This event sent out an impressive signal for women in sport in Austria! At the second edition of ADVANTAGE LADIES of the FE&MALE Sports Conference as part of the WTA 500 Upper Austria Ladies Linz tournament, renowned international speakers discussed the topic of gender equality in depth. Together, they developed important approaches and aspects to further advance the equalisation of women and men in sport. The main topics of the largest Austrian symposium for women in sport were #Participation ("Fe&Male Empowerment"), #Ppolitics ("Equality is a must!"), #career ("Fe&Male as fuel").
In cooperation with the federal sports organisation Sport Austria, the Austrian Tennis Association (ÖTV) and the Reichel Business Group (RBG), women's minister Susanne Raab, geneticist Prof. Markus Hengstschläger, former tennis pro Andrea Petkovic, tournament ambassador Barbara Schett and Advantage Ladies ambassador Teresa Pellegrini, the coxswain of Austria's men's eight, discussed the topic of "Better Together". The active and former female athletes provided exciting insights into the everyday lives of female athletes, coaches and officials, highlighting the opportunities and prospects for women as well as the challenges that need to be overcome on the road to gender equality.
Photos: Sport Austria/ Florian Rogn
PROGRAM
9.00 a.m.
Admission
9.30 a.m.
Greeting
9.45 a.m.
OPENING PANEL
Talent has no gender
Andrea Petković, Prof Dr Markus Hengstschläger
FeMale empowerment
#Participation
10.35 - 11.00 a.m.
KEYNOTE
Reframing Sport for Teenage Girls: An Innovation Journey for Change
Lisa West
11.05 - 11.55 a.m.
PANEL TALK
Shaping the future of sport: What steps need to be taken to get more girls into sport?
Sarah & Ewald Fischer, Helmut Wiesinger, Theresa Baumgartner LL.B., Teresa Pellegrini, Theresa Stöbich
12.00 AM - 01.00 PM
Lunch break
Equality is a must!
#Politics
13.05 - 13.25
KEYNOTE
Equality Unveiled: The Swedish Model and Beyond
Kristina Thurée MSc.
1.30 - 1.40 pm
GOOD PRACTICE
Unveiling the Success of Erasmus+ Project GAMES as a beacon of Good Practice
Carlotta Giussani MA
1.45 - 2.15 pm
PANEL TALK
Leveling the Playing Field: What's Next
for Gender Equality in Sports Policy?
The 1st Women's Sports Symposium Advantage Ladies in February 2023 was a complete success.
With the 2nd edition, which will take place on Wednesday 31 January 2024 at the Linz Design Center, we want to go one step further.
The name "FE&MALE Sports Conference" emphasises that strengthening the position of women in sport requires the cooperative participation of both genders in order to achieve equity in sport.
The three organisers, the Upper Austria Ladies Linz Tennis Tournament, Sport Austria and the ÖTV, have created an equally We have put together an informative and exciting programme for you and invite you to the sporting highlight of the year in women's sport in Austria - for the first time after the upgrade even at WTA 500 level.
A sporting upgrade that also applies to the Advantage Ladies event, which will also bring international speakers to Linz for the first time.
In the spirit of "Better together", let's work together to raise sport in Austria to an even higher level!