WSFF believe that the IOC should achieve gender parity in number of medals available, and the total number of athletes at the Olympic Games by 2016.
Hosting the London 2012 Olympic Games provides a unique opportunity to address historical discrimination against women at the highest levels of sport. WSFF believe that by allowing women to participate in all Olympic sports and by closing the disparities between the medals available and the athlete numbers for men and women, London 2012 can be equally inspirational for boys and girls.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) sees itself as the leader of world sport and has made some efforts aimed at equality. While progress has been made in closing the gender gap, that gap stubbornly remains. We strongly believe London should serve as a significant step towards permanently eliminating Olympic and Paralympic gender inequality.
For more on WSFF's view on the 2012 Olympic opportunities for women, download the factsheet.
