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 Oct 2021: Sport Australia invests in sports participation programs, from our national Sporting Schools program for younger children through to the Better Ageing program aimed at Australians aged 65 and over. ... Our Women Leaders in Sport program and the AIS
12 Oct 2011: This is an exciting and challenging time for Australian sport. The Australian Sports Commission looks forward to working with all sporting organisations, the state and territory institutes and academies of sport ... It is a unique aspect of sport where
26 Oct 2023: Stacia Strain, Head Coach Women’s Hockey, Victorian Institute of Sport. Impacts / Outputs. ... International Women’s Day 2022 – “Breaking the Bias” — Victorian Institute of Sport (vis.org.au).
10 Nov 2023: System. Sport. Individual. • Enforce uniform parental leave policies in all sports, offering ready-to-use templates. • ... What’s Working. Parent coaches operate within the broader sports ecosystem. Talking to coaches and stakeholders, we found 6
12 Jan 2021: The high rate of obesity, particularly among women, is why there was a need to get women of Tonga participating in sport. ... Research provided insights into some of the other barriers preventing women from participating in sport.
18 Jan 2017: SPORT MEDICINE & ATHLETE SUPPORT SERVICES WORKING GROUP (CONT’D)familiarity with the sports. ... And we were delighted to see fruits of our efforts to improve female opportunity in sports, with improved elite and participation opportunities in
30 Mar 2009: On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Sports Commission plays central lead-ership, co-ordination, funding and advocacy roles in the operation of the Australian sport system, largely through the ... levels, including an allocation of
24 Oct 2013: core ValueS. ViSionBowls – The sport for life. MiSSionTo grow the sport of bowls. ... diverse range of individuals associated with the sport as participants, volunteers and employees.
21 Sep 2017: This brought about the reclassification of the sport by the Australian Sports Commission and Australian Institute of Sport, to be eligible for high performance funding of our women’s program. ... other sports (karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and
4 Nov 2010: We had surf lifesaving recognised as a Tier One sport by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC). • ... In 2009-10 David Thompson resigned from his position as Director of Surf Sports and was subsequently employed as the General Manager of Sport.