We are pleased to announce the upcoming Final Conference of the swost.eu (Sport Without Stereotypes) Project, which will be held in parallel and within the esteemed Skillman International Forum 2023 (SIF) in Riga, Latvia. Organised by the Ministry of Education and Science, this conference will take place on the 26th and 27th of September 2023.…

Don’t miss the opportunity to rewatch our highly informative international webinar on gender equality in sport! SWOST – Sport without stereotypes – is an Erasmus+ KA2 project that aims to drive change in Europe’s sport organizations by addressing gender stereotyping within the field. This project emphasizes cross-sectorial cooperation and encourages synergy across all areas of…

European Handball Federation fined players €1,500 for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottomsPop star Pink has offered to pay the “sexist” fines handed out to the Norwegian women’s beach handball team after they refused to wear bikini bottoms while playing.The European Handball Federation, the sport’s governing body, fined the team €1,500 (£1,295) last week for…

2020 Olympic games are said to be the most equal in history, not only in absolute numbers of women and men which are almost equal for the first time ever but also in terms of new events offered in the relay (e.g. mixed relay in triathlon). Additionally, women now compete on an Olympic level in…

Widely regarded as one of the best rock climbers of all time, male or female, Lynn Hill is also known as one of the pioneers of gender equality in rock climbing and sports in general and a role model for many girls around the world. Lynn Hill is the first person to free climb The…