Women in Sport
Women and Sport in the Northern Territory
Women and Sport Northern Territory Network
Women in Sport and Recreation Leadership Program – Darwin Sept. 06
Leadership Stories and Resources
Senate Enquiry into Women in Sport and Recreation in Australia
Northern Territory Coordinator
Racheal Curtain
Ph: 8982 2308 or 1800 045 678
Email: racheal.curtain@nt.gov.au or participation.dsr@nt.gov.au
Address: GPO Box 1448, DARWIN NT 0801
Fax: 8982 2320
Links
Australian Sports Commission
Women and Sport
Office of Women’s Policy Northern Territory
Sport Medicine Australia Women in Sport Fact Sheets
Women in Sport and Recreation Northern Territory Network
The Women in Sport and Recreation Network has been established in the Northern Territory following the Women in Sport and Recreation Leadership Program held in Darwin in September 2006. Women who participated in the program expressed a keen interest in keeping in touch with each other and having a forum to share information, seek ideas and keep up to date.
The Network is open to everyone and to information of interest will be shared through occasional emails.
Other suggestions for the network have included a “topic of the month” email chat and a teleconference a couple of times a year to provide feedback on key issues.
What do you think? How would you like to be involved?
If you would like to be included in the Network, or have anything you would like to share or ask, email the Women and Sport Coordinator
Leadership
“… there is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls”. Kofi A. Annan.
Women in Sport and Recreation Leadership Program
Sport and Recreation and the Australian Sports Commission conducted a Leadership Program for Women in Sport and Recreation in Darwin in September 2006.
The agenda provided opportunities for the women to consider their own understanding of leadership, consider various models of leadership and learn practical leadership skills.
Participants in the Women in Sport and Recreation Leadership Program in Darwin - 23 – 24 September 2006
Back L – R: Jenny Kroker (Women’s Cricket, Alice Springs), Jane Slater (Senior Physical Education Coordinator), Michelle Burgess (NT Cricket Scorers), Cathie Briner (Northern Territory Rugby Union), Aroha Jennings (Northern Territory Netball), Trish McGregor (Jabiru Youth Programs), Corrine Warhurst (Jabiru Community Sport and Recreation Officer), Mandy Hargreaves (Physical Education Coordinator, Desert Storm, Alice Springs), Charmaine Scoggins (High School and community sport, Palmerston), Katherine Hollis (Sport and Recreation & Netball, Darwin), Athena Magoufakis (Centralian Senior Secondary College), Kim Cardile (Northern Territory Institute of Sport Performance Enhancement Services Manager / Sport Psychology & ACE), Staci Trindle Price (Centralian Senior Secondary College).
Front L – R: Roberta Long (Alpurrurulam Sport and Recreation), Eunice Wunungmurra (Gapuwiyak Sport and Recreation), Lisa Andrews (Netball / Eva Valley Sport and Recreation), Olivia Paterson (Sport and Recreation – Events, Darwin), Sophie Keil (Australian Sports Commission, Women and Sport Unit), Rebecca Cox (Fitness Unlimited, Charles Darwin University, Darwin), Floss Roberts (Royal Life Saving Society of Australia NT Branch, Darwin), Sue Cormack (Program Facilitator, Sue Cormack Consulting, Victoria), Jo Jennings (Sport and Recreation, Women and Sport Coordinator).
Leadership Stories and Resources
Sport and Recreation Victoria has released a small booklet “Ways Women Lead in Sport” featuring the stories of ten women involved in national, state and community sport.
Senate Enquiry into Women in Sport and Recreation in Australia
The Australian Government’s Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (ECITA) Senate Committee completed an enquiry into women in sport and recreation in Australia in September 2006. The findings and recommendations of the committee have been published in the report entitled About time! Women in sport and recreation in Australia.
Senate Enquiry into Women in Sport and Recreation in Australia
Senate Enquiry Report - “About Time! Women in Sport and Recreation in Australia”
Senate Enquiry – Summary of Recommendations
Summary – Recommendations from the final report of the Senate Inquiry into Women in sport and recreation in Australia
Recommendation 1
- Committee recommends that the Australian Sports Commission and state and territory sport and recreation authorities, in collaboration with the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, develop and implement strategies to address the issue of the high attrition rates in female participation in sport and recreation activities.
Recommendation 2
- The committee recommends that all levels of government consider extending resources to a broader range of sports to ensure that women are provided with greater choice and opportunity for participating in physical activity including for example outdoor recreation and dance.
Recommendation 3
- The committee recommends that, in light of the pressure on available sporting facilities, state and territory education authorities should work with sporting clubs and organisations, and local communities, to improve cooperation and access to facilities for children’s sporting activities, particularly schools.
Recommendation 4
- The committee recommends that the Australian Sports Commission inquire into the dress code policies of sports organisations with a view to encouraging clubs, schools and sports organisations to review these policies.
Recommendation 5
- The committee recommends that sporting organisations, with the assistance of the Australian Sports Commission and state and territory sport and recreation authorities, develop strategies to provide more sporting activities focussed on participation and enjoyment.
Recommendation 6
- The committee recommends that the Commonwealth, states, territories and local government recognise the importance of occasional child care in facilitating women’s participation in sport and recreation.
Recommendation 7
- The committee recommends that sport and recreation provider organisations canvass members to establish the most suitable times that will enable women to participate in sport and recreation activities and facilitate access to women during those times.
Recommendation 8
- The committee recommends that the Commonwealth encourage state and territory governments, and especially local government, to address the lack of women's facilities at sporting venues.
Recommendation 9
- The committee recommends that the Australian Sports Commission further develop and expand the AIS ACE career assistance program to enable a greater number of athletes to compete in elite sports. The committee recommends the AOC expand its ASPIRE Career Assistance Program.
Recommendation 10
- The committee recommends that a concerted effort be made by governments, sporting organisations and the media to promote sportswomen as role models to girls and women and to the wider community. The recommendation aims to motivate girls and women to pursue a career in sport and to motivate them to commence or continue participation in sport and recreation.
Recommendation 11
- The committee recommends that NSOs review, and modify if required, the timing of national league competitions to facilitate participation by elite sportswomen in Australia’s national representative teams.
Recommendation 12
- The committee recommends that appropriate organisations with an interest in women in sport and recreation be funded by the Australian Sports Commission to provide skills training in the areas of leadership, communication skills and successful team building; and that the Commonwealth fund the Commission to implement this.
Recommendation 13
- The committee recommends that the Australian Sports Commission continue to provide opportunities for women sport leaders to attend workshops and forums to develop techniques for successful networking.
Recommendation 14
The committee recommends that the Sport Leadership Grants for Women be continued and that the Commonwealth increase funding for this scheme.
Recommendation 15
- The committee recommends that the Australian Government provide financial support, to be administered by the Australian Sports Commission, for initiatives that provide specific opportunities for greater ongoing coverage of women’s sport. The committee believe the ASC should administer funding of up to $3 million per annum, and that the initiative be reviewed after approximately three years.
Recommendation 16
- The committee recommends that the government consider allocating up to $1 million to the Australian Paralympic Committee to assist with production and associated costs of televised coverage of the forthcoming Paralympics, and that the arrangement stipulates that a condition of accessing this funding be that there be balance coverage of male and female athletes.
Recommendation 17
- The committee recommends that the Australian Government provide financial support, to be administered by the Australian Sports Commission, for the training of athletes and sports administrators to better utilise media opportunities.
Recommendation 18
- The committee recommends that the government fund the Australian Sports Commission to replicate in 2008-09 the surveys and analysis performed in the 1996 report An Illusory Image.