World Athletics sets 40% rule for women on national boards by 2029

World Athletics sets 40 per cent rule for women on national boards by 2029

World Athletics says national track and field federation executive boards must be at least 40 per cent female by 2029.

World Athletics sets 40% rule for women on national boards by 2029

MONACO (AP) — World Athletics says national track and field federation executive boards must be at least 40% female by 2029.

World Athletics sets 40% rule for female membership on national boards

The sport’s global governing body published further details of its three-year gender leadership strategy.

There is almost gender parity in popular races, but hardly in the structures of domestic sport. There is not only a lack of will.

World Athletics Sets 40% Rule for Women on National Boards by 2029

World Athletics says national track and field federation executive boards must be at least 40% female by 2029 after the governing body of athletics published further details of its three-year gender leadership strategy on Tuesday, having achieved gender parity on its ruling council in 2023 and becoming the first Olympic sport to do so. “This strategy is not just a roadmap — it’s a commitment to building a culture where women are equally represen…