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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31 Oct 2017: Sports Company. I will still stay closely involved through. my Presidency with Sport Inclusion Australia. ... Sport Inclusion Australia and Greg Dunk, General Manager. Global Games Sports Company, GGSC, working part time.
4 Sep 2021: 23 Feb 2021. Katrina Powell OAM, Head Coach, Hockey Women, NSW Institute of Sport. ... Ken Wallace OAM OLY, Head Coach, Canoe/Kayak, QLD Academy of Sport.
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.
18 Oct 2021: Sport Australia invests in sports participation programs, from our national Sporting Schools program for younger children through to the Better Ageing program aimed at Australians aged 65 and over. ... Our Women Leaders in Sport program and the AIS
1 May 2024: A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION. Josephine Sukkar AM. ... a place for themselves in sport. Josephine Sukkar AM Chair Australian Sports Commission.
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.
28 May 2021: with a Master of Science in Sports Medicine and a PhD in Exercise Physiology. ... prevention of osteoporosis and fracture in adolescents, young to middle age and postmenopausal women, and development of instruments to assess the effects of physical