In the 2020-2021 season, women represented a minority of athletes participating in high level competitions with less than 40 percent.
This rate is roughly equivalent to the feminization rate of sports federations in France. Indeed, out of the thirty or so single-sport Olympic federations registered by the Ministry of Sport in France, women represented 32 percent of the members in 2019.
Breakdown of athletes participating in high-level competitions in France over the 2020-2021 season, by gender
* The sports season takes place in France on different dates depending on the sports federations. However, the season is spread out between September and June of the following year.
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Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports. (January 19, 2021). Breakdown of athletes participating in high-level competitions in France over the 2020-2021 season, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1199541/top-athletes-by-gender-france/
Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports. "Breakdown of athletes participating in high-level competitions in France over the 2020-2021 season, by gender." Chart. January 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1199541/top-athletes-by-gender-france/
Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports. (2021). Breakdown of athletes participating in high-level competitions in France over the 2020-2021 season, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1199541/top-athletes-by-gender-france/
Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports. "Breakdown of Athletes Participating in High-level Competitions in France over The 2020-2021 Season, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1199541/top-athletes-by-gender-france/
Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports, Breakdown of athletes participating in high-level competitions in France over the 2020-2021 season, by gender Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1199541/top-athletes-by-gender-france/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Breakdown of athletes participating in high-level competitions in France over the 2020-2021 season, by gender [Graph], Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports, January 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1199541/top-athletes-by-gender-france/
