What do we do?
The Global Sport Policy Tracker was developed to fill a void in systematically collected sport policy data - allowing for proper comparison of policies and frameworks in sport, internationally.
Whether it is data from a country level or international federation of sport, we are working behind the scenes to put together datasets that showcase best practice, identify gaps in policy or programming, and allow for true comparisons between countries or federations.
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We are currently collating data on safeguarding in sport and gender equality at the country/national levels. Watch this space for announcements as we release data.
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Our very first dataset on the policies of international sport federations regarding inclusion and participation of transgender athletes, and whether the sport is considered to be 'gender affected' is now live. Check it out in Data & Info
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Led by experts.
The Global Sport Policy Tracker has been developed with experts in sport policy, safeguarding in sport, gender equality in sport, and with experts in systematically tracking and monitoring national and international level policies.
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Our Advisory Panel: ​​​​
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Emily Cameron-Blake
project lead
Emily is sport policy researcher and consultant, advising national and international level organisations and governments on best practice in athlete wellbeing, safeguarding, gender equality, and governance. A former elite athlete for Canada, she has worked with the UK Government, Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre for Canada, and numerous Governing Bodies of Sport globally. As a board member of Women Sport International, Emily has worked alongside UN agencies including UNESCO and UN Women on promoting and advocating for gender equality in sport and physical activity and education, and on safeguarding of women and girls in sport. Emily holds a master's of science degree from the University of Toronto, a master's degree in public policy from the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, and she is a doctoral researcher at the University of Edinburgh.
Emily was part of the team at the University of Oxford who developed the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT), which systematically tracked government level policies related to COVID-19, including containment measures, public health measures, and vaccination policies, requirements, and strategies. She also worked with the United Nations Development Program on the Global Dashboard for Vaccine Equity.
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Thomas Hale
A professor of public policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, at the University of Oxford, Thomas was the principal investigator of the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker. Thomas' research explores how political institutions evolve - or not - to face the challenges raised by globalisation and interdependence, with a particular emphasis on environmental, economic and health issues. He holds a PhD in Politics from Princeton University, a master's degree in Global Politics from the London School of Economics, and an AB in public policy from Princeton.
Thomas currently co-leads the Net Zero Tracker and the Net Zero Regulation and Policy Hub. ​
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Diane Huffman
Diane is an active community development consultant and senior advisor on strategic and organisational sport and sport-for-development. Diane focuses on contributing toward an equitable, safe and responsible sport environment for women and girls. She believes in partnership for action, good governance particularly as it relates to influencing equal participation of women in leadership, and participation in sport. Diane’s community development experience has enabled advocacy groups to challenge policy and promote behaviour change. She has played an influential role on national and regional sport policy changes in Southern Africa and gained support toward gender mainstreaming, human rights, and women’s leadership with Regional governance structures, Ministries of Sport, National Olympic Committees and National Sport Associations in countries such as Vietnam, Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. She has been involved with groups such as a City for All Women in Canada, providing opportunities for all women to take part in municipal decision-making processes within her community. She also acted as the advisor to the Chair of the Gender Committee of the UN Sport for Peace and Development Program and the development of the Africa Women Sport Network. 
Diane is the current president of Women Sport International.
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Carole Oglesby
Dr. Carole Oglesby is a Professor Emeritus in sport psychology (2001) from Temple University and was Chairperson in Kinesiology at California State University Northridge from 2003-2009. Her scholarship focused on re-imagining gender identity through publications such as Women and sport: from myth to reality (1978) and Encyclopaedia of American women in sport (1998).
Carole served on a number of important Boards and Committees, but special mention goes to her being the first president of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), and the first president of WomenSport International in 1994 serving two four year terms. In 2014-2018 Carole was the International Working Group (IWG) Conference for Women in Sport Cochair. She served as president of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS), and as Trustee for the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF). She organized WSF’s “The New Agenda” conference, which set the research agenda for women in sport in the early 1980s, including homophobia in sport.  
Carole has received numerous awards including not limited to Women’s Sports Foundation Billie Jean King Contribution Award,  AAHPERD R. Tait McKinzie Award, ICSSPE Phillip Noel Baker Research Award, AASP 2021 Distinguished Professional Practice Award, Purdue University Title IX Distinguished Service Award, IOC Women and Sport Award for the Americas 2018.
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