Latest items for SRACE-PRACTICE-1
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Whereas a lot remains to be done in terms of women representation in sports there has been significant strides towards achieving this. Out of 281 people who participated in sports decision making in 2013, 66 of these are women; representing 23% of them in decision making positions on sports matters" (33).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Whereas a lot remains to be done in terms of women representation in sports there has been significant strides towards achieving this. Out of 281 people who participated in sports decision making in 2013, 66 of these are women; representing 23% of them in decision making positions on sports matters" (33).
Nov. 22, 2023, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"When Ifa Misbach was a teenager, she loved to play basketball but was told to stop… I wore my jersey outside home. I hid it from my own mother. So depressing. I'm happy when I am on the basketball court. But my seniors [older students] reported me to my mother. It ended my basketball fun" (80).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"When Ifa Misbach was a teenager, she loved to play basketball but was told to stop… I wore my jersey outside home. I hid it from my own mother. So depressing. I'm happy when I am on the basketball court. But my seniors [older students] reported me to my mother. It ended my basketball fun" (80).
Nov. 6, 2023, 11:49 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The National Fitness Programme (2016–2020) is intended to 'promote sports among workers, women and children, and advance the integration of public sports services for migrant workers into the local supply system where they are based'" (24).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The National Fitness Programme (2016–2020) is intended to 'promote sports among workers, women and children, and advance the integration of public sports services for migrant workers into the local supply system where they are based'" (24).
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"[There is] limited participation of women in sports…[P]hysical activity among women for their physical and psychological health and well-being [is not being promoted]" (8).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"[There is] limited participation of women in sports…[P]hysical activity among women for their physical and psychological health and well-being [is not being promoted]" (8).
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"In 2013, Act No. 832 amending and supplementing the Executive Branch (Organization, Powers and Procedures) Act (No. 290) was passed. In a reaffirmation of the leading role played by women and young people in policy and programme development and planning, it provides for the elevation of the Nicaraguan Women’s Institute and the Youth Institute to the status of ministries. Youth development policies are carried out in conjunction with the national human development plans, thereby ensuring access to recreation through sports and cultural activities that contribute to their well-being. Accounting for half of the membership of national youth sports and cultural movements, women are actively involved in promoting and popularizing culture,...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"In 2013, Act No. 832 amending and supplementing the Executive Branch (Organization, Powers and Procedures) Act (No. 290) was passed. In a reaffirmation of the leading role played by women and young people in policy and programme development and planning, it provides for the elevation of the Nicaraguan Women’s Institute and the Youth Institute to the status of ministries. Youth development policies are carried out in conjunction with the national human development plans, thereby ensuring access to recreation through sports and cultural activities that contribute to their well-being. Accounting for half of the membership of national youth sports and cultural movements, women are actively involved in promoting and popularizing culture,...more
April 1, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Significant attention is being paid to the further development of women’s sports in the country’s regions. Pursuant to a Cabinet of Ministers decision of 29 January 2019 on the broad dissemination of narratives promoting a healthy lifestyle in Uzbekistan and the involvement of the population in physical culture and mass sport, a policy framework was approved for the development of physical culture and mass sport in Uzbekistan for the period 2019–2023. Since October 2018, a system of sports activities has been established covering 'Youth Week', 'Women’s Week', 'Neighbourhood and Older Person’s Week' and 'Education Week', with more than 6,000 mass sporting events held throughout the country and attended by more...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Significant attention is being paid to the further development of women’s sports in the country’s regions. Pursuant to a Cabinet of Ministers decision of 29 January 2019 on the broad dissemination of narratives promoting a healthy lifestyle in Uzbekistan and the involvement of the population in physical culture and mass sport, a policy framework was approved for the development of physical culture and mass sport in Uzbekistan for the period 2019–2023. Since October 2018, a system of sports activities has been established covering 'Youth Week', 'Women’s Week', 'Neighbourhood and Older Person’s Week' and 'Education Week', with more than 6,000 mass sporting events held throughout the country and attended by more...more
