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Women and Girls in Table Tennis
Our Commitment
Based on national participation data, Table Tennis Australia (TTA) acknowledges that women only comprise approximately 21% of the table tennis community in Australia across coaching, membership and high performance. To address this significant gender gap, TTA is committed to creating a more welcoming and inclusive environment through initiatives like female-only opportunities, ambassador programs, and increasing awareness of gender equity.
To address this, TTA is implementing several targeted initiatives in 2026:
Gender Equity Strategy (2023–2025/26): TTA continues to execute its inaugural Gender Equity Strategy, focused on four pillars: Leadership, People, Profile, and Participation.
Elite Inclusion: The inaugural TTA National Invitational in January 2026 will feature an equal field of the nation's top 12 men and 12 women in an elite competition format.
Ambassador Program: Australian Olympian Michelle Bromley will lead dedicated women and girls' camps and inclusive family sessions in Sydney in (January) and Canberra (February) 2026.
Grassroots Support: TTA continues its Girls Only Ping Pong Play Program, which provides a fun and emotionally safe environment for new participants.
School Engagement: Ping Pong Play promoted to Primary and Secondary schools across Australia.
Positive and Diverse Role Models: Celebrating our female players in promoting our sport.
Para Sport Milestones: Australia will host its first international Para circuit event, the ITTF World Para Future Event, on the Gold Coast in February 2026, emphasizing inclusion and development pathways.
Institutional Accountability: Beginning in 2026, large Australian employers, including sporting bodies, must select and report on specific Workplace Gender Equality Targets to drive cultural change.
TTA launched its first Gender Equity Strategy in November 2023. In 2025 an Action Plan provided more detailed actions on how to promote gender equality and empower women and girls in Australia through the sport of Table Tennis.
Women Leaders In Sport
Table Tennis Australia (TTA) has received support through the Women Leaders in Sport (WLIS) Grant. This funding, provided by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), facilitates the expansion of TTA’s ambassador program to connect more women and girls to the sport.
Specific initiatives supported by this and other partnerships in 2026 include:
TTA Women & Girls Ambassador Program: Australian Olympian Michelle Bromley leads female-only sessions and camps, such as the Women and Girls camp in Canberra scheduled for February 2026.
Girls Only Ping Pong Play: A tailored introductory program developed with female coaches to provide an emotionally safe environment for young girls to learn the basics.
Gender Equity Strategy (2023-2025): A guiding framework supported by the ASC and ITTF to create inclusive practices and diverse leadership within the table tennis community.
International Support: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) further promotes gender equality through global frameworks, such as achieving full gender parity for the first time at the 2026 ITTF World Para Table Tennis Championships.