SUPPORTER’s latest developments & much more.

Sofia Bekatorou: Olympic champion, survivor of sexual assault and leader of the Greek MeToo movement

The SUPPORTER  celebrates notable women athletes from our partner countries who are role models who made significant contributions ...
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Webinar: Embedding inclusivity in communication: the power of words and visuals

On 18 November, SUPPORTER organised a webinar: Embedding inclusivity in communication: the power of words and visuals. The ...
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End gender-based violence in sports

#DefendTheGame: end gender-based violence in sports

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, SUPPORTER, an EU-funded project dedicated to promoting ...
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Sport as a catalyst for gender+ equality societal changes

Sport is often lauded for its capacity to foster inclusion and diversity at various levels. The notion of ...
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Georgia’s shooting legend Nino Salukvadze made history in Paris by becoming the first athlete to participate in 10 consecutive Olympic Games.

The SUPPORTER Olympic Women's campaign celebrates notable women athletes from our partner countries who have proudly represented or ...
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Promoting gender equality in sports education: lessons from the Mutual Learning Workshop 

On 24 September 2024, SUPPORTER's 5th online Mutual Learning Workshop highlighted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 2024 objectives ...
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Boryana Kaleyn – mastering the beauty of Rhythmic Gymnastics 

The SUPPORTER Olympic Women's campaign celebrates notable women athletes who have proudly represented or will represent their nations ...
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Nafi Thiam made history in Paris by winning the Olympic title in heptathlon for the third consecutive time.

The SUPPORTER Olympic Women's campaign celebrates notable women athletes who have proudly represented or will represent their nations ...
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Tina Maze – A Slovenian Alpine Skiing Legend 

The SUPPORTER Olympic Women's campaign celebrates notable women athletes from our partner countries who have proudly represented or ...
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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 ...
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Czech Biathlon Legend Advocates for Mental Health and Resilience 

    Gabriela Soukalová is a former Czech national biathlete, overall successful as:    2015-16 Biathlon World Cup ...
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Integrating intersectionality in Gender Equality Plans 

Mutual Learning Workshop  June 13-14, 2024  Thessaloniki  For one day and a half, the SUPPORTER consortium met in ...
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Inspiring road of Bosnian-Herzegovinian swimmer Lana Pudar  

    Young and talented Bosnian-Herzegovinian swimmer Lana Pudar inspires many young athletes worldwide. Born on 19 January ...
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New 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 ...
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#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 ...
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Marie-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 ...
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Supporter Project

Engaging 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 ...
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Supporter Project

Defining 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 ...
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How 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 ...
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Supporter Project

A mapping of training materials and tools for institutional change towards gender equality

SUPPORTER has finalised a mapping of training materials and tools developed by EC-funded projects implementing institutional change towards ...
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Sport as a high-risk arena: Key problems within sports higher education and institutions

In SUPPORTER's deliverable on Inclusive Gender+ Equality Policy and Practice in Sports Higher Education Institutions, partners from ORU ...
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#NoExcuse for Eliminating Violence against Women

On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2023, sister projects AGRIPGEP, ...
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New SUPPORTER deliverable: Inclusive gender equality policy and practice!  

SUPPORTER has released its first deliverable aiming to outline the theoretical foundation of the project and to set ...
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UniSafe final event

From policy to practice: Pathways to end gender-based violence in academia and research UniSafe is a sister project ...
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INSPIRE Conference: Inclusive gender equality in R&I

Creating knowledge for systemic and sustainable structural change Inspire is a sister project of SUPPORTER funded under Horizon ...
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CALIPER / LeTSGEPs Joint final event

Inclusive research and innovation ecoysystem: A sustainable way forward for gender equality CALIPER and LeTSGEPs are two sister ...
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Sports & Gender Equality: the key role of sports institutions in achieving fair play

In the past few years, gender inequality and gender-based violence in the sports environment have been brought in ...
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Starting signal for Supporter

Starting signal for SUPPORTER

On April 19, 2023, 11 partners, including 8 sports higher education institutions from Central and Eastern Europe and ...
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