Feb. 4, 2023, 6:14 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"In order to strengthen the Life Skills message the MoEAC, in conjunction with development partners, has developed training manuals for the Sports for Development (S4D) programme. This programme uses sports as a vehicle to teach learners life skills, thus strengthening the life skills component of education. Based on the S4D approach, the Ministry also developed Physical Education for Life (PE4Life) teachers manual. This uses the Physical Education less to strengthen the life skills and provide positive life messaging through physical activity." (15). "Recreational facilities are open to all Namibians irrespective of gender. The Ministry of Youth and Sports is responsible for promoting sporting activities and maintaining sporting facilities across the...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"In order to strengthen the Life Skills message the MoEAC, in conjunction with development partners, has developed training manuals for the Sports for Development (S4D) programme. This programme uses sports as a vehicle to teach learners life skills, thus strengthening the life skills component of education. Based on the S4D approach, the Ministry also developed Physical Education for Life (PE4Life) teachers manual. This uses the Physical Education less to strengthen the life skills and provide positive life messaging through physical activity." (15). "Recreational facilities are open to all Namibians irrespective of gender. The Ministry of Youth and Sports is responsible for promoting sporting activities and maintaining sporting facilities across the...more
Feb. 2, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee recommends that the State party, in line with the Committee’s general recommendation No. 18 (1991) on disabled women:...c) Adopt concrete measures to encourage women and girls with disabilities to engage in sports, including by eliminating discriminatory stereotypes and prejudices and by raising public awareness about the benefits of participation in sports" (13).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee recommends that the State party, in line with the Committee’s general recommendation No. 18 (1991) on disabled women:...c) Adopt concrete measures to encourage women and girls with disabilities to engage in sports, including by eliminating discriminatory stereotypes and prejudices and by raising public awareness about the benefits of participation in sports" (13).
Jan. 19, 2023, 10:45 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Hundreds of Iranian women attended a professional domestic football match in Tehran for the first time in over 40 years, following a ban on women attending sports stadiums" (para 1). "Five hundred women were granted access into Tehran’s Azadi stadium to watch a league match" (para 2). "While Thursday was the first time in over 40 years Iranian female soccer fans were allowed to watch a game between local teams, women have been able to attend a small number of the national team’s matches" (para 5).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Hundreds of Iranian women attended a professional domestic football match in Tehran for the first time in over 40 years, following a ban on women attending sports stadiums" (para 1). "Five hundred women were granted access into Tehran’s Azadi stadium to watch a league match" (para 2). "While Thursday was the first time in over 40 years Iranian female soccer fans were allowed to watch a game between local teams, women have been able to attend a small number of the national team’s matches" (para 5).
Jan. 13, 2023, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Akif confirmed that the restrictions across Kabul’s parks and gyms would extend to all women 'whether they are with or without a mahram [male escort].'" (para 7). "She said that two men claiming to be from the virtue and vice ministry entered her gym and made all the women leave. 'The women wanted to protest about the gyms [closing] but the Taliban came and arrested them,' she added. 'Now we don’t know if they’re alive or dead.'" (para 12).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Akif confirmed that the restrictions across Kabul’s parks and gyms would extend to all women 'whether they are with or without a mahram [male escort].'" (para 7). "She said that two men claiming to be from the virtue and vice ministry entered her gym and made all the women leave. 'The women wanted to protest about the gyms [closing] but the Taliban came and arrested them,' she added. 'Now we don’t know if they’re alive or dead.'" (para 12).
Jan. 12, 2023, 7:42 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"It may seem an observation that ought not to have to be made, but the Saudi fanbase in Qatar is made up of both men and women. At Education City on Saturday afternoon, perhaps one in 20 of those making their way into the stadium were female, making them equivalent to the number of women there to support Poland." (para 2). "Talking to female supporters before the match was not easy. Requests to talk were politely turned down and business cards offering the opportunity to talk later – just about the football – were returned. One woman, wearing the niqab, agreed to speak. Her name was Aliya, it was her...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"It may seem an observation that ought not to have to be made, but the Saudi fanbase in Qatar is made up of both men and women. At Education City on Saturday afternoon, perhaps one in 20 of those making their way into the stadium were female, making them equivalent to the number of women there to support Poland." (para 2). "Talking to female supporters before the match was not easy. Requests to talk were politely turned down and business cards offering the opportunity to talk later – just about the football – were returned. One woman, wearing the niqab, agreed to speak. Her name was Aliya, it was her...more
July 6, 2022, 10:35 a.m.
