Olympic Games achieve gender parity in competitors, but challenges remain
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The 2024 Games mark a surprising debut for the Olympics: for the first time, the same number of women and men are competing.And that's been a significant turn-around. As recently as 1992, women represented fewer than 30% of competitors.Australia's been ahead of the curve, with equality for the last few games, but why has it taken so long for the world to catch up and is representation enough?
Olympic Games achieve gender parity in competitors, but challenges remain