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.  IWG 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 realize 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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Joint position by IWG, EWS, WSI and IAPESGW to AIBA on uniform guidelines for women’s boxing (20.1.2012)
The following letter to Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu, President of the International Amateur Boxing Association, AIBA, has been sent on 20 January, 2012:
Spanish Badminton Federation strengthens its equality work by signing the Brighton Declaration (3.1.2012)
Mr. David Cabello, President of the Spanish Badminton Federation (FESBA) signed the Brighton Declaration on 15 December at the University of Granada, Spain.
Signing the Brighton Declaration is an important way to keep women and sport movement alive (9.12.2011)
“Signing the Brighton Declaration may seem like a small insignificant act but by signing it you keep its meaning and importance alive.” says the Co-founder of the Lausanne Network for Women in International Sport (LNWIS) Ms. Lila de Soysa. LNWIS representatives signed the Brighton Declaration during a meeting of LNWIS members in Lausanne, Switzerland on 24 November 2011.
Ms. Karen Iraninejad works as Project Coordinator for the Sydney Scoreboard (7.12.2011)
Ms. Karen Iraninejad joined the IWG Secretariat as Project Coordinator for the Sydney Scoreboard – legacy of the 5th IWG World Conference in Women and Sport in July 2011. She works in close cooperation with the IWG Co-Chair Ms. Johanna Adriaanse and her office is located in Sydney, Australia.
Ms. Chorong Park joins the IWG Secretariat team (1.12.2011)
Ms. Chorong Park, a student of Sports Diplomacy from the Sookmyung Women's University from Seoul, Korea has began her 3 months internship in the IWG Secretariat.
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