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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12 Jan 2021: Making a range of sports available within villages and adapting sport activities for the inclusion of older people (men and women) and people with a disability is important for promoting an ... They also support acceptability of women participating in
10 Sep 2013: Louise Winchester – Australian Women’s Open captain“Being a woman and playing sport I’m really proud. ... The third annual Active Deaf Kids Sports Day was held in Canberra in June, with the event attended by Federal Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy.
18 Mar 2021: Administration of Sports Grants
30 Oct 2016: And we were delighted to see fruits of our efforts to improve female opportunity in sports, with improved elite and participation opportunities in women’s sport, better media exposure, some outstanding ... funding • further embedding sport in
5 Apr 2018: sports, sport climbing and karate. ... sport. Each student also had the opportunity to try a variety of sports, while interacting and learning skills from Olympians.
5 Apr 2018: sports, sport climbing and karate. ... sport. Each student also had the opportunity to try a variety of sports, while interacting and learning skills from Olympians.
18 Jan 2021: AIS athletes mix money and sport. Australian Sports Foundation gives $6m in donations. ... The guidelines review the latest information, research and statistics on pregnant women playing sport.
22 Sep 2009: programsThe Women in Sport (WIS) initiative remains a priority for Bowls Australia in the coming years. ... initiatives such as Sports CONNECT and the Women in Sport program.
20 Sep 2006: Australian cricket has set itself the challenge to connect with all Australians This is reflected in its vision for cricket to be Australia’s favourite sport – a sport for men, women, ... of sports and discourage over specialisation in one event,
1 Feb 2021: As a follow-up to this, every 3 months AWRA forwards her a list of forthcoming national women‟s sport events that she could attend. ... 5. AWRA did not apply for a women‟s sport leadership grant from the Australian Sports Commission as we did meet