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World Athletics has surpassed many others in terms of gender equality, but admits more can be done
World Athletics is going one better than most this International Women’s Day — it is celebrating World Athletics Women’s Week.
Key points:
- World Athletics admits that there is more to be done for gender equality both on and off the track
- Olympic champions Sally Pearson, Gail Devers and Joanna Hayes will share their experiences as female athletes in a special edition of the World Athletics Podcast
- Pearson said she has benefited from Athletics Australia’s inclusive policy, having already served on the board
Why? Because it is has a plan it believes is worth shouting about.
In a sport that has surpassed many others, men and women compete in the same arena, in the same number of disciplines, for the same prizemoney at major events.
Yet they…
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