Dr Lombé Mwambwa, is the Research Director at the Global Observatory for Gender Equality and Sport and a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the University of Lausanne (UNIL) Institute of Sport Sciences. For about 20 years, she has worked with leaders of sport organisations and sport policy makers in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Dr Mwambwa is also Secretary General at the National Organisation for Women in Sport, Physical Activity, and Recreation (NOWSPAR) in Zambia. Her research interests includes gender based violence, inequalities, geographies, and leadership across sport. She currently leads the work of the Global Observatory to establish a global database and repository to facilitate monitoring of progress on women, physical education, physical activity, and sport (PEPAS).