As International Women’s Day hit its 50th anniversary this March since being marked by the United Nations, the development of women’s rights in that time has made significant strides.

Women in most of the world’s countries now have some form of suffrage, the ability to vote, the number of highest positions of state in the world held by women reached an all-time high in 2018 with 9.8 per cent, and an increased number of international frameworks have been created aimed to further boost women’s equality such as the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

However, it is also important to remember that these are just strides and there are still barriers to be crossed when it comes to the gender divide. 

So, what about archery? On the shooting line, for the most part, it is equal. 

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