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The Sports Equity Lab is hosting a Winter School on Women’s Empowerment in Sports, taking place online via Zoom from December 14–18, 2026. We would be grateful if you could share this opportunity with your students and colleagues. Our Winter School is a one-week intensive online program that examines gender equity in sport through the eyes of the people who shape it: athletes, governing bodies, researchers, and the sports industry. Over five days and fifteen sessions, participants move from athletes’ lived experiences through policy, science, and commerce.

Sport is a powerful social arena — a place in which social relations are both reproduced and transformed. Despite significant progress in women's participation in sport, gender inequalities persist across domains such as power, governance, media representation, economic resources, and career opportunities. This conference aims to foster interdisciplinary, critical dialogue on gender and sport in contemporary societies, linking historical perspectives with present-day challenges. Special emphasis is placed on understanding social change, as well as identifying structural constraints and transformative possibilities within the field of sport.

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal (WSPAJ) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to advancing the understanding of women in sport and physical activity. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Exploring Basic Needs, Motivation, and Retention Among Female Sport Officials by Janna K. Sunde, Robin Tharle-Oluk, Alice A. Theriault, David J. Hancock (open access),

We invite chapter proposals for a new edited collection examining the global history of women's professional wrestling. This volume aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of women's wrestling from its ancient origins to the contemporary era, exploring its impact on sport, gender, sociology, and popular culture. While recent media productions lhave brought renewed attention to women's wrestling, scholarly examination of this field remains limited, particularly regarding its early history.

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal (WSPAJ) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to advancing the understanding of women in sport and physical activity. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Maximal Strength Training as a Pathway to Positive Body Image: A Qualitative Exploration of the Experiences of Female Powerlifters by Erin L. Kelly, Michelle Minehan, Kate Pumpa (open access).

The Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network (WiSEAN) aims to bring together leading academics and practitioners from a range of disciplines to grow, strengthen and promote research on women in sport and exercise, with the ultimate goal of optimising women’s athletic success and their participation. This conference aims to explore the theme “Moving Women: Shaping Victories", focusing on empowering women in the realms of sport and exercise.

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal (WSPAJ) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to advancing the understanding of women in sport and physical activity. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Advocating for Gender Equity in Sport: An Analysis of the Canadian Women and Sport She’s Got It All Campaign by Maryam Marashi, Sabrina Malouka, Tahla den Houdyker, Catherine M. Sabiston.

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal (WSPAJ) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to advancing the understanding of women in sport and physical activity. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: An Intersectional Analysis of the Recruitment and Participation of Second-Generation African Canadian Adolescent Girls in a Community Basketball Program in Ottawa, Canada by Amina Haggar, Audrey R. Giles.

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal (WSPAJ) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to advancing the understanding of women in sport and physical activity. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Body Composition and Physical Performance of Elite Female Football Players by Rodrigo Villaseca-Vicuña, Jorge Pérez-Contreras, Pablo Merino-Muñoz, Esteban Aedo-Muñoz, José A. González Jurado, Santiago Zabaloy (open access).

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal (WSPAJ) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to advancing the understanding of women in sport and physical activity. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Negotiating the Funhouse: CrossFit Women and the Looking Glass Athlete by Nancy L. Malcom, Shaun Edmonds, Christina Gipson, Caitlyn Hauff, Hannah Bennett.