Women in Sport and Recreation
We actively promote equality and respect for women and girls in sport and recreation with the aim of creating sport settings that are more inclusive and supportive of participation for females.
We continue to support service providers to develop and maintain programs that aim to increase women's participation in sport and active recreation.
Building stronger, healthier, happier and safer communities
They take the kids to training and the game, they wash the teams jumpers, they volunteer in the canteen, cater for special events or they fill a role at their local club, taxi their kids around and they still find the time to cheer them on from the sidelines...Legend Mums!
Womensport West
We also work with Womensport West
to develop a range of initiatives to encourage greater participation of
girls in physical activity within the metropolitan and regional
communities in WA.
Play by the Rules provides information and online learning about how to prevent and deal with discrimination, harassment and child abuse for the sport and recreation industry.
Facts sheets
Physical activity is important for the health and wellbeing of women.
Being physically active is important for the health and wellbeing of Australians.
Physical inactivity is detrimental to the health and wellbeing of Australians.
Participation in physical activity is important for the health and wellbeing of all Australians. It also provides a range
of social, environmental and economic benefits for individuals and communities.
Walking is the most popular physical activity and is open to nearly everyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or
socio-economic status.
Office for Women - Leadership Grant Scheme
The Sport Leadership Grants for Women program is an initiative of
the Australian Government that is jointly managed by the Australian
Sports Commission and the Australian Government Office for Women.
The grants are available in five key areas:
- High-performance coaching and officiating.
- Indigenous women.
- Women in disability sport.
- Women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
- Women in general sport leadership.
The program is aimed at providing women with an opportunity to undertake sport leadership training.
Case studies
One of the key aims is to attract people who have never bushwalked before.
Womensport West (WSW) is a non-profit representative body dedicated to increasing opportunities for girls and women in sport.
The Avon Valley Women's Coaching program is aimed at encouraging women to actively participate in golf in the Avon Valley region – a combined program between 16 golf clubs in the area.
Pam is a true believer of the saying 'one door closes and another door opens'. She was coming to the end of a 10-year career as a player with the Australian hockey team when the AIS hockey unit was established and was fortunate to be appointed as the women's hockey coach.
Julie first tried her hand at touch rugby at the age of 17. Unfortunately after seriously injuring her knee during a game Julie had a full knee reconstruction.
Ashleigh Davis has always been interested in sport - netball, swimming and triathlons. Ashleigh played netball all through primary and high school and started swimming competitively with the arena swim club in 2000.
Karon was working at the Aerobic Institute of WA during the time competitive aerobics started to become popular in the fitness industry.
Susan McDonald
Planning and Assessing Officer
246 Vincent Street, LEEDERVILLE WA 6007
PO Box 329, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903
Telephone (08) 9492 9821
Facsimile (08) 9492 9711
Email Susan
The Community Participation Branch of the Department of Sport and Recreation uses a ‘community development’ approach as a key strategy in its quest to enhance community inclusion.
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