Dr Lombé Mwambwa, is CEO at the Global Observatory for Gender Equality & Sport (GO) where she leads the work of establishing a global repository and network of expertise for global monitoring of progress on women, physical education, physical activity, and sport (PEPAS). For over 20 years, she has worked with leaders of sport organisations and sport policy makers in Africa, Asia, and Europe to leverage research, education, advocacy, and innovation for gender inequality, sport, and development. Dr Mwambwa is also co-founder of Teyeni Sport Research Centre, Zambia, a member of the Inclusion Advisory Council of World Lacrosse, the Research Committee of Safe Sport Sport International, and serves as Secretary General at the National Organisation for Women in Sport, Physical Activity, and Recreation (NOWSPAR) in Zambia. Her research interests include gender based violence, inequalities, geographies, and leadership across sport. Dr Mwambwa is a post-doctoral researcher in the Institute of Sport at University of Lausanne, she holds a BA in Development Studies and Public Administration (University of Zambia), a Master of Women’s Law (University of Zimbabwe), and a PhD in PE and Sport (University of Chichester, UK).
