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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1 Dec 2023: of Science and Technology, and was one of just four Australian women named as GovInsider's Women in GovTech in Asia in 2018. ... She was also the inaugural speaker in the Australian Women in Blockchain series.
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.
7 Oct 2018: Combat Sports Act Review. Office of Sport (core groups). Updated 3 September 2018. Programs (policy, service, regulatory) and business areas Strategic Initiatives (change projects and programs). ... for women and
4 Mar 2024: 31 January 2022 - Talent program opens for women coaches, sport executive(PDF • 226.1 kb). ... 19 May 2021 - Sport stars and specialists join women leadership programs(PDF • 143.1 kb).
22 Jan 2021: Sport Australia will tonight unveil its next Lifetime Achievement winner for exceptional service to sports. ... Best individual sport coverage – broadcast (9.10pm). Brenton Speed, Fox Sports Australia.
15 May 2023: THE HON ANIKA WELLS MP MINISTER FOR SPORT. GRANT PROGRAM HELPS WOMEN LEADERS THRIVE IN SPORT. ... Since 2002, WLIS has supported more than 26,000 women and 800 sport organisations.
20 Jul 2023: CMYI (2006) Culturally Inclusive Planning for Sports (CIPS) toolkit (PDF • 514.8 kb). ... CMYI (2002) Multicultural sport : Sustaining a level playing field(PDF • 1.8 mb).
8 Dec 2023: Australian initiatives to support and encourage participation and leadership in all aspects of sport.
Evaluating the physical demands of women's rugby union. This project is intended to quantify the physical demands placed on Rugby Union players. ... Rugby union is a field-based invasion sport that incorporates a series of intermittent bouts of high
23 Nov 2023: This area contains documents published by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). ... AIS Swimming 1986 : Women's swimming [booklet](PDF • 279.3 kb).