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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4 Mar 2024: 31 January 2022 - Talent program opens for women coaches, sport executive(PDF • 226.1 kb). ... 19 May 2021 - Sport stars and specialists join women leadership programs(PDF • 143.1 kb).
28 May 2021: Migration currently contributes over 50% of our population growth. Engaging with these new demographics will create challenges for sports in the coming years. ... CMY has been actively engaged for many years in providing training and working with
16 Nov 2023: Biographies. Kim Crane. In her athlete career, Kim was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder and representative of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team the Hockeyroos and has since built ... high performing teams, particularly within the
27 Aug 2020: Football Victoria (no date) Bouncing racism out of sport : a racial and religious tolerance program for Australian Football(PDF • 301.6 kb). ... Working Group on Sexual Assault and Football (no date) Discussion document re development of AFL response
16 May 2024: Research has identified a number of factors that either motivate or provide barriers to volunteer participation.
6 Jul 2021: Alyce Parker. Isabel Huntington. In the lead up to the AFL women's competition kicking off this year hear from teenager Alyce Parker, draft hopeful Isabel Huntington and Western Bulldogs player
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28 May 2021: Biography. Sue has 10 yrs elite sport transition experience as a University lecturer. ... She has worked as a consultant to Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) for women in sport issues and was a provider & consultant to AIS & New South Wales Institute
22 Feb 2024: The ability to host successful major events signals competence and projects positive perceptions of Australia.
23 Nov 2023: This area contains documents published by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). ... Australian Institute of Sport Hockey Unit (1992) Score more goals : advanced edition(PDF • 1.5 mb).