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.
The FIVB is committed to protecting and promoting the gender balance that is inherent in the sport. Across all major competitions, equal prize money and match formats promote a level playing field, while data from Nielsen consumer research demonstrates that the women’s and men’s game are equally popular among fans. And fans worldwide will have an opportunity to see the best of women’s volleyball at this year’s FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship which will be co-hosted by the Netherlands and Poland.
