On the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8 March, the French Table Tennis Federation (FFTT) reaffirms its commitment to promoting the feminisation of both participation and governance in table tennis across the country.
Following a year dedicated to feminisation, declared a major federal cause in 2025, the FFTT is continuing this momentum with a special week from 2 to 6 March 2026 dedicated to highlighting initiatives carried out by its clubs across the country.
Throughout 2025, the Federation implemented an ambitious programme centred on the “Jeu, Set et Féminisation” Tour de France, designed to meet clubs, leaders and players in order to promote a more inclusive practice of table tennis.
The FFTT also launched, together with 21 women, the “Club of 300 Female Leaders”, an initiative linked to a CNOSF training programme aimed at encouraging women’s involvement in local, regional and federal sports governance. The programme also promotes networking and the sharing of experiences among women committed to creating momentum towards gender parity in regional governing bodies by 2028.
In summer 2025, the FFTT mobilised its leagues and club network through a call for projects aimed at encouraging the reception, participation and coaching of women. The objective was to increase both the number and proportion of female licence holders in clubs while stimulating concrete and sustainable initiatives.
Following this call for projects and the allocation of €100,000 in financial support, numerous initiatives were launched across France within the 62 selected clubs, including:
- Opening dedicated training sessions for women in 44 clubs
- Training a woman as a coach or club/league/committee official in 40 clubs
- Hiring a woman in a coaching position in 8 clubs
- Organising tournaments for non-licensed female players in 45 clubs
- Creating 100% female teams in team championships in 32 clubs
- Carrying out facility upgrades to create women’s changing rooms in 12 clubs
At Amicale d’Épernon (Eure-et-Loir), for example, the introduction of an inter-company women’s training session and targeted communication campaigns led to significant progress in just six months. The club increased from 23 to 35 female licence holders, while the number of women competing more than doubled (from 4 to 9) between June and December 2025.
