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Olympic Games achieve gender parity in competitors, but challenges remain
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?
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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?
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