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Women’s Sport and Wellbeing IDRT works to address critical sex and gender disparities that affect women’s participation, performance, and health throughout their lives. We place women and girls at the centre of our interdisciplinary, impact-driven approach—drawing on world-leading research and expertise across a wide range of disciplines.

The IDRT is structured around two key areas:


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