Female Eligibility Policies: Sport-by-Sport List, U.S. & International

Women's Sports Policy Working Group's Rankings, from Archery to Weightlifting

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Are male fencers allowed to compete against women? What about powerlifters? What’s the latest with the LPGA and the NCAA? What’s the story with Crossfit?

Since 2023, the Women’s Sports Policy Working Group has tracking evolving policies governing who can compete in the female category.

Here’s our list:

Female Eligibility Policies: Sport-by-Sport, US. & International

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Donna de Varona, Martina Navratilova, Nancy Hogshead, Donna Lopiano, Tracy Sundlun, Mariah Burton Nelson: Members, Women's Sports Policy Working Group

The Women’s Sports Policy Working Group is a think tank of former elite athletes with significant experience in women’s sports policy-making and LGB advocacy. Our aim is to strengthen girls’ and women’s legal right to separate, single-sex sports and locker rooms. We defend all people’s right to respect and dignity, and encourage all males, regardless of identities and beliefs, to play in male or open categories.

Corrections and updates welcome.

See also:

• related stories in #SaveWomensSports.

• related lists in #FastFacts.