In Australia, women are under-represented in organised sport—as participants, coaches, officials, administrators, and board members—when compared to their male cohort. A variety of strategies exist to help equalise opportunities for girls and women, however, concerns continue on how gender bias may prevent them from receiving the full benefits sport and physical activity (PA) can offer.
Read moreIn practical terms ‘sport’ is defined by its social interpretation as well as its strong association with physical exertion and performance measures. What we perceive as ‘sport’ in one instance may not be in another; sport takes on many forms and is constantly changing based upon societal norms, trends, and new directions.
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18 May 2006: Event BoardAssociate Member, Australian Sport Hall of FamePatron, Chinese Sports Foundation of Australia IncHonorary Life Member, International Triathlon. ... Women in Sport International Olympic Academy participation Team 2006 – Coaches Forum/Team
26 Jun 2009: cervical cancer; women; hpv; pap smear;
19 Jan 2021: The report reviews the latest information, research and statistics on pregnant women playing sport. ... Lyn Barratt Surf Life Saving Tasmania Kate Roffy Women Sport and Recreation Gabe Hodges ACT Touch Association Lainie Houston Netball ACT Richard Terry
15 Dec 2020: #SportAUS. 26 November 2018. New AIS investment approach for sport stability and agility. ... Winter sport, women’s Olympic teams and Para-athletics are among the biggest beneficiaries of funding.
19 Feb 2008: Vice Chancellors’ Cup and AUS West Region Sports Awards including the Respect Yourself Sport Star Awards. ... The University of Sydney - Women's Sport Association 3 6 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 2.
24 Jun 2021: Children’s sport participation the most impacted by the pandemic• Women drive increase in adult participation. • ... been driven by women. The pandemic also caused a significant decrease in children’s participation in organised sport.
2 Feb 2021: An initiative to come out of Sport Ed this year is the Women In Sport Education (WISE) Project. ... Australian Sports Commission. Victorian Institute of Sport. State Sporting Associations. Regional Sports Assemblies.
16 Aug 2013: more inclusive – par cularly in the areas of Indigenous sport, sport for people with a disability, sport for people from culturally and linguis cally diverse backgrounds and women’s sport development ... Compared to other sports in the Australian
26 Jan 2021: Centenary of Canberra Sports Womens Ball – Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy, delivered the keynote speech at the Centenary of Canberra Sports Women‟s Ball, held at Parliament House, Canberra. ... Sports funding encourages women to aim higher –
11 May 2021: sport funding through to the 2024 Paris Games, that will enable sports to plan further ahead with greater certainty. ... services. We want to support athletes to be successful in sport and life.”.