A Conference entitled “Breaking the cycle of inequality in sport - by fixing gender balance in leadership and preventing violence against women” will be held in Zagreb on 25 October 2018, organised by the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport, under the Croatian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. This conference addresses research evidence and policy responses in order to increase women’s leadership and to eliminate all forms of violence against women in sport. The programme features personal stories, presentations of experts as well as two interactive workshops. Anita White, co-founder of the Anita White Foundation, Kari Fasting, Professor Emerita at the Norwegian School for Sport, and Helena Štimac Radin from the Croatian Office for Gender Equality are notable experts in this field who will take part in the conference as keynote speakers. Gender equality in sport will also be presented against the backdrop of the Council of Europe’s Gender Equality Strategy. This conference follows a two-day workshop organised within the framework of the “ALL IN: Towards gender balance in sport” joint project between the Council of Europe and the European Union.