The 16th meeting of the Women and Sports Commission addressed strategic initiatives, including the expansion of athlete protection workshops, an analysis of media representation for female athletes, and the development of new frameworks to assess gender equity across national sports federations.
Iran NOC; Tehran: Dr. Farhadizad, NOC Vice President and Chair of the
Commission, announced that the “Athlete Protection” training program will be
implemented in five provinces during the second half of the year in
collaboration with the Badminton Federation. These workshops have been
strategically expanded to include not only athletes, coaches, and team
managers, but also parents, offering participants professional development
incentives upon completion. While this positive trajectory has improved social
and governmental support, the commission cautioned that celebrating individual
victories must not overshadow the need to address persistent structural and
cultural challenges to ensure long-term sustainability. Furthermore, the
session introduced a proposal by Dr. Ghaebi aimed at evaluating gender
representation within sports federations using three distinct lenses: equality,
equity, and balance.