The next meeting of the special committee on gender equality (GECA) of the Council of Europe was held under the chairmanship of Azerbaijan in order to determine the standards of gender equality in the field of anti-doping. According to SIA, at the meeting chaired by Shafaq Huseynli, director of AMADA, head of GECA, representatives of Norway, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Slovenia and Romania, as well as the World Anti-Doping Agency, the International Olympic Committee, UEFA, the European Union Sports Organization (EU Athletes) representatives of the secretariat of the Council of Europe and experts on gender equality participated.
At the meeting, the activities of GECA so far, the work done and the steps to be taken for the upcoming period were discussed. The members of the committee made a detailed report on the implementation of the project "Strengthening gender equality in the field of anti-doping" authored by Shafaq Huseynli. It was reported that the first stage of the project's implementation consists of a detailed analysis of the level of consideration of the gender principle in the documents regulating the regulations and activities of the Council of Europe and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), including the World Anti-Doping Code and International Standards. The list of those documents is already ready and work is being done accordingly.
Shafaq Huseynli carried out a specific division of work in this regard and gave relevant tasks for the completion of the first phase of the project by the end of the year. Shafaq Huseynli added that from the beginning of next year, the second stage of the project's implementation - surveys to determine the level of gender equality in national anti-doping institutions will be started, and appropriate preparations should be made in this regard. Speaking about the activities of the committee, Shafaq Huseynli said that increasing the participation of women in the management and decision-making bodies of anti-doping organizations, reflecting the gender issue in the international and local legislation regulating the anti-doping field, and taking into account sensitive issues arising from gender characteristics in the doping control process are the main priorities. Speaking on this topic, the representative of the International Olympic Committee told his organization that he is very sensitive to the issue of gender equality, that they support the activities of GECA in this regard and are ready to share their experiences in this regard. At the meeting, representatives of other organizations and countries also expressed their proposals regarding the implementation of the first phase of the project.
Shafaq Huseynli, who considers the proposals acceptable, said that the next meeting of the committee will be held in November this year. At that meeting, a report on the first stage of project implementation will be prepared to be submitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. It should be noted that the special committee on gender equality of the Council of Europe - GECA was created to support and implement the project "Strengthening gender equality in the field of anti-doping". It was decided at the 55th meeting of the special European Committee on the World Anti-Doping Agency (CAHAMA) of the Council of Europe held in November last year. The project, which caused great interest at the international level and was supported by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, was included in the 2022-2025 statute of CAHAMA.
Reports and recommendations on the results of the committee's activity and project implementation will be prepared and submitted to the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers.
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