CSW side event: Racing towards gender equality: The media’s portrayal of women athletes and its effects on women’s participation in sports

On the margins of the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), UN Women, UNESCO, Procter & Gamble, and NBC invite you to a panel discussion on “Racing towards gender equality: The media’s portrayal of women athletes and its effects on women’s participation in sports”. The discussion will focus on the influence of media coverage on women’s sport participation, women’s roles in sport and their effects on society at large.

Date: Wednesday, 14 March 2018, 6.30–8.30 p.m. EDT
Location: The Diplomat Ballroom, The Millennium Hilton New York, One UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017

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Moderated by: Andrea Joyce, NBC Sports

Featured speakers:

• Maia Shibutani, 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in pairs skating, three-time world champion and two-time U.S. national champion
• Marc S. Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer, Procter & Gamble
• Khetsiwe Dlamini, Chief of Staff, UN Women
• Donna de Varona, two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, Emmy-winning sports broadcaster, activist and IOC Woman and Sport Commission member
• Saniye Gülser Corat, Director of the Division of Gender Equality, UNESCO
• Rebecca Lowell Edwards, Strategic Communications Director, IOC

Reception to follow.