６月号の論説では、これまでIAPESGWのニューズ
レター（International Update）を請け負ってきた
イギリスのVAGA Associatesが事業終了し会社を閉鎖するため、今月号がおそらく最後になることが報告されました。それに伴い、IAPESGWはウェブサイト
のプロバイダーを探しています。個人もしくは団体でIAPESGWのウェブサイトの提供や維持に興味があれば、メールで詳しく教えて下さい。
また巻頭では，IAPESGWが女性とスポーツに関する
国際女性スポーツワーキンググループ（IWG）と
Women Sport International（WSI）らと共に，
女性アスリートのテストステロン使用の制限について、国際陸上競技連盟（IAAF）に意見書を提出したことが報告されています．

IAPESGW International Update, June 2019: News and resourcesfrom around the world
We want to hear about what you and your related organisations are doing and theinformation you are producing. You can send your information and news to any
member of the executive board for inclusion in the ‘Update’ each month – view theircontacts details
Keep right up to date with our news
We have set up social media accounts to share all our latest news with you:

You can now follow us on Twitter - take a look

We're on Facebook too - view our page

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Our next Regional Congress.....

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Rosa López de D’Amico - visit the University of Vienna
It was a great experience to visit the University of Vienna invited by Dr. Rosa Diketmüller in
May 2019. A lecture was shared with students from the university; it was about Women –Physical Education and Sport. The activity took place May 13th, 2019.

From left to right: Rosa Diketmüller, Rosa López de D’Amico, Maria Dinold and Michael Kolb

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A selfie with one of the students
It was also an excellent chance to meet with Antala Branislav (FIEP), Rosa Diketmüller
IAPESGW - ICSP) and Maria Dinold (IFAPA – ICSSPE) to speak about previous and future
projects as our organizations had research activities in the recent past connected with theInternational Council for Sport Pedagogy (ICSP).
I appreciate all the kindness from Rosa and Maria during my visit to Austria.
Rosa López de D’Amico
IAPESGW - President

June Editorial
It is likely this is the last International Update produced through the services of VAGA
Associates (UK) as they have decided to close their business and retire. IAPESGW has had
an excellent relationship with their staff and we are very sorry to see this service finishing. We
sincerely thank them – and Jenny Warner in particular – for their valued and very cooperative
services. And wish them all the very best for a relaxed and happy retirement!
This means we are looking for a website provider.
We are placed in a position to work out the best way forward and we will do this at an
Executive Board meeting in Madrid, starting on 9th July.
To assist the Board please send me (crosswhite@bigpond.com) your email responses
to this brief survey:
1. Do you read the Update? Yes/No
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3. Add any comments you would like to add about the Update.
Further, there may be individuals or organisations interested in providing our website
services and maintenance. Please email me for more information.
This June Update has a number of articles about the current Women’s World Cup(Football/Soccer).
I am featuring this terrific article below as it covers so many issues across women’s sport andgender equality and not just soccer. The author is Sabrina Razack, an educator, certifiedcoach, and PhD student at the University of Toronto

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“Since June 7, 2019, televisions, radios and mobile phones around the world have been tuned
in to the Women’s World Cup. And while the play on the field has amazed, inspired anddelighted us, the Women’s World Cup has also provided an opportunity for socialtransformation. Players are speaking out against gender discrimination in soccer, using thetournament as a platform to draw attention to the issues through online campaigns, lawsuits,marketing materials, and staging boycotts.
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Pay Inequity - Leading up to and during the World Cup, players have been
vocal about salary discrepancies between women’s and men’s teams (checkout this infographic). National teams in Norway, Canada and UnitedStates demanded changes from their respective sport governing bodies.
Misconceptions – Common rebukes to persisting financial disparities
depend on false assumptions about the level of interest in women’s soccer “more people watch the men play” or “more people buy tickets andmerchandise for the men’s team.” However, the Women’s World Cup has
witnessed an increase in viewership and attendance over the past years. In
2015, more than 750 million viewers around the world watched the Women’sWorld Cup. This includes 20.8 million unique Canadian viewers – or nearly
60% of the country’s population. In the U.S., the final match of the 2015
tournament, between USA and Japan, was the most watched soccer match –for both men’s and women’s soccer – in US history. France 2019 is predicted
to be a tipping point for women’s soccer.
Respect - Norwegian superstar Ada Hegerberg, the first recipient of the
Ballon D’dor Féminin for the best female player in the world, chose to boycott
the World Cup based on the lack of respect and poor behaviour directed at
female soccer players in her home country and internationally. National teams
from Argentina and Germany created ad campaigns designed to increaseawareness about the lack of recognition and market their athletic excellence.
Participation opportunities - At a more fundamental level, Shireen Ahmed
wrote a piece for Time remarking on the fact that many women around theworld continue to face severe challenges when attempting to play the game ofsoccer. During Russia 2018, Iranian women staged artistic protests during
games, drawing attention to the fact that women continue to be prohibited insoccer stadiums in their home country.

