Gender equality is a critical global issue, and one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Despite progress in many countries, challenges remain. For instance, women are under-represented in education, labour force participation, leadership positions at all levels and often paid less for the same work.1 This reinforces the reality of women being treated as ‘second-class citizens’.2 In sports, substantial progress has been made in gender equality. For instance, while women were not allowed to compete in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, the proportion of female athletes at the Olympics gradually increased to reach an unprecedented 49% at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Over the last few decades, some sports and disciplines which were traditionally ‘men only’, such as football, marathon and pole vault, were opened to women. In tennis, the 1973 US Open became the first Grand Slam tournament that introduced equal prize money for women and men—the other three Grand Slam tournaments followed in the 2000s. Recently, several soccer federations introduced equal pay for their men’s and women’s national teams. However, around the world, female athletes are still fighting for equality in various aspects of sport. Structural barriers are ubiquitous, such as sexist uniform mandates, rules that force …

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迈向性别平等的又一步：呼吁结束体育赛事安排中的结构性性别歧视

性别平等是一个重要的全球问题，也是联合国可持续发展目标之一。尽管许多国家取得了进展，但挑战依然存在。例如，女性在教育、劳动力参与、各级领导职位上的代表性不足，而且从事相同工作的报酬往往较低。1 这强化了女性被视为“二等公民”的现实。2 在体育运动中，在两性平等方面取得了重大进展。例如，虽然 1896 年第一届现代奥运会不允许女性参加比赛，但在 2020 年东京奥运会上，女性运动员的比例逐渐增加，达到前所未有的 49%。在过去的几十年里，一些传统上“仅限男性”的运动和学科，如足球、马拉松和撑杆跳高，向女性开放。在网球方面，1973 年的美国公开赛成为第一个引入男女奖金相同的大满贯赛事——其他三项大满贯赛事在 2000 年代紧随其后。最近，几个足球联合会为其男子和女子国家队引入了同工同酬。然而，在世界范围内，女运动员仍在为体育运动的各个方面争取平等。结构性障碍无处不在，例如性别歧视的制服规定、强制……