However, the story of officialdom appears not to have received the same attention. Olympic officials include coaches, medical staff, administrative staff, team managers and media , all of whom are essential to the success of the Olympic Games. Sadly, the number of women officials is very small. This is probably an indication of the status of women and women's work around the world. Interestingly, there were 29 countries that had one or more female athletes, but did not send any female officials to the 2000 Olympics.
Most countries measure their success in terms of medals won.
It is beyond the scope of this analysis to put a monetary value on medals. The attached summary shows female medal winners as a percentage of the national total and the combined male and female medal total as a percentage of the medals available. Unequal representation has always been a feature in the story of women's participation at the Olympics.