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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20 Mar 2023: Our results suggest that parental involvement in children’s sport increases the likelihood that the child will participate in organised sports. ... The Market Segmentation for Parents study explored parents’ attitudes and behaviours towards sports
Women and girls' participation in male-dominated sports. Research aim: To gain an understanding of women and girls’ participation and experiences in traditionally male-dominated sports. ... Year completed: 2022. Status: Completed. Project ID:
Type. Published (on website). Details:. Office for Women in Sport and Recreation, Change Our Game website. ... Access/Audience:. Open. Date:. 2021. Title:. Effects of sport uniform policy changes to girls and women.
22 Feb 2024: Major sporting events play a role in defining and bringing together national, state and local communities.
Effective anti-racism approaches for women and girls in community sport. The project will consider the impacts of reporting racism and will create culturally relevant and gender-sensitive anti-racism resources. ... This project complements research
Mapping intersectionality within the Victorian sport sector workplaces. Through an analysis of both historic (2016-2023) employment and current (2023-24) recruitment data in the Victorian sport sector, this research will ... Project Partner. Organisation.
Balancing the Board Policy and how Community Sport Clubs are managing these impacts. ... Project Partner. Organisation. Office for Women in Sport and Recreation - Victoria Government.
An intervention project aimed to work beyond sector silos and bring leaders from three male-dominated sectors (sport, trade and surgery) together to gain insights into challenges women encounter and learn ... Type. Report. Details:. A Cross-Sector
Shaping attitudes: Exposure to women coaches and officials influences children and parent perceptions. ... The aims of this project were to investigate: 1. Existing attitudes: towards women as coaches and officials 2.
2 Jul 2024: There are many factors that can influence sports participation or non-participation.