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 Jan 2021: Media Awards
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
30 Nov 2006: 1. WhatWhat’’s Happening Way s Happening Way Out West With WomenOut West With Women’’s s. ... Water Polo? Water Polo? ScenarioScenario. • ‘thinnest’ pile of articles in my Sport Specific file. •
11 Sep 2013: Reviewer: Dr Robert Kidston Senior Consultant Governance and Management Improvement Sport Performance and Development Division Australian Sports Commission. ... 2 The Oxford Companion to Australian Sport, The Australian Society for Sports History, Oxford
18 Oct 2018: THE AUSTRALIAN SPORTS FOUNDATION’S PURPOSE IS TO RAISE MONEY FOR AUSTRALIAN SPORT. ... working with Sport Australia and the relevant sports to help achieve this target.
15 Nov 2021: Academy of Sport, Sports Medicine Australia, and Exercise and Sport. Science Australia, and is named investigator on $1m+ in research grants. ... Rachel Harris. Dr Rachel Harris is a Sport and Exercise Physician based in Perth at the Perth Orthopaedics
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).
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).
8 Aug 2023: Managing Risk Around Personal Relationships in HP Sport. PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN HP SPORT. ... Managing Risk Around Personal Relationships in HP Sport. c Report a complaint to Sports Integrity Australia (SIA) [omit if non-applicable].
4 Dec 2020: Social Policy Research Centre (2007) Participation in sport and recreation by culturally and linguistically diverse women(PDF • 320.1 kb).