Legislation and Policy

National Laws and Key Policies on Gender Equality in Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Sport

 

France

France is strongly committed to gender equality in sports, embedding it into national policies and initiatives like the “Sport au Féminin”. This approach focuses on developing sports participation for women at all ages, providing better support for professional and elite athletes (particularly regarding social protection and maternity), increasing media coverage of women’s sports, strengthening the economic model of women’s professional sports by promoting feminization plans within sports federations. Key milestones include hosting the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup and implementing measures to ensure gender balance in sports governance.

As a legacy of hosting the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, France promotes the national initiatives to increase physical activity among children, including girls, in primary schools for at least 30 minutes each day contributing to adoption of a culture of physical activity from a young age.

International Policy Frameworks – France

The GO Policy Mapping initiative looks at a set of international policy frameworks that apply across all countries. This table zooms in on France, showing whether it has joined each framework, if legal obligations are attached, and which organisation is framework holder.

You can sort the columns to view the information in different ways. For the full list of frameworks visit Frameworks site.

Directory of National Laws and Key Institutions – France

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wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Policy Type Policy Policy Authority Year Enacted Impact Areas website
12 miriam 27/09/2025 05:11 PM miriam 27/09/2025 05:11 PM Action Plan Inter-ministerial plan for equality between women and men (Toutes et Tous Egaux) Secretary of State for Equality between Women and Men 2023 Sport, Physical Education https://www.egalite-femmes-hommes.gouv.fr/sites/efh/files/2024-03/Plan-interministeriel-pour-egalite-entre-les-femmes-et-les-hommes-2023-2027-pdfaccessible_0.pdf
13 Legislation Law on democratising sport in France (Loi n. 2022-296 du 2 mars 2022 visant à démocratiser le sport en France) Ministry of Sports 2022 Sport, Physical Activity, Physical Education https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000045287568
14 miriam 27/09/2025 05:25 PM miriam 27/09/2025 05:25 PM Action Plan Forum Policy and Strategic Coordination Workshop dedicated to women's sport (Atelier de travail d’Impulsion Politique et de Coordination stratégique (IPCS) dédié au sport féminin) Ministry of Sports ; Secretary of State for Equality between Women and Men 2023 Sport, Physical Activity, Physical Education https://www.sports.gouv.fr/atelier-de-travail-d-impulsion-politique-et-de-coordination-strategique-ipcs-dedie-au-sport-feminin?utm_source=chatgpt.com
15 miriam 27/09/2025 05:21 PM miriam 27/09/2025 05:26 PM Legislation Law on preserving the ethics of sport, strengthening the regulation and transparency of professional sport and improving the competitiveness of clubs Ministry of Sports 2017 Sport https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000034111794/
16 miriam 27/09/2025 05:28 PM miriam 27/09/2025 05:28 PM Legislation Decree on the Permanent Conference on Women's Sport (Décret n. 2017-1059 du 10 mai 2017 relatif à la Conférence permanente du sport féminin) Ministry of Sports 2017 Sport https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000034679963#:~:text=%C2%AB%20Elle%20propose%20toute%20recommandation%20visant,et%20aux%20fonctions%20d'encadrement.
17 miriam 27/09/2025 05:29 PM miriam 27/09/2025 05:29 PM Legislation Law on Real Equality between Women and Men (Loi n. 2014-873 du 4 août 2014 pour l'égalité réelle entre les femmes et les hommes) Secretary of State for Equality between Women and Men 2014 Sport https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000029330832/
18 miriam 27/09/2025 05:31 PM miriam 27/09/2025 05:31 PM Policy Media Broadcasting Policy on Gender Equality (Délibération n. 2015-2 du 4 février 2015 relative au respect des droits des femmes par les sociétés mentionnées à l'article 20-1-A de la loi n. 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986) Arcom (formerly Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel CSA) 2015 Sport https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000030317454
19 miriam 27/09/2025 05:32 PM miriam 27/09/2025 05:32 PM Action Plan Feminization Plan of Sports Federations (Plans de féminisation des fédérations sportives) Ministry of Sports 2006 Sport https://doc.sportsdenature.gouv.fr/index.php?id=2555&lvl=notice_display&utm_source=chatgpt.com
20 miriam 27/09/2025 05:33 PM miriam 27/09/2025 05:35 PM Action Plan Order on the specifications for the label Terrain d'Egalité (Arrêté du 3 juillet 2023 relatif au cahier des charges du label « Terrain d'Egalité) Ministry of Sports ; Secretary of State for Equality between Women and Men 2023 Sport https://www.egalite-femmes-hommes.gouv.fr/cp-lancement-label-gesi-08-03-2022
21 miriam 27/09/2025 05:37 PM miriam 27/09/2025 05:37 PM Legislation Decree no. 2023-555 on creating the Terrain d'égalité label and its awarding commission (Décret n. 2023-555 du 3 juillet 2023 portant création du label Terrain d'égalité et de la commission d'attribution de ce label) Ministry of Sports ; Secretary of State for Equality between Women and Men 2023 Sport https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000047781533
22 miriam 27/09/2025 05:38 PM miriam 27/09/2025 05:38 PM Legislation Sports Code (Code du Sport) Ministry of Sports 2006 Sport, Physical Activity https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/texte_lc/LEGITEXT000006071318/
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Data Statement

The information presented in this country profile has been collected by the GO from publicly available sources. The data is then reviewed by the members of the GO network. Dates of data collection and review are indicated below and updated on an ongoing basis.

  • Data collected: August 2025

  • Data review: In progress

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