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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22 Feb 2024: Sustainable practice focuses on supporting the health and vitality of the environment, people, the community, and the economy
4 Apr 2024: To identify factors that attract and retain women from culturally diverse backgrounds as leaders in sport. ... Sports Industry Economic Analysis: Exploring the size and growth potential of the Sport Industry in Australia.
11 Oct 2023: Mick Garnett, CEO, Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT. Mike Fox, Participation Advisor, ASC and 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Volunteer. ... Meaningful check ins that minimise burnout. We know that for sport to increase and retain volunteers it will be important
28 May 2021: There was the massive exercise that we talked about, I might mention briefly about how big that exercise in bringing together two major sports of men and women with long histories ... Samantha Shanahan in the pink in the middle, Samantha was in Alpha
4 Apr 2024: Effective anti-racism approaches for women and girls in community sport. ... This project aims to address inequities in sport participation for girls, women and non-binary people in Queensland.
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
17 Nov 2021: 14 May 2021 - 2021 Women Leaders in Sport grant recipients announced(PDF • 105.6 kb). ... ASC (2015) Play.Sport.Australia. Toolkit : Building stronger sports(PDF • 504.4 kb).
28 May 2021: Lucy ran a successful creative services firm for 20 years before she took on the start-up challenge as founding CEO of a brand new women’s health charity.
3 Sep 2020: Australian Government documents relating the National Sports Plan: Sport 2030 [https://www.ausport.gov.au/nationalsportsplan] including the consultation phase. ... Backing sporting communities and women in sport [30 March 2019](PDF • 352.4 kb).
24 Nov 2020: Olympic Games, Los Angeles. 31 Jul 1984. Women's 100m Freestyle. 56.51. ... Commonwealth Games, Auckland. 27 Jan 1990. Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay.