Global Observatory for Gender Equality and Sport launches photo competition

The Global Observatory for Gender Equality and Sport Launches Photo Competition and Exhibition

The Global Observatory for Gender Equality and Sport, in partnership with UNESCO, UN Women, the Office for the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR), UNAIDS, the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, the Sports for Social Change Network Africa, and Bobbi Brown, is proud to announce the launch of a photo competition and exhibition. This initiative aims to empower women and girls in sport, highlighting their diversity and achievements in physical activity, physical education, and sport across all walks of life.

Quoting Serena Williams, the captivating photography contest titled “Overpower. Overtake. Overcome: A Visual Tribute to Women & Sport” celebrates women and girls in sport, striving to overcome stereotypes, obstacles, and barriers in various contexts. The contest showcases global women and female role models from rural fields, school playgrounds, refugee camps, and elite sport stadiums who challenge the status quo, level the playing fields, and push for transformation despite limited resources and multiple challenges.

About the Contest

To commemorate the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and beyond, the Global Observatory for Gender Equality & Sport, UNESCO, OHCHR, UN Women, UNAIDS, MTV Staying Alive Foundation, Sport for Social Change Network Africa, and Bobbi Brown have joined forces to organize a powerful globally travelling photo exhibition titled “Overpower. Overtake. Overcome: A Visual Tribute to Women & Sport.”

The winning photographs, depicting the struggles and triumphs of women and girls harnessing the power and potential of physical education, physical activity, and sport (PEPAS) to advance their health, rights, and empowerment, will travel around the world and be showcased in prestigious locations such as art galleries, selected museums, UN offices in Geneva, Dakar, Johannesburg, and Paris. The winning picture will also be prominently displayed as part of a high-impact exhibition organized by UNESCO at their headquarters in Paris, dedicated to empowerment through sport. Additionally, a virtual exhibition with global reach will be hosted.

While some photos will be selected for display during Paris 2024 as a legacy of sustainable activism and advocacy, a broader range of photos will be featured in an “Overpower. Overtake. Overcome: A Visual Tribute to Women & Sport” Exhibition Photobook available for purchase.

Entry Information

Who can participate?

• The competition is open to all, both professional and amateur, regardless of age, gender, or nationality.
• Entrants under 18 years of age require the permission of a parent or guardian. By entering the contest, entrants under 18 years of age indicate that they have obtained the permission of a parent or guardian.

Theme

Your interpretation of “OVERPOWER. OVERTAKE. OVERCOME”: Women & Girls in Sport.

How to enter the competition?

Submit your favorite pictures through the Global Observatory’s website. All the necessary information and technical details can be found on the entry page.

Please submit your best pictures by June 6th, 2024.

SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

1. Sustainable Development Goal: Gender Equality (SDG 5)

• Target 5.5: Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life.
• Indicator 5.5.1: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments and local governments.

2. Sustainable Development Goal: Quality Education (SDG 4)

• Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship, and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.
• Indicator 4.7.1: Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment.

3. Sustainable Development Goal: Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10)

• Target 10.2: By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic, and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.
• Indicator 10.2.1: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, by age, sex, and persons with disabilities.

4. Sustainable Development Goal: Partnerships for the Goals (SDG 17)

• Target 17.17: Encourage and promote effective public, public-private, and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships.
• Indicator 17.17.1: Amount of United States dollars committed to public-private and civil society partnerships.

Analysis

1. Which SDGs are addressed or connected to the issues highlighted in the article?

The issues highlighted in the article are connected to the following SDGs:

• SDG 5: Gender Equality
• SDG 4: Quality Education
• SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
• SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

2. What specific targets under those SDGs can be identified based on the article’s content?

Based on the article’s content, the following specific targets can be identified:

• Target 5.5: Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life.
• Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship, and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.
• Target 10.2: By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic, and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.
• Target 17.17: Encourage and promote effective public, public-private, and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships.

3. Are there any indicators mentioned or implied in the article that can be used to measure progress towards the identified targets?

The article does not explicitly mention any indicators. However, based on the identified targets, the following indicators can be used to measure progress:

• Indicator 5.5.1: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments and local governments.
• Indicator 4.7.1: Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment.
• Indicator 10.2.1: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, by age, sex, and persons with disabilities.
• Indicator 17.17.1: Amount of United States dollars committed to public-private and civil society partnerships.

SDGs, Targets, and Indicators Table