{"id":12485,"date":"2025-05-21T09:31:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/?p=12485"},"modified":"2025-05-21T09:36:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:36:26","slug":"ey-takes-a-stand-for-gender-equality-as-norway-chess-sponsor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/2025\/05\/21\/ey-takes-a-stand-for-gender-equality-as-norway-chess-sponsor\/","title":{"rendered":"EY Takes a Stand for Gender Equality as Norway Chess Sponsor"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a proud sponsor of Norway Chess, EY is actively engaged in promoting gender equality in the world of chess. In connection with this year\u2019s tournament, Arbab Dar, Country Managing Partner at EY Norway<\/a>, shares his reflections on why supporting women in chess is essential \u2013 and how the business world can help drive change.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read the full interview below:<\/p>\n

Checkmate to Gender Inequality?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Photo: <\/strong>CEO and Country Managing Partner for EY Norway, Arbab Dar<\/em><\/p>\n

Arbab Dar, Country Managing Partner at EY Norway, takes a clear stand on the role of chess in the fight for gender equality.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou might think that chess, with its focus on skill and intellect, would be one of the most inclusive sports in the world. A game where everyone, regardless of background, can compete on equal terms. Unfortunately, that\u2019s not the case,\u201d says Dar.<\/p>\n

This year, for the second time, Norway Chess is hosting a women\u2019s tournament with a prize fund equal to that of the open tournament. EY is sponsoring the prize fund for the women\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n

\"Norway<\/p>\n

Photo:<\/strong> Norway Chess Women 2025 Line-up. Credits: Ju, Lei, Humpy, Anna, Vaishali: Norway Chess \/ Stev Bonhage,\u00a0Sara: FIDE \/ Maria Emelianova<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe were incredibly proud last year to help establish the prize fund for the women\u2019s event. It was called a gamechanger \u2013 not just for the chess world, but for gender equality as a whole,\u201d Dar says, adding:<\/p>\n

\u201cOne concern last year was that this would be a one-off. Thankfully, it hasn\u2019t turned out that way \u2013 and I\u2019m very glad to see that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dar points out that only 2\u20133% of international chess grandmasters are women, reflecting a broader societal challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cSport is one of the areas where gender equality lags the most. The dropout rate among girls in youth sports is significant, and we have a responsibility to create better conditions for more girls and women to pursue their ambitions,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo do that, we need strong role models and arenas where they can thrive,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

Dar emphasizes that the business community must play a more active role in advancing equality.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe in the business sector can\u2019t sit back and wait for change to happen \u2013 we must be part of making it happen. That means supporting initiatives that promote female athletes and chess players. Last year, we said, \u2018There is a queen on every board \u2013 let\u2019s add more to the game.\u2019<\/em> We\u2019re proud to continue that mission,\u201d Dar concludes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a proud sponsor of Norway Chess, EY is actively engaged in promoting gender equality in the world of chess. In connection with this year\u2019s tournament, Arbab Dar, Country Managing Partner at EY Norway, shares his reflections on why supporting women in chess is essential \u2013 and how the business world can help drive change. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":12021,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12485"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12490,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12485\/revisions\/12490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norwaychess.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}