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1 — Legislation on gender equality in sports

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Legislative frameworks, policies and initiatives to promote gender equality in sport

Description and overall objective

This course focuses on analysing the legislative framework and initiatives that promote gender equality in sport, with a specific emphasis on basketball. It covers key concepts, international declarations, International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) policies, European and national legislation, and gender equality initiatives in basketball.

By attending this course, you will gain the knowledge and skills to understand and interpret the gender equality framework in sport, evaluate relevant policies and initiatives, identify best practices for promoting equality in basketball, and advocate for more inclusive and equitable environments within sports organizations and teams.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Explain and correctly apply key concepts and terms related to gender equality in sport.
  2. Identify and analyse major international declarations and conventions that promote gender equality in sport.
  3. Discuss IOC policies and regulations aimed at ensuring gender equality in the Olympic Games and other sporting events.
  4. Critically assess European and national legislation that addresses gender discrimination and promotes equal participation in sports.
  5. Evaluate the effectiveness of gender equality initiatives in basketball at both grassroots and professional levels, and adapt or propose similar initiatives to further promote gender equality in sports.

Course Content

Unit 1.1 Glossary of key terms and concepts
This unit will provide clear and precise definitions of the most relevant terms and concepts related to gender equality in sport. Some key terms will include for example “sex”, “gender”, “gender equality”, “gender equity”, “gender discrimination”, “women's empowerment”, among others.

  • Overview
  • Glossary of key terms and concepts
  • Quiz

Unit 1.2 Introduction to International Declarations on Women and Sport
This section will explore the main international declarations and conventions that address gender equality in sport, such as the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) (1979), the UNESCO International Charter of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport (1978, revised 2015), the European Sports Charter (Council of Europe, 1992, revised 2001), the Brighton Declaration on Women and Sport (1994), Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), the Windhoek Call for Action (1998), the Declaration of Punta del Este (2006), the Sydney Scoreboard (2010), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (2015), the Kazan Action Plan (UNESCO, 2017), the UN General Assembly Resolution on Sport as a means to promote education, health, development and peace (2018). It will also discuss their origin, objectives and the impact they have had on the promotion of gender equality in sport.

Unit 1.3 International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) legislation promoting gender equality
This unit provides an overview of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) policies and regulations to promote gender equality, including quotas for women's participation in the Olympic Games and guidelines on equal opportunities for female coaches and officials.

Unit 1.4 European and/or National legislation on gender equality in sports
This unit presents the laws and policies implemented by the European Union and/or national legislation - in particular in Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus - that aim to promote gender equality in sport. This analysis will include a review of legislative documents, funding programmes and implementation strategies.

Unit 1.5 Initiatives for gender equality in basketball
This last unit presents and evaluates specific initiatives aimed at promoting gender equality in basketball, both at grassroots and professional levels. Some examples of successful programmes, awareness-raising campaigns and equality policies implemented by basketball federations and clubs are analysed.

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Student Ratings & Reviews

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Ismael Serrano Sánchez-Rey
9 months ago
Very comprehensive course with a wealth of information on gender equality in sport.
LR
Lourdes Rubio Ramirez
9 months ago
A great course
BM
Belinda Morales
9 months ago
Very good
RS
Ruben Salazar
9 months ago
good
EI
Esther Izquierdo
9 months ago
great
GD
Guillermo del Pino
9 months ago
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CP
Constantinos Philippides
9 months ago
it was nice cmplete and interested course
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IOANNIS ANASTASIADIS
9 months ago
The course content was comprehensive and covered important topics related to gender equality in coaching, with clarity and practical examples. The platform was user-friendly, and the structure of the lessons was very good. Certainly, after this experience, I feel more prepared to apply the knowledge I gained in my daily coaching practice. The technical support was prompt and helpful, and the interactions with the other participants were constructive. I recommend the platform to other coaches.
FJ
Francisco Javier Arjona García
9 months ago
I've learned lots of new things about gender equiality
KS
Konstantinos Spiridon Boikos
10 months ago
Interesting, detailed, well informed and updated, plus fun quizzes
NP
NIKOLAOS PISKOULIS
10 months ago
I learned about the existence of many laws, rules, actions, programs, as well as how many countries, organizations and countries they come from and want to reduce and even eliminate gender inequality. And certainly this unit also helped me understand how important and how great a weight equality and non-social bias have in the field of sports.
JM
José María García
10 months ago
To my mind, it would be better to limit the attempts in tests. Anyway, it was great to participate and know more about the importance of equal opportunities and the growing momentum from initiatives, athletes, and organizations advocating for equity and inclusion.
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ELENI KAFANTARI
10 months ago
This course was a great match for me because it provided clear and precise definitions of key concepts related to gender equality in sport. I found it very informative, especially the explanations of terms like 'gender equity' and 'women’s empowerment.' Additionally, it included a lot of valuable information about ongoing projects and statistical data, many of which I was not fully aware of before. This made the learning experience even more insightful and useful.
Chris B
Chris B
10 months ago
Very useful course
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Claudia Sasso
10 months ago
Very specific, I had some struggles in remembering all the information, but for sure was very helpful

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