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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28 May 2021: 07 May 2018. Kristen Veal, Women's Head Coach, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence.
28 May 2021: 14 Feb 2014. Benita Lalor. Beth Allanson. Biography. Benita Lalor. Benita has been an Accredited Sports Dietitian for 10 years. ... After starting her sports nutrition career with a Fellowship at the Australian Institute of Sport, she moved to the United
13 Dec 2023: Sport should be for everyone – let’s talk about making sport and recreation welcoming and inclusive for women and girls. ... While there has been some great progress for women and girls in sport and active recreation, four in five people agree that
28 May 2021: As a result of his efforts, the Confederation of Australian Sport named Ric as Australian Sports Coach of the Year in 1996, 1997 and 2000. ... Ric later took on mentoring roles with the AIS, the Fremantle Football Club, the New Zealand cricket team and
4 Apr 2024: Sport has the power to empower and improve the health and wellbeing of women and girls by creating equal opportunities to access, participation and leadership. ... The research aims to examine the experience, impact and potential solutions to gendered
15 Mar 2023: The following year VicHealth launched a quit smoking campaign and introduced sports sponsorship to effectively buy-out tobacco company sponsorship of sport. ... State legislation bans smoking in enclosed sports venues, as well as many outdoor sport and
16 May 2024: Research has identified a number of factors that either motivate or provide barriers to volunteer participation.
22 Feb 2024: The ability to host successful major events signals competence and projects positive perceptions of Australia.
9 Mar 2023: Institutionalisation in E-Sports, Abanazir, Cem, Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, Volume 13(2), (May 2019). ... The International Olympic Committee recently said that e-sports gaming could be a sanctioned sport for the Games.
13 Dec 2023: The Matildas Effect: Let's talk about supporting women to participate, stay and succeed in sport. ... Our ambassadors shared their experiences and perspectives on what's needed next to keep women in sport and grow the game.