Countries: Djibouti
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s participation in recreation, sports and all other aspects of cultural life is increasing steadily in urban areas. Level of education is the determining factor: the higher a woman’s level of education, the more her participation tends to approximate that of men" (25). "In competitive sport, a women’s championship is held in almost every sport played in the country, although the number of women competitors is still low. As a result of awareness-raising activities, the perception of gender in popular sports played in urban areas has undergone significant changes, with the percentage of women participants rising steadily. Consequently, the National Olympic Committee of Djibouti is headed by a woman president...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s participation in recreation, sports and all other aspects of cultural life is increasing steadily in urban areas. Level of education is the determining factor: the higher a woman’s level of education, the more her participation tends to approximate that of men" (25). "In competitive sport, a women’s championship is held in almost every sport played in the country, although the number of women competitors is still low. As a result of awareness-raising activities, the perception of gender in popular sports played in urban areas has undergone significant changes, with the percentage of women participants rising steadily. Consequently, the National Olympic Committee of Djibouti is headed by a woman president...more
June 7, 2022, 10:47 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Women have actively participated in a variety of domestic and international sport events. From 2004 to 2010, Chinese athletes won 841 world champion titles, of which female athletes won 473 (56 per cent); Chinese athletes set world records 125 times over the same period, of which 98 (78 per cent) were set by female athletes" (51). "Efforts have been intensified to provide disabled persons with access to sport and fitness services. China has successfully held the 2007 Shanghai Special Olympics World Summer Games, the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Paralympic Games and other international competitions as well as domestic competitions such as the Seventh National Games for...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Women have actively participated in a variety of domestic and international sport events. From 2004 to 2010, Chinese athletes won 841 world champion titles, of which female athletes won 473 (56 per cent); Chinese athletes set world records 125 times over the same period, of which 98 (78 per cent) were set by female athletes" (51). "Efforts have been intensified to provide disabled persons with access to sport and fitness services. China has successfully held the 2007 Shanghai Special Olympics World Summer Games, the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Paralympic Games and other international competitions as well as domestic competitions such as the Seventh National Games for...more
May 16, 2022, 8:09 p.m.
Countries: Suriname
Variables: LO-DATA-3, SRACE-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-2
"Various important statistics are not disaggregated making it difficult to obtain gender breakdowns, as is the case with data on access to land, production, credit, skills training, sports and recreation" (7).
Variables: LO-DATA-3, SRACE-PRACTICE-1, SRACE-PRACTICE-2
"Various important statistics are not disaggregated making it difficult to obtain gender breakdowns, as is the case with data on access to land, production, credit, skills training, sports and recreation" (7).
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Women participate in national level sports but it does not lead them to the Olympics. The national level sport women participate in is basketball. Girls attend regional level competitions. However, lately due to limited funding, lack of facility sites, and due to security issues, girls are not participating as much" (1).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Women participate in national level sports but it does not lead them to the Olympics. The national level sport women participate in is basketball. Girls attend regional level competitions. However, lately due to limited funding, lack of facility sites, and due to security issues, girls are not participating as much" (1).
