Sport for Gender Equality: the potential of Sport for Social Inclusion recognised during the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs’ 2020 Week for Equality

On March 3rd 2020, after a morning centred around the attribution of the Simon Veil prize to Maribel Montenegro – a member of the Mexican feminist organisation Vivas nos queremos – with the presence of Foreign Affairs Minister, Jean-Yves le Drian, and Secretary of Equality between Men and Women, Marlène Schiappa, sport was enhanced as a tool for promoting gender equality and social inclusion during the second half of the day.

Indeed, the round table entitled “International strategies for equality between women and men: How does France make a difference on the field ?” was organised around the intervention of six speakers – two of whom were involved in sport-related non-governmental organisations – and a testimony from Laurence Fischer, the ambassador for sport at the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and founder of the organisation Fight for Dignity...