Fostering a Global Voice Fostering a Global Voice for Women and Sportfor Women and Sport

Women and International Women and International Sport:Sport:

NGO SystemNGO System

NAGWS-PAGWSPA, Apr. NAGWS-PAGWSPA, Apr. 23,201323,2013

UN system distinctionsUN system distinctions

G OG O

GovernmentsGovernments

State ActorsState Actors

N G ON G O

Non-governmentalNon-governmental

organizationsorganizations

General ConsultativeGeneral Consultative

Specialized:Specialized:

WSI, WSFWSI, WSF

IOC as NGOIOC as NGO

Difficult to see IOC as NGO due to itsDifficult to see IOC as NGO due to its

great power WITHIN elite sportgreat power WITHIN elite sport

of Olympic Games and ‘qualifiers’of Olympic Games and ‘qualifiers’

such as Pan American Games and such as Pan American Games and

sport governance system includingsport governance system including

IFs, NOCs and the likeIFs, NOCs and the like

Focus today NOT elite Focus today NOT elite sportsport

FOCUSFOCUS

Actors and influences within internationalActors and influences within international

GO and NGO systemsGO and NGO systems

to enhance and empower girls and to enhance and empower girls and women; to make them safer; to enablewomen; to make them safer; to enable

them to be healthier and better them to be healthier and better educated.educated.

UN Conventions and rights UN Conventions and rights and protections for womenand protections for women

The Universal Declaration of Human The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - General Assembly, 1948Rights - General Assembly, 1948

* the right to rest and leisure* the right to rest and leisure

* the right to freely participate in * the right to freely participate in thethe

cultural life of the communitycultural life of the community

UNESCO Charter - 1978UNESCO Charter - 1978

Essential conditions for exercise ofEssential conditions for exercise of

human rights…human rights…

Freedom to develop and preserveFreedom to develop and preserve

physical, intellectual and moralphysical, intellectual and moral

Access to physical education and Access to physical education and sportsport

Convention on Elimination of Convention on Elimination of Discrimination – Women Discrimination – Women

19791979

On equality of men and women-the On equality of men and women-the samesame

opportunities to participate in sport opportunities to participate in sport

and physical educationand physical education

The right to participate in recreationalThe right to participate in recreational

activities, sports and cultural lifeactivities, sports and cultural life

Eliminate stereotypical concepts ofEliminate stereotypical concepts of

men and women in all levels/educationmen and women in all levels/education

Beijing Platform for Action - Beijing Platform for Action - 19951995

Education and training of womenEducation and training of women

* Provide accessible recreation and* Provide accessible recreation and

sports facilities;sports facilities;

* Strengthen gender-sensitive * Strengthen gender-sensitive programprogram

* Support advancement of women in* Support advancement of women in

all areas of athletics and physicalall areas of athletics and physical

activityactivity

Beijing PFA continuedBeijing PFA continued

Women and healthWomen and health

* Create and support programs in* Create and support programs in

education system, workplace andeducation system, workplace and

community to make opportunitiescommunity to make opportunities

to participate in sport, physicalto participate in sport, physical

activity and recreation on sameactivity and recreation on same

basis with men and boysbasis with men and boys

Beijing PFA continuedBeijing PFA continued

The girl childThe girl child

* Promote the full and equal* Promote the full and equal

participation of girls in extra andparticipation of girls in extra and

co-curricular activities such asco-curricular activities such as

sport, drama and culturalsport, drama and cultural

activitiesactivities

UN Convention on the Rights UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - of Persons with Disabilities -

20042004

Girls and women have equal accessGirls and women have equal access

to training, resources, venues andto training, resources, venues and

services;services;

Girl children with disabilities have equalGirl children with disabilities have equal

access to recreation and sportingaccess to recreation and sporting

activities including those in schoolactivities including those in school

GOAL ONEGOAL ONE

Eradicate extreme poverty & Eradicate extreme poverty & hungerhunger

GOAL TWOGOAL TWO

Achieve universal primary Achieve universal primary educationeducation

GOAL THREEGOAL THREE

Provide gender equity and Provide gender equity and empower womenempower women

GOAL FOURGOAL FOUR

Reduce child mortalityReduce child mortality

GOAL FIVEGOAL FIVE

Improve maternal healthImprove maternal health

GOAL SIXGOAL SIX

Combat HIV+/AIDS, Malaria Combat HIV+/AIDS, Malaria and other diseasesand other diseases

GOAL SEVENGOAL SEVEN

Ensure environmental Ensure environmental sustainabilitysustainability

GOAL EIGHTGOAL EIGHT

Create global partnerships for Create global partnerships for developmentdevelopment

Women’s International Women’s International Sport OrganizationsSport Organizations

International Working Group forInternational Working Group for

Women and SportWomen and Sport

IWGIWG

Network – Coalition – Secretariate Network – Coalition – Secretariate housedhoused

site of quadrennial conference site of quadrennial conference

Women’s International Women’s International Sport OrganizationsSport Organizations

International Association of Physical International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Education and Sport for Girls and Women – IAPESGW – Founded 1949Women – IAPESGW – Founded 1949

Member organization with same roots asMember organization with same roots as

NAGWS; no Secretariate; QuadrennialNAGWS; no Secretariate; Quadrennial

Conference just completed, HavanaConference just completed, Havana

Women’s International Women’s International Sports OrganizationsSports Organizations

WomenSport International – WSIWomenSport International – WSI

Member organization founded 1995Member organization founded 1995

No Secretariate; MOU with ACSMNo Secretariate; MOU with ACSM

Evidence-based advocacy; active TaskEvidence-based advocacy; active Task

Forces on Sexual Harassment; Forces on Sexual Harassment; Deaf/HH;Deaf/HH;

On-line Leadership TrainingOn-line Leadership Training

National level advocacyNational level advocacy

USA – NAGWS; WSFUSA – NAGWS; WSF

Canada – CAAWSCanada – CAAWS

Colombia – AsoMujeresColombia – AsoMujeres

Zambia – National Organization of Zambia – National Organization of

Women in Sport, Physical Activ/RecWomen in Sport, Physical Activ/Rec

Many Commissions related to NOCsMany Commissions related to NOCs

CRUCIAL NEW DIRECTIONSCRUCIAL NEW DIRECTIONS

Post 2015 Millennium DevelopmentPost 2015 Millennium Development

GoalsGoals

www.worldwewant2015.orginfo@post2015women.com

Worldwewant2015 Worldwewant2015 ‘Voices’‘Voices’

1.1. What would create lasting and positive What would create lasting and positive

change in your community. Ans sportchange in your community. Ans sport

2. What are the most important priorities2. What are the most important priorities

for the empowerment of women. Ans. for the empowerment of women. Ans.

3. What would help reduce gender 3. What would help reduce gender

inequalities in education. Ans. Sportinequalities in education. Ans. Sport

4. What needs to be included in Post 4. What needs to be included in Post

2015 Goals. Ans Sport 2015 Goals. Ans Sport