IWG - International Working Group on Women and Sport

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About IWG

The International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) was established in 1994 at the 1st World Conference on Women and Sport held in Brighton.  The Group is an independent coordinating body consisting of representatives of key government and non-government organizations from different regions of the world. The vision of the IWG is to realise a sustainable sporting culture that enables and values the full involvement of women in every aspect of sport. The mission is to be a catalyst for the advancement and empowerment of women and sport globally.

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Latest news

The IWG Chairpersonship was transferred to Finland on 1 September 2010 (1.9.2010)
The IWG Chairpersonship was transferred to Finland on 1 September 2010. New IWG Co-Chair Raija Mattila wishes you all warmly welcome to build the common next year period of the network.
Greater Sydney Partnership Ltd partners with IWG to challenge global cities to lift the profile of women in sport. (1.9.2010)
The International Working Group on Women and Sport Sydney 2010 announced the Sydney Scoreboard - a measurement tool that will chart the number of women on sports boards globally at the closing ceremony of their recent conference.
From Sydney 2010 to Helsinki 2014 (1.9.2010)
The 5th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport was held in Sydney in May 2010. The Conference brought together 491 participants from 58 different countries. On the whole the Conference was extremely successful and was a testimony to the Chair and team from Australia who have been hosting the IWG Secretariat since 2006: so thanks goes to the Australian team for the splendid work! For the Finnish Sports Federation the time couldn’t be better to take the reins of the IWG at the beginning of September.
Greetings from the Patron of the 6th IWG World Conference (30.8.2010)
Tarja Halonen, President of the Republic of Finland will patronise the 6th IWG World Conference in 2014. The Finnish Sports Federation is grateful for the wide support received both nationally and internationally for the project already at the application phase.
The 6th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport (29.8.2010)
The 6th IWG World Conference on Women and Sport will be held in Helsinki, Finland 12 - 15 June 2014.
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