We would like to invite you to join the 8^th meeting of the Transnational  Working Group for the Study of Gender and Sport in Basel, Switzerland, in November 2015. Founded in 2005 the group aims for a transnational and interdisciplinary exchange of researchers who have a major interest in the study of sport and gender. This year the meeting will take place at the University of Basel and the School for Teacher Education of Northwestern Switzerland.

Looking back on a long tradition of theoretical and empirical studies of sexism and gender discrimination, gender equity and gender construction in sport, we invite researchers from different countries and scientific communities to discuss past, present and future perspectives, challenges and opportunities in the field of gender research in sport and sport studies. As a point of departure for this year’s discussions, we would like to propose the following topics:

-      Theoretical approaches to gender in the field of sport studies. How has the term gender been used? How did it evolve and/or change over time in different (inter-/trans-) national research contexts?