On this year’s International Women’s Day, the FIVB has reiterated its commitment to ensuring volleyball continues to lead the way in championing gender equality. Celebrated annually on 8 March, International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. As a gender equal sport by nature, volleyball has a key role to play in creating female role models and promoting gender equality both on and off the court.
Last year, Volleyball World, the commercial entity for the sport around the world, launched the world’s first Equal Jersey campaign at the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2021 Finals. The campaign saw male and female players who share the same jersey number proudly wear each other’s names on their jerseys, and it successfully highlighted how the sport, players and fans all strive to challenge the inequality that frequently exists between genders in the world of sport.
