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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15 Feb 2024: Women. Sarah-Jane D'Arcy. Melanie Dodd - 6th 4x100m Freestyle Relay. Caroline Hildreth. ... Petria Thomas - Women's 50m Butterfly 27.12, Canberra, Australia, 23 April 2000.
5 Feb 2024: Men. Peter Beames. David Smith. Don Wright. Women. Susan Cook. Kerry Saxby-Junna. ... David Smith (Former). Don Wright. Women. Nicole Boegman. Jane Flemming. Jenny Laurendet (Former).
12 Feb 2024: Australian Women’s Team (Olympic Games - Los Angeles, USA): Sue Geh, Bronwyn Marshall, Donna Quinn (Brown). ... End of year tours: Women's team in Western Australia and Men's team in Queensland.
12 Feb 2024: Support staff. Frank Arsego (Men's Head Coach). Phil Brown (Women's Head Coach). ... Debbie Cook (Women's Coach). Martin Clarke (Men's Coach). Paul Gorris (Scholarship Coach).
4 Apr 2024: Reconfiguring the ‘playing field’ on and off the pitch - women’s professional sport in Australia. ... The aims of this project are: - To investigate emerging models of professional team sport for women in Australia - To develop an empirically
22 Feb 2024: Governments around the world invest in major sporting events to create social, economic, and cultural benefits.
platforms » Analyse any emerging trends since the 2010 report towards a Level Playing Field: sport and gender in Australian media and continue to build on opportunities for women’s sports broadcasting » ... Status: Completed. Project ID:
15 Mar 2023: The aim of the conference was to promote the inter-disciplinary field of sport science and computer science in order to face challenging problems in sports and exercise sciences, supported by ... Recently published sport science/sports medicine research
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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