These examples represent the tenacity of players to participate in and contest the realm ofsport. As spectators, we also need to consider how we can both enjoy the spectacle of the
sport and use it as a platform for social transformation. The following tips provide somesuggestions for action:
Follow the Game - Whether it’s soccer or another sport, follow the game, get to know
the players, and share your passion with others to increase interest and respect for the game.
Female athletes are role models for everyone.
2.
Be Informed - Be curious about the issues raised by players. Seek out informed news
sources, and follow key influencers (e.g. @moyadodd) and female-produced sport media(e.g. The Gist, Women Sport Trust, Burn It All Down). Share online information through likes,
retweets and shares to increase awareness of the issues.
3.
Change the Conversation - When the topic of women and sport arises, use theopportunity to challenge typical narratives can change attitudes and beliefs. Share yourexperiences and learnings to illuminate the persisting myths about women who participate insport.
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Embracing social issues in sport will ultimately improve the sport system for all players. Let’scelebrate and support players to be able to participate equitably in sports.”

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There is a lot of interesting news from the UK, as usual (including a good blog on breaking
down barriers to get women active), plus articles from Afghanistan, Australia (note new
guidelines on inclusion of transgender and gender diverse people in sport), New Zealand,
Spain, and the USA.
Again more new publications for you to read.
I am looking forward to our Madrid Congress next month, to catching up with old friends andmaking new friends, and enjoying some hot weather!
In conclusion, remember to email me your thoughts on the Update and the website
before 9 July!
Janice Crosswhite OAM
Communications Director

International
Events....
The next two events have already taken place - now for your information only....
UNESCO (28 May 2019)
Women and football #ChangeTheGame: Debate and testimonies at UNESCO on sport
as an accelerator of gender equality
Ahead of the Women's World Cup, to be held in France from 7 June to 7 July, UNESCO isorganizing an unprecedented debate, Women and Football: #ChangeTheGame, on 4 June
(10:30-12:30) at UNESCO Headquarters. Opened by Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of
UNESCO, the event will bring together internationally renowned female footballers andpersonalities from the world of football.
Nadia Nadim (Denmark), an Afghan refugee with an exceptional sporting background, andJody Brown (Jamaica), a rising star of international football, accompanied by her Jamaicanteam, the Reggae Girlz, will talk about the key role that sport can play in promoting diversity
and gender equality.
Will also take part Houriya Al Taheri (United Arab Emirates), first professional football coach in
the Gulf and head coach of the United Arab Emirates national team, and Evelyn Laruni(Uganda), national director of the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative in Uganda andsupervisor of the Peace through Sports programme. Sports journalist Anne-Laure Bonnet will
moderate the debate.
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Watch the event LIVE: https://on.unesco.org/2JMjJ5w
View the full news item

Sport Sector Event at CRPD Conference of State Parties 12 at UN Headquarters, 11June 2019
The UNESCO Chair is delighted to be partnering with UNESCO and the Permanent Mission of
Ireland to the UN to lead a session at the 12th UN Convention of Persons with Disabilities
Conference of State Parties (CRPD-COSP12), with global multi-stakeholder support fromacross the sport sector.
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Inside the games reports (27 May 2019)
IBU President promises to improve gender balance after seminar in Warsaw
International Biathlon Union (IBU) President Olle Dahlin has promised to improve the genderbalance within the governing body after the organisation held a three-day seminar on the
topic.
Participants at the seminar, which took place in Warsaw this weekend, said a specific policy
should be created to ensure the IBU could move towards gender equality in its leadership.
The number of female delegates should be increased, those at the event said, while they also
called for the establishment of a communication platform to monitor the IBU's progress.
It came after the results of a questionnaire for national federations and athletes were
presented at the seminar, which revealed there is an "unequal representation" of women in
key positions at the IBU.
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Inside the games reports (2 June 2019)
For the first time, there are more female than male runners, IAAF Global Running
Conference in Lanzhou hears
Research released to the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) first Global
Running Conference in Lanzhou in China shows that, for the first time in history, there weremore female runners than male runners in 2018, with 50.23 per cent of runners being female.
The research, conducted by the IAAF and RunRepeat.com, has been drawn from the largest
study of race results in history.
The conclusions presented are based on data from more than 107 million race results acrossmore than 70,000 races from 1986 to 2019 mostly in Europe and North America.
The Conference discussed the benefits that mass participation road races bring to host cities,
the economic benefits to cities, the health benefits to participants and their demographics, aswell as best practices for organising events in environmentally sustainable ways.
More people run than do any other sport on the planet, but a trend towards sedentary
lifestyles, particularly among young people, still threatens the health of communities, the 600
attendees heard.
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Inside the games reports (5 June 2019)
IAAF to seek "swift reversion" of Supreme Court decision in Semenya case
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will seek a "swift reversion" to adecision from the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland which allows Caster Semenya tocompete without taking medication to lower her testosterone while her appeal is pending.
The Supreme Court on Monday (June 3) ordered the rules which force athletes withdifferences in sexual development (DSD) to take drugs to medically reduce their naturallyoccurring testosterone if they want to compete at events ranging from 400 metres to a mile be
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The court said its "superprovisional order", considered a major boost for Semenya in her
challenge against a