Women's Sport

Included below are a range reports and other documents of relevance to women's sport, and women in sport.

Click on the relevant link below to view and download documents:

Boards          Body Image          Gender Equity          Leadership

Media            Participation         Sponsorship             Workforce

Overarching Reports

Boards

• Women on Australian Government Boards Report (2009-2010)
• Women on Boards: A guide to getting involved

Body Image

• Body Image and Dieting - A study of Athletes & Non-Athletes (2003)

Gender Equity

• Australia's Hidden Resource: The economic case for increasing female participation (2009)
• Vic EOHRC - Women, Rights & Equality - What do they want now? (2008)
• Women 2000 and Beyond: Women, gender equity & sport (2008)
• Work & Play Evidence of Gender Equality in Employment and Sport (2004)

Leadership

• The Leadership Challenge: Women in management (2008)
• Ways Women Lead (2006)
• Women in Leadership & Decision-making Roles
• Women and Leadership: A discussion paper
• Women as Coaches

Media

• Towards a Level Playing Field: Sport and gender in Australian media (2008-09)
• Gender, Sport and the Body Politic (1999)
• An Illusory Image: A report on the media coverage and portrayal of women's sport in Australia (1996)

Participation

• SPRC - Participation in Sport by CALD Women (2007)
• ABS Women's participation in sport and physical activities (2006)
• Motherhood, Stress and the exercise experience (2004)
• The SWEAT Study Exercise Behaviour in 40 - 65 year old women (2003)
• Physical Activity Programs For Refugee Somali Women (2003)
• Effects of Physical Activity on emotional well being among Older Women (2002)
• Sport England Guide - Promoting Sport to 15-19 year old girls
• Sport England Guide - Promoting Sport to 18-30 year old women
• Sport England Guide - Promoting Sport to 31-55 year old women

Sponsorship

• Prime Time: The case for commercial investment in women's sport (2010)

Workforce

• What Holds Women Back? Women and men's perceptions of the barriers to women's progression (2010)

Overarching Reports

• National Womensport & Recreation Survey (2007)
• About Time: Women in sport and recreation in Australia (2006)
• Towards Better Sport: Good practices for women and girls in sport (2003)