Seijo University International Center for Sport and Gender Equality (SGE) is implementing "ASEAN-JAPAN Actions on Sport: Gender Equality" as a commissioned project by the Japan Sports Agency since 2023.In this project, the governments of Japan and the 10 ASEAN countries and Timor Leste are collaborating to achieve gender equality through sports. As part of this project, a workshop was held in Manila, Philippines, for two days starting on January 8, 2025.

　This workshop follows up on the workshop held in Hanoi, Vietnam, in January 2024. In this year, based on the "Sport for Generation Equality Framework" published by UN Women in 2020. This UN Women framework establishes the following six principles to promote gender equality in sports. Each country set two priority areas from this framework.

UN Women Sport for Generation Equality Framework

　The primary focus of this workshop was on "monitoring and evaluation". With two main objectives in mind, we shared various information and held discussions.

1)Define the indicators that can visualize the progress of gender mainstreaming in sports policies of various countries, as well as the methods for collecting and monitoring data based on these indicators.

2)Define common gender-specific indicators to visualize the progress among ASEAN member countries.
A total of 27 people attended, which includes the 10 ASEAN countries and for the first time Timor- Leste.

A total of 27 people attended, which includes the 10 ASEAN countries and for the first time Timor- Leste.

DAY1（January 8th）

Opening

　At the opening session of the first day, Ms. Anna Christine Abellana, Senior Officials' Meeting in Sports Focal Point, delivered the speech in behalf of Ms Olivia "Bong" Coo, Commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission, followed by Mr. Joel Atienza, Senior Officer of Education Youth and Sports Division of the ASEAN Secretariat, who expressed his expectations of the workshop.
　Also, Deputy Director of SGE Aya Noguchi, noted that the efforts of ASEAN and Japan have attracted attention from around the world, including UNESCO, and expressed her gratitude to everyone involved. She said: "I am honored to be able to play a part in your collective action to promote gender equality in sport."

Next, Mr. Atienza from the ASEAN Secretariat introduced various plans and frameworks that ASEAN has formulated to promote gender equality in the field of sports, including the "ASEAN Work Plan on Sports 2021-2025" and the "ASEAN Gender Mainstreaming Strategic Framework." Mr. Atienza noted that in advancing these efforts, ASEAN still faces a wide range of challenges, including financial and resource constraints and data aggregation and dissemination. This highlights the need for continued cooperation, knowledge sharing and targeted support for a more harmonized and accelerated implementation of gender mainstreaming in various sectors, including sports."

Introduction: Review of the previous workshop and project Goals of the workshop
In the first session, SGE Deputy Director Noguchi reviewed the progress of this project up to the previous year and shared information to deepen common understanding of the goals of this workshop.

First, the roadmap planned for 2023 to 2026 was explained. Following the 2023 workshop, which deepened understanding of "gender mainstreaming," this year's theme was "Monitoring and Evaluation." In addition to, the priority issues for each country set at last year's workshop were shared again.

(Photo 2) Priority areas for each country

　
What is M&E (Monitoring and Evaluation)?
SGE, Deputy Director, Noguchi Aya
Global Observatory for Gender Equality & Sport, Research Director, Dr. Lombe Mwambwa