State Secretary Schmidt strengthens women in sports with new members of the advisory board!
State Secretary Schmidt strengthens women in sports with new members of the advisory board!
On July 10, 2025, sports Secretary of State Michaela Schmidt opened the first meeting of the sports advisory board in the Federal Ministry of Living, Art, Culture, Media and Sport. On this occasion, two new members were welcomed: footballer Viktoria Schnaderbeck and the ski jumper Daniela Iraschko-Stolz. Both athletes not only have sporting experience, but also stand up intensively for equality, diversity and fairness in sports. The proportion of women in the advisory board was increased by their nomination to a total of four women.
Schmidt emphasized the need to integrate more female perspectives in committees and associations. This requirement is part of a broader discussion about equality in competition sports, which is becoming increasingly important. In the context of these debates, equal opportunities and gender treatment are considered fundamental requirements. Sport can not only promote the well-being of women, but also support social changes, as reported by the [ejw-exbi.de] (https://ejw-exbi.de/frauen-im-sport-wereutung-der- equality.
promotion of sport
The Ministry of Sport plans to spend around 202 million euros in promoting sport in 2025. Central attention is on children's and youth projects, especially the daily movement unit. Early promotion of movement could improve children's health and strengthen the offspring in competitive sports. For the coming support year, increased promotion of women through training programs for trainers, referees and officials is also planned.
At the same time, violence prevention is an important topic to create a safe and respectful club environment for all athletes: inside. Initiatives such as the "Football Unites the World" campaign launched by FIFA aim to actively promote equality and to reduce gender -specific differences that exist in particular in terms of prize money, media presence and resource distribution. Prize money for the women's World Cup has been tripled in recent years compared to 2019.challenges for women in sports
Despite these progress, there are still considerable challenges for women in sport. In particular, access to management positions and the visibility of female role models are crucial for equality. Access to traditionally male -dominated sports as well as adequate media reporting are essential to reduce clichés and enable female athletes to recognize the same recognition as their male colleagues. Political measures are required to actively address these topics and to promote the development of gender justice in sport, as Deutschlandfunk emphasized.
An example of ongoing inequalities is shown in football. In the youth area, fighting is more equality, but girls and boys are often not in the game under the same conditions. The trainers and clubs are working to improve the structures in girls' football so that girls get the same opportunities. This is where the "Equaletics" initiative comes into play by former students of the German Sport University Cologne to actively promote the issues of equal opportunities and freedom of discrimination in sport.
The developments related to equality in sport therefore remain of central importance, not only for the sporting community, but also for social and economic development as a whole.
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