Gender equality at the Olympics is a gold medal victory. But there's still work to do.

Women athletes have come a long way since the 1900 Paris Olympics, where they were first allowed to compete on the world’s greatest sport stage. They accounted for only 2.2% of all competitors then. Read More

Paris Games are being hailed as the ‘gender-equal’ Olympics. Let's take a closer look

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the games head to our latest updates. PARIS — You could see it when French gold medalists Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner ... Read More

In Paris, the Olympics will achieve gender parity, but it's still too soon to celebrate

A collage of images of Olypmic athletes competing. A pinnacle of athletic competition, the Olympics has long been held to a higher standard, especially when it comes to the basic tenets of any sport: ... Read More

In A First, Half The Athletes In The Paris Olympics Will Be Female

The continued growth in popularity for women’s sports has been one of the biggest news stories in 2024. Ratings and attendance for women’s sports have been surging resulting in increases in media ... Read More

Are the 2024 Paris Olympics gender equal? That depends how you measure it

The last time the French capital played host to the Olympic Games, 135 women competed out of the more than 3,000 athletes – a participation rate of about 4.4 percent. A century later, the ... Read More

Simone Biles gets gold, Suni Lee scores bronze in dramatic Olympic final

American gymnastics stars Simone Biles and Suni Lee both scored medals in dramatic fashion at the Summer Games on Thursday, August 1st. Fast, 24/7 alerts delivered to your inbox daily. Subscribe to be ... Read More

Gender equality at the Olympics is a gold medal victory. But there's still work to do.

Tuning into the Summer Games and seeing women fiercely compete for podium positions is witnessing the impact of Title IX play out in live action. It is no surprise that since the landmark law’s ... Read More