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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13 Oct 2020: ASC (2007) Review of high performance structure in Australian women's artistic gymnastics : innovation and best practice February 2007(PDF • 326.1 kb).
19 Mar 2024: Tracy Taylor, Wendy O'Brien, Kristine Toohey & Clare Hanlon (2023) "The psychological contract of women athletes in semi-professional team sports", Sport Management Review, DOI: 10.1080/14413523.2023.2243110. ... PAs for two popular sports collaborated
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:
28 May 2021: There was the massive exercise that we talked about, I might mention briefly about how big that exercise in bringing together two major sports of men and women with long histories ... Samantha Shanahan in the pink in the middle, Samantha was in Alpha
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
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.
13 Dec 2023: Sport should be for everyone – let’s talk about making sport and recreation welcoming and inclusive for women and girls. ... While there has been some great progress for women and girls in sport and active recreation, four in five people agree that
11 May 2023: Budget highlights: Supporting women’s representation in sport $2.1 million to the Department of Health and Aged Care and the Australian Sports Commission to support women and girls’ participation in ... Women will have more opportunity to become
4 Apr 2024: The promotion of women in sport has been identified by the Australian Government as a key focus area for the future development of sport in Australia. ... The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is working towards achieving greater recognition of
4 Apr 2024: Over the past 12 months, SportWest has partnered with ACIL Allen and a range of sports to develop an actual value of WA community sport. ... Sport Australia engaged Nielsen Sports to identify, and achieve consensus around, the drivers and barriers for