The International Working Group (IWG) on Women & Sport is the world’s largest network dedicated to “Empowering women and girls – Advancing Sport“. It is fully aligned to the 17x United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG 5: “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”.
Established in 1994, the IWG advocates for and runs programmes globally to support gender equity in sport and physical activity year-round.
It developed and remains guardian of the Brighton plus Helsinki 2014 Declaration, which now has the commitment of nearly 600 signatories worldwide. Every four years, it stages the IWG World Conference on Women & Sport, the world’s largest gathering of experts in the field.
The IWG is governed by the IWG Global Executive. The current IWG Secretariat 2018 – 2022 is held by Aotearoa New Zealand. The 8th IWG World Conference on Women & Sport is a physical-digital hybrid and will take place in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Online between 5-8 May 2022.
The IWG is a not-for-profit with funding from a mix of Grants & Trusts, Donations, Fundraising & Gifts and Commercial Partnerships.
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