Aug. 3, 2021, 1:12 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"'Even though we are wearing a niqab like this, it doesn’t mean that we become weak Muslim women,' Ms. Idhanur said after dismounting. 'We can become strong Muslim women by participating in archery and horseback riding'" (para 6). "Leading the way is Indadari Mindrayanti, a clothing designer, who founded the Niqab Squad four years ago to promote wearing the veil. It now has nearly 6,000 members with chapters across Indonesia and in Malaysia and Taiwan. 'We really want to go to heaven, and so we sacrifice,' Ms. Indadari explained at a Niqab Squad equestrian and archery event near Jakarta. 'Part of our sacrifice is not showing our beauty and covering...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"'Even though we are wearing a niqab like this, it doesn’t mean that we become weak Muslim women,' Ms. Idhanur said after dismounting. 'We can become strong Muslim women by participating in archery and horseback riding'" (para 6). "Leading the way is Indadari Mindrayanti, a clothing designer, who founded the Niqab Squad four years ago to promote wearing the veil. It now has nearly 6,000 members with chapters across Indonesia and in Malaysia and Taiwan. 'We really want to go to heaven, and so we sacrifice,' Ms. Indadari explained at a Niqab Squad equestrian and archery event near Jakarta. 'Part of our sacrifice is not showing our beauty and covering...more
July 20, 2021, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"On the morning of July 18th, in Hanoi, the Vietnam women's soccer team entered the first training session to prepare for the 2022 AFC Women's Cup qualifiers" (para 1). "This season, the Vietnam women's soccer team has 34 players from 6 clubs... Thuy Trang is older but still plays well as a key player on the Ho Chi Minh City team" (para 3). "The team has set goals not only for the 2022 AFC Women's Cup finals, but Vietnam women's soccer team is also determined to participate in the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup" (para 6).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"On the morning of July 18th, in Hanoi, the Vietnam women's soccer team entered the first training session to prepare for the 2022 AFC Women's Cup qualifiers" (para 1). "This season, the Vietnam women's soccer team has 34 players from 6 clubs... Thuy Trang is older but still plays well as a key player on the Ho Chi Minh City team" (para 3). "The team has set goals not only for the 2022 AFC Women's Cup finals, but Vietnam women's soccer team is also determined to participate in the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup" (para 6).
July 9, 2021, noon
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The health club was opened late last year[2019] by Maryam Durani, 36, an indomitable women’s rights advocate who has survived two suicide bombings, an assassination attempt and countless death threats — not to mention harsh public condemnation for opening the club.The gym has survived, tucked away in a windowless basement inside a locked compound, shielded from prying eyes. It is the latest addition to the Khadija Kubra Women’s Association, run by Ms. Durani with her father’s help since 2004. It includes a radio station, English and literacy classes for women, an Islamic school and a seamstress center that sells clothing made by women"(para 5-6).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The health club was opened late last year[2019] by Maryam Durani, 36, an indomitable women’s rights advocate who has survived two suicide bombings, an assassination attempt and countless death threats — not to mention harsh public condemnation for opening the club.The gym has survived, tucked away in a windowless basement inside a locked compound, shielded from prying eyes. It is the latest addition to the Khadija Kubra Women’s Association, run by Ms. Durani with her father’s help since 2004. It includes a radio station, English and literacy classes for women, an Islamic school and a seamstress center that sells clothing made by women"(para 5-6).
June 9, 2021, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"There are two Polish national organizations that actively promote women’s sport, namely the Polish Association of Women and Sport (PSSK) and the Women and Sport Commission of the Polish Olympic Committee (PKOl). The Polish Association of Women and Sport, a non-profit organization, was established in 1994 and is open to female competitors, including Olympians and representatives of various communities interested in the development of women’s sport. Since 2002, the Association has been a member of PKOl. The Women and Sport Commission of the Polish Olympic Committee, established in 1999 and open to female Olympians, sports journalists, representatives of sports organizations and sports academies, implements activities aimed at promoting the physical...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"There are two Polish national organizations that actively promote women’s sport, namely the Polish Association of Women and Sport (PSSK) and the Women and Sport Commission of the Polish Olympic Committee (PKOl). The Polish Association of Women and Sport, a non-profit organization, was established in 1994 and is open to female competitors, including Olympians and representatives of various communities interested in the development of women’s sport. Since 2002, the Association has been a member of PKOl. The Women and Sport Commission of the Polish Olympic Committee, established in 1999 and open to female Olympians, sports journalists, representatives of sports organizations and sports academies, implements activities aimed at promoting the physical...more
Dec. 17, 2020, 6:15 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
“An Iranian woman set herself on fire outside the Tehran courthouse she was being tried in for illegally attending a football match disguised as a man. The woman, known only as Sahar, 29, was taken to Motahari Hospital and is in intensive care with burns covering 90 per cent of her body. She was arrested in March for allegedly trying to enter Tehran stadium dressed as a man and resisting arrest. She was subsequently charged with 'insulting the public by defying the dress code for women'. After she was told she could face up to six months in prison, Sahar set herself on fire with gasoline as she left the...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
“An Iranian woman set herself on fire outside the Tehran courthouse she was being tried in for illegally attending a football match disguised as a man. The woman, known only as Sahar, 29, was taken to Motahari Hospital and is in intensive care with burns covering 90 per cent of her body. She was arrested in March for allegedly trying to enter Tehran stadium dressed as a man and resisting arrest. She was subsequently charged with 'insulting the public by defying the dress code for women'. After she was told she could face up to six months in prison, Sahar set herself on fire with gasoline as she left the...more
Oct. 22, 2020, 2:22 p.m.
Countries: Armenia
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Women's access to sports and physical education, scholarships and other educational opportunities and the events for career orientation are absent from the State report" (34).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Women's access to sports and physical education, scholarships and other educational opportunities and the events for career orientation are absent from the State report" (34).
Aug. 26, 2020, 3:10 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
“[Raha Moharrak] began climbing in November 2011 and in the space of a year, conquered eight mountains including Kilimanjaro…Then on May 18 this year, she stepped into the history books by becoming the first Saudi woman to climb to the summit of Mount Everest…She follows the path of America-based Sarah Attar who became the first Saudi woman to compete in an Olympics at the London Games last year” (para 9, 11, 17).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
“[Raha Moharrak] began climbing in November 2011 and in the space of a year, conquered eight mountains including Kilimanjaro…Then on May 18 this year, she stepped into the history books by becoming the first Saudi woman to climb to the summit of Mount Everest…She follows the path of America-based Sarah Attar who became the first Saudi woman to compete in an Olympics at the London Games last year” (para 9, 11, 17).
Aug. 10, 2020, 3:09 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
“Simple tasks like buying a cell phone, registering children for school, applying for a job, getting a bank account, are all hugely complicated and require asking men for permission, time, money and help. Forget any sports in public” (para 1). “This year, for the first time ever, Saudi Arabia launched a landmark campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence (which used the off-putting hashtag #hither); and two women competed as part of the Saudi Team in the 2011 Olympics” (para 11).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
“Simple tasks like buying a cell phone, registering children for school, applying for a job, getting a bank account, are all hugely complicated and require asking men for permission, time, money and help. Forget any sports in public” (para 1). “This year, for the first time ever, Saudi Arabia launched a landmark campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence (which used the off-putting hashtag #hither); and two women competed as part of the Saudi Team in the 2011 Olympics” (para 11).
June 23, 2020, 5:49 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"MoYS grants scholarships on the basis of the Bylaw on Detailed Requirements and Criteria for Granting of Scholarships to Top Athletes and Financial Assistance to Top Athletes. In 2016, 381 scholarships were granted (240 male and 141 female athletes), while 401 scholarships were granted in 2017 (254 male and 147 female athletes), which means scholarships were granted to 36.6 per cent female athletes and this trend has been maintained during the reporting period" (36-37). "On the basis of data registered with the National Records of Sports Organisations by representatives of 3.727 sports organisations and registered data on 6,274 on representatives of managing bodies of organisations, women account for 13.4 per...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"MoYS grants scholarships on the basis of the Bylaw on Detailed Requirements and Criteria for Granting of Scholarships to Top Athletes and Financial Assistance to Top Athletes. In 2016, 381 scholarships were granted (240 male and 141 female athletes), while 401 scholarships were granted in 2017 (254 male and 147 female athletes), which means scholarships were granted to 36.6 per cent female athletes and this trend has been maintained during the reporting period" (36-37). "On the basis of data registered with the National Records of Sports Organisations by representatives of 3.727 sports organisations and registered data on 6,274 on representatives of managing bodies of organisations, women account for 13.4 per...more
May 31, 2020, 11:11 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"In February, Rize Yesilcay Sports Club Women’s Football team’s 2nd President and Kackar TV Sports Director Alaettin Onay in live broadcast announced Çaykur General Manager Imdat Sutluoglu’s explanation of 'Supporting women athletes is a sin.' Yeni Akit writer Ahmet Gülümseyen in an article 'Lady, of course, should do sports, but volleyball and similar branches of the ‘clothes’, how to explain the revealing of the body lines?' he said. Same month Gülsüm Özen was not surrendered to oppressions of society like 'you are a widow women, sit at home' and she became a kickboxer champion in Turkish Open. In 2018, the struggle of women against the discriminative mentalities that trying to...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"In February, Rize Yesilcay Sports Club Women’s Football team’s 2nd President and Kackar TV Sports Director Alaettin Onay in live broadcast announced Çaykur General Manager Imdat Sutluoglu’s explanation of 'Supporting women athletes is a sin.' Yeni Akit writer Ahmet Gülümseyen in an article 'Lady, of course, should do sports, but volleyball and similar branches of the ‘clothes’, how to explain the revealing of the body lines?' he said. Same month Gülsüm Özen was not surrendered to oppressions of society like 'you are a widow women, sit at home' and she became a kickboxer champion in Turkish Open. In 2018, the struggle of women against the discriminative mentalities that trying to...more
May 31, 2020, 4:27 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Women freely participate in sports on a basis of equality with men. The Law on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Women provides that women have equal access with men to recreational activities, and institutions, enterprises and organizations shall provide them with necessary conditions to engage in scientific, technological, literary and artistic pursuits, as well as in sports (art. 23). The Law on Sports provides that making sports mass-based and part of daily routine is the fundamental principle of the State policy on sports and all necessary conditions shall be created to achieve realization of the policy. The policy of making sports mass-based and part of daily concern...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"Women freely participate in sports on a basis of equality with men. The Law on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Women provides that women have equal access with men to recreational activities, and institutions, enterprises and organizations shall provide them with necessary conditions to engage in scientific, technological, literary and artistic pursuits, as well as in sports (art. 23). The Law on Sports provides that making sports mass-based and part of daily routine is the fundamental principle of the State policy on sports and all necessary conditions shall be created to achieve realization of the policy. The policy of making sports mass-based and part of daily concern...more
May 15, 2020, 6:53 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The underrepresentation of women in sports federations and cultural institutions and the significantly lower share of broadcasting time allocated to women’s sports competitions and artistic activities" (15).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The underrepresentation of women in sports federations and cultural institutions and the significantly lower share of broadcasting time allocated to women’s sports competitions and artistic activities" (15).
Feb. 5, 2020, 8:01 a.m.
Countries: Congo
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The same possibilities exist for girls and for boys to participate actively in sports and physical education. This is true both for admission to training centres and for membership of teams. Women participate in almost all sports formerly reserved for men, and they also perform at a professional level. Only the traditionally female “ndzango” is not yet coeducational" (29). "Historically, this right is recognized for both women and men. It is enshrined in many basic and sectoral laws (the Constitution and laws on tourism and sports, for example). The last Constitution, which governs the lives of the Congolese people, emphasizes that “everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"The same possibilities exist for girls and for boys to participate actively in sports and physical education. This is true both for admission to training centres and for membership of teams. Women participate in almost all sports formerly reserved for men, and they also perform at a professional level. Only the traditionally female “ndzango” is not yet coeducational" (29). "Historically, this right is recognized for both women and men. It is enshrined in many basic and sectoral laws (the Constitution and laws on tourism and sports, for example). The last Constitution, which governs the lives of the Congolese people, emphasizes that “everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including...more
Dec. 8, 2019, 8:22 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"To be sure, Khorsand says there have been important advances for Afghan women since 2001 -- including language in the Afghan Constitution that enshrines the right to education and to work. Women are members of parliament and can be seen on television, competing in sports, and performing in concerts in Kabul" (para. 17-18).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"To be sure, Khorsand says there have been important advances for Afghan women since 2001 -- including language in the Afghan Constitution that enshrines the right to education and to work. Women are members of parliament and can be seen on television, competing in sports, and performing in concerts in Kabul" (para. 17-18).
Dec. 6, 2019, 11:35 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"But hers was a life of enforced, confined leisure. [Latifa] could spend her money only on hobbies and sports, including horseback riding and scuba diving, or on treating friends to lunch or manicures" (para 26). "[Latifa] talked about starting an Emirati skydiving team, hoping her father would let her travel to international competitions" (para 35).
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"But hers was a life of enforced, confined leisure. [Latifa] could spend her money only on hobbies and sports, including horseback riding and scuba diving, or on treating friends to lunch or manicures" (para 26). "[Latifa] talked about starting an Emirati skydiving team, hoping her father would let her travel to international competitions" (para 35).