Sports and healthy lifestyles as contributing factors to the right to health 2016, para. 67
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Elsewhere, pernicious practices and beliefs hinder women's equal participation in sport. Despite repeated declarations and calls for action on equality in sport since the 1994 Brighton Declaration on Women and Sport, women's sport remains deprioritized and heavily underfunded globally. Among professional athletes, there are significant disparities between men and women in respect of incomes and prize money. One study found that men receive more prize money than women in 30 per cent of sports. Moreover, men's sport dominates media reporting.,
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Health
Person(s) affected
Men
Women
Year
2016
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Other
Reference
SR Health, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/33, para. 67.