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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2 Jan 2024: Members have been selected from across the sport research community to provide expertise, critical thinking and guidance. ... Women Sport Australia. Close. print. prev. next.
10 Mar 2023: Including LGBT young people in sport, a guide, LGBT Youth North West and Pride Sports, England, (2014). ... Australian Olympic Committee. Australian Paralympic Committee. Australian Sports Commission. NSW Institute of Sport.
4 Mar 2024: AIS Women in High Performance Coaching Case Study 2(PDF • 248.2 kb). ... AIS Women in High Performance Coaching Case Study 3(PDF • 255.2 kb).
13 Oct 2020: Unleashing the Value of Women’s Sport Factsheet (2017)(PDF • 472.1 kb). ... NSW Sport and Recreation (2008) Sports directory for schools 2008(PDF • 3.2 mb).
4 Oct 2022: 19 Aug 2022. Emma Heron. Free paper title: An adapted clinical reasoning model for lactating women with inflammatory breast conditions.
19 Apr 2024: How Australians describe the value and benefits of sport, Australian Sports Commission, (June 2022). ... TOPICS. Discover more about sport system sustainability. FEATURED REPORTS. Australian Sports Commission, (2022).
27 Jun 2024: Persons with disability are generally under-represented in sport leadership, administration, coaching, officiating, and media.
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
4 Oct 2022: 19 Aug 2022. Brooke Patterson. Free paper title: Injury profile of 2440 women and girls playing community Australian Football, and exploration of factors associated with history of anterior cruciate ligament injury.
22 Jan 2024: Swimming was one of the inaugural eight AIS sports. The swimming program was incredibly successful. ... Close. print. prev. next. AIS Sports Awards Winners. AIS Best of the Best.