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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10 Aug 2011: benchmarks. The Australian Government has flagged the need to address this change by reforming our sports system and has outlined its approach in the paper Australian Sport: Emerging Challenges, New Directions. ... o Additional funding provided by the
1 Feb 2021: 3 years ago we introduced the Women In Sport Program alongside our other major sport programs to increase female participation in two new sports to the Kimberley region- netball and softball. ... We can not. compete with male sports. Many women either don
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8 Oct 2004: Further, there is continuing under representation of women on sport boards and in coaching and technical positions. ... Further development and support for the ASC and OSW national leadership and management grants for women in sport.
9 Sep 2021: The Australian Sports Commission, including the AIS and Sport Australia, is determined to see more girls and women in sport, from playing fields to board rooms. ... We are focused on strategies and programs that can help attract, retain and elevate more
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