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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20 Jul 2023: CMYI (2006) Culturally Inclusive Planning for Sports (CIPS) toolkit (PDF • 514.8 kb). ... CMYI (2002) Multicultural sport : Sustaining a level playing field(PDF • 1.8 mb).
2 Aug 2022: Australian Women's Soccer Association Annual Report 1993(PDF • 8.1 mb). ... Donaldson, A. et al. (2002) The sports safety policies and practices of community soccer clubs on the Northern Beaches and in the Hornsby-Ryde-Ku-ring-gai region of Northern
6 Oct 2020: What a year for sport (1960)(PDF • 6.1 mb). ... Women in Sport (1964)(PDF • 976.4 kb).
2 Feb 2007: Page 2 of 59. Motivations and Barriers to Women Participating in Sport andNetball. ... Understanding participation in sport: What determines sports participation among 15-19 year old women?Sport England.
26 Aug 2008: The benefits will not only be for women but the sport as a whole. ... Many people, including women, still perceive golf to be the sport of the privileged.
14 Mar 2024: Farrow, D. (2002) Development for sport specific skills tests for netball (PDF • 22.9 kb). ... Gorman, A. (2011) Measuring decision-making in elite women's water polo(PDF • 90.4 kb).
11 May 2023: Budget highlights: Supporting women’s representation in sport $2.1 million to the Department of Health and Aged Care and the Australian Sports Commission to support women and girls’ participation in ... Women will have more opportunity to become
2 Feb 2021: Women AnD Girls in sPort, PhYsiCAl ACtivitY. AnD reCreAtion. Why this is important. ... 6. Action/Solutions. 13. Federal Government must fund more research into what attracts girls and women to sport to enable the sports to develop their product to
13 Oct 2020: This area contains documents published by the Australian Sports Commission National Sport Research Centre (NSRC). ... Finch, C. (1998) A standardised data collection methodolgy for sports injury surveillance.(PDF • 2.2 mb).
11 Nov 2021: This page contains research produced by the Australian Sports Commission Sports Governance & Business Capability area. ... ASC (2021) Sport governance standards : benchmarking report March 2021(PDF • 7.2 mb).