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: Biography. Dr. Grace Bryant OAM is a sports and exercise physician and has been a medical officer for the Australian teams at five Olympics and five Commonwealth Games. ... She is team doctor for the Australian women’s water polo team - the Aussie
28 May 2021: in 2005 and 2013 and the women’s World Twenty20 Championship in 2010 and 2012. ... James is also a board member of Melbourne University Sport and the chairman of COMPPS — Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports (CEO’s of Cricket,
3 Feb 2021: noted. He claimed that sport and sports projects can certainly make a valuable contribution to civil society. ... In November 2004 the Australian Government unveiled its national sports policy ‘Building Australian Communities through Sport’.
1 Feb 2021: Major Sports Facilities Authority. Seven-member authority, includes three women. Mt Gravatt Showgrounds Trust. ... Get Active Queensland Schools ProgramA program of visits to schools and regional and remote communities by sports men and women from
11 Nov 2021: Active Australia (1998) Harassment-free Sport : guidelines for sports administrators (PDF • 8.9 mb). ... Active Australia (1999) How to include women and girls in sport(PDF • 2.6 mb).
27 Oct 2023: Welcome. Kieren Perkins OAM, CEO, Australian Sports Commission. Opening address. The Hon Anika Wells MP, Minister for Sport. ... Andrew Hall, Advanced Sports Dietitian, Queensland Academy of Sport. Maddy Proud, Athlete, NSW Swifts.
4 Mar 2022: sport. (p. 9). The Australian Sports Foundation helped to raise nearly $51 million from philanthropic sources. ... The Australian Sports Foundation and The Dickinson. Foundation both believe that not only is sport good.
26 Aug 2020: The good the bad and the ugly of how young women move (2002)(PDF • 218.2 kb). ... Who wants to sweat? Influences on competitive sports participation for primary school children in Wodonga, Victoria (2002)(PDF • 330.1 kb).
26 Jan 2021: 2013 Lifechats series on women leaders in the sport industry—this report from the Duke. ... Australian Institute of Sport women's coach Phil Brown as high-performance director.
4 Dec 2020: Social Policy Research Centre (2007) Participation in sport and recreation by culturally and linguistically diverse women(PDF • 320.1 kb).