Research Agenda

The Global Observatory’s Research Agenda series aims to guide the research community in addressing critical knowledge gaps that hinder progress toward gender equality in sport and physical activity. Each agenda focuses on a key thematic area. The first in this series is dedicated to Gender-Based Violence, recognising it as a major and urgent barrier to equality, inclusion, and safety in sport.

GBV Research Agenda

The first GO Research Agenda is on violence against women and girls in physical education, physical activities and sport.

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Research Areas

Key focus areas of research on Gender-based violence to deepen knowledge and bridge the gaps.

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Gender Based Violence against Women and Girls in Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport

In the strategic period 2024 – 2026, the Global Observatory is focusing on the thematic topic of Gender Based Violence (GBV). Violence against women and girls is a form of gender-based violence and is a major challenge to the achievement of Gender equality and inclusion across the world.

The Global Observatory aims to support researchers, policy makers, and practitioners with the insights, capacity, and connections to collaboratively and impactfully address violence against women and girls in and through sport. One key aim of the GO is to motivate inquiry on topics that can contribute to addressing the challenge of violence against women and girls in sport.

Proposed Research Areas For Further Inquiry

Informed by consultations of stakeholders and by the work of the Inclusive Data Charter, UNESCO, SVRI, WHO, OHCHR, and Centre for Sport and Human Rights among others, the Global Observatory has identified several areas of research on GBV/VAWG in PEPAS which can urgently benefit from inquiry and knowledge sharing.

Stakeholders are encourage to undertake research on topics that contribute to:

  1. How are concepts of gender-based violence described in policy frameworks and programmes?
  2. How do they connect or not with broader legal, cultural frameworks and practices?
  3. What are the institutional actions / inactions that are considered violence against women and girls?

  1. What conditions of competitive eSport should be considered to ensure safeguarding and protection from VAWG?
  2. What encounters of violence do women experience in their roles in sport including: leadership, media, medicine, law, and business among others?
  3. Assessment of implications of shifts in state political ideologies on VAWG policy and service interventions

  1. To what extent do governments apply the broad legislation and policies on GBV and/VAW to the sports context?
  2. What is the efficacy of state commisions of inquiry, hearings, and assessment committees on GBV and/VAW in sport?
  3. How do case management processes implement ethics of care?
  4. How do community sport organisations mainstream safeguarding into their operations?
  5. What are the successes of safeguarding officers and groups at community and/ mega sports events?

  1. Approaches to research that include perspectives of children
  2. Assessment of implementation of standards and other frameworks, accountability tools
  3. Measuring impact of outcome-based financing for outcomes related to GBV and/VAWG
  4. Mapping financial investment in research and knowledge on GBV and/VAWG
  5. Anti /De colonial and intersectional approaches to research and knowledge systems and practices