Posts by Ines Azaiez
Sara Sjöström: a Swedish long standing world champion swimmer
The SUPPORTER Olympic Women’s campaign celebrates notable women athletes from our partner countries who have proudly represented or will represent their nations in the Olympic games. These athletes have made significant contributions to their respective sports and are powerful role models advocating for gender equality in sports. One such athlete is Sara Sjöström, a Swedish…
Read MoreCzech Biathlon Legend Advocates for Mental Health and Resilience
Gabriela Soukalová is a former Czech national biathlete, overall successful as: 2015-16 Biathlon World Cup winner Double silver medallist at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games Bronze medallist at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games World Champion in sprint Silver medallist in the endurance race and bronze in the pursuit race of Hochfilzen 2017 …
Read MoreIntegrating intersectionality in Gender Equality Plans
Mutual Learning Workshop June 13-14, 2024 Thessaloniki For one day and a half, the SUPPORTER consortium met in person for a second Mutual Learning Workshop to support implementing partners in developing inclusive, innovative, impactful and intersectional gender equality plans. The focus of this workshop was on intersectionality, and how to integrate an intersectional approach in…
Read MoreInspiring road of Bosnian-Herzegovinian swimmer Lana Pudar
Young and talented Bosnian-Herzegovinian swimmer Lana Pudar inspires many young athletes worldwide. Born on 19 January 2006 in Mostar, she has left an unerasable trace in swimming sport already by the age of 18. As the second youngest swimmer, only 15 years old, she participated in the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020. …
Read MoreNew SUPPORTER deliverable: report on the design of the institutional roadmaps
SUPPORTER has released a report outlining the development and implementation of institutional roadmaps to advance gender equality within the project’s eight implementing organisations: University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport (UNIBL), University of Ljubljana, Faculty of sport (UL), Charles University (Faculty of Physical Education and Sport), National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”, (NSA),…
Read More#InclusionForEquality: embracing diversity through inclusive GEPs
In celebration of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 2024, sister projects AGRIGEP, BUDGET-IT, NEXUS and SUPPORTER, which have been focusing on developing gender equality plans, are joining forces to raise awareness about the connection between diversity, inclusion, and gender equality. Gender equality cannot be achieved independently; instead, it is interconnected with…
Read MoreMarie-José Pérec: a French legend of track and field
Marie-José Pérec, born in 1968 in Guadeloupe, is a French athletics legend, renowned nationally and internationally. At 16, she moved to Paris where her talents were quickly recognized, leading her to represent France in the 1988 Olympics Her breakthrough came in 1991 when she became the World Champion in the 400 m, setting the…
Read MoreEngaging men and challenging harmful masculinities in sports
In a sports ecosystem largely dominated by men, especially in leadership positions, masculinity is strongly embedded in the overall discourse and can present a major barrier to gender equality. As SUPPORTER partners – sports higher education institutions – are developing intersectional Gender Equality Plans (GEPs), encouraging their institutions to embrace all gender identities, we take…
Read MoreDefining the 4IGEPs: The four essential terms for transformative gender equality plans.
In sports higher education institutions, achieving gender equality is not just a goal but a necessity. Gender equality plans are crucial to triggering a transformative, institutional inclusive and sustainable change to sports. However, lack of explicit definitions sometimes hinders progress, leaving individuals and organisations without clear understanding and precise guidance. To address that, our team…
Read MoreHow to handle informal complaints about gender-based violence?
SUPPORTER partners are developing comprehensive Gender Equality Plans (GEPs), explicitly tackling gender-based violence and sexual harassment. While institutional policies and GEPs can effectively outline procedures for addressing formal complaints, a side challenge remains in effectively handling informal complaints. This blog highlights strategies to address informal complaints about gender-based violence shared during a recent webinar…
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