilize action on gender equality in day-to-day and overall operations.

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In brief: Guidelines for gender-responsive sports organizations (ENG & TUR)
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Bibliographic information

Geographic coverage: Türkiye
Subject areas: Communications and media Ending violence against women and girls Gender equality and inequality Gender stereotypes Girls Men and boys (masculinity) Sports Youth
Resource type(s): Infographics Manuals/guides
UN Women office publishing: Turkey Country Office
Publication year
2021
Number of pages
88
Publishing entity/ies: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
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