We reaffirm women’s rights to fair play in sports.
Every place, every award a man takes in women’s sport is one taken from a woman.
- Policies of Sports Governing Bodies on Inclusion of Transgender Athletesby Sarah Kingsley OVERVIEW There is considerable disjunction in the attitudes of various organisations to the essential question of whether biological sex confers significant difference in… Read more: Policies of Sports Governing Bodies on Inclusion of Transgender Athletes
- Call on Minister to act on UN Special Rapporteur Report on Women’s SportWomen Speak Tasmania have called on the Minister for Sport to take action following UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls Reem Alsalem’s report… Read more: Call on Minister to act on UN Special Rapporteur Report on Women’s Sport
- Report of the Special Rapporteur on – Violence against women and girls in sportsIn the present report, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, explores the various forms, causes and consequences… Read more: Report of the Special Rapporteur on – Violence against women and girls in sports
- Athletes not born female shouldn’t be able to compete in women’s sport, UN human rights expert saysOnly athletes who were female at birth should be allowed to compete in women’s sport, a United Nations-appointed human rights expert will tell the UN General… Read more: Athletes not born female shouldn’t be able to compete in women’s sport, UN human rights expert says
- She Won – A website celebrating the achievement of women in sportsThis website is dedicated to archiving the achievements of female athletes who were displaced by males in women’s sporting events and other types of competitions expressly… Read more: She Won – A website celebrating the achievement of women in sports
- Pseudoscience & the Olympic fiascoBefore the Sydney Olympics in 2000 athletes underwent genetic testing. A simple cheek swab would ensure everyone was competing in their respective male and female categories.… Read more: Pseudoscience & the Olympic fiasco
- Why elite women’s sports need to be based on sex, not genderOpinion piece by Doriane Lambelet Coleman Two dozen U.S. boys under 17 swim faster than Katie Ledecky in her best event. After an ugly controversy erupted… Read more: Why elite women’s sports need to be based on sex, not gender
- Push for Parliamentary Inquiry into sex self ID Laws following Olympics FiascoIn the last few days the world has been witness to the disastrous result that sex self ID laws have had on women’s sports. The International… Read more: Push for Parliamentary Inquiry into sex self ID Laws following Olympics Fiasco
- Tasmanian International Women’s cyclist calls out trans inclusion in competition sportHobart based International and National Women’s cycling competitor Jodie Willett last year resigned her membership of AusCycling over their policy of trans inclusion in women’s cycling… Read more: Tasmanian International Women’s cyclist calls out trans inclusion in competition sport
- Disinformation not the answer to evidenceDr Charlie Burton (November 13), in a detailed rebuttal to our article ‘Open and frank discussions only way forward regarding gender law reforms’ (November 6), failed… Read more: Disinformation not the answer to evidence
Organisation that respect fairness and safety for women
World Athletics: The governing body for track and field and other running competitions, announced last month that transgender women who went through male puberty can no longer compete in women’s events at international competitions. The policy took effect on 31 March.
World Rugby: States that transwomen who transitioned post-puberty and have experienced the biological effects of testosterone during puberty and adolescence cannot currently play women’s rugby.