EU project will help sports institutions become more gender equal
April 19 saw the launch of SUPPORTER (SecUring sPORTs Education thRough innovative and inclusive Gender Equality Plans), an EU-funded research project that will run between 2023 and 2025. The aim of the project is to support sports higher education institutions in developing inclusive and intersectional Gender Equality Plans, with a particular focus on combating gender-based violence.
Fondation Europeenne de la Science (ESF), France
Göteborgs Universitet (UGOT), Sweden
Kentro Erevnon Notioanatolikis Evropis Astiki mi Kerdoskopiki Etaireia (SEERC), Greece
Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci (UNIBL), Bosnia & Herzegovina
Univerza v Lubljani (UL), Slovenia
Univerzita Karlova (CU), Czechia
Natsionalna Sportna Akademiya Vassil Levski (NSA), Bulgaria
Lietuvos Sporto Universitetas (LSU), Lithuania
Universitatea de Vest din Timisoara (UVT), Romania
Georgian State Teaching University of Physical Education and Sport (GSTUPES), Georgia
Universitatea de Stat de Educație Fizică și Sport (USEFS), Moldova
Researchers at UGOT: Sofia Strid (Department of Sociology and Work Science), Angelica Simonsson (Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research), Karin Grahn and Suzanne Lundvall (Department of Food and Nutrition and Sport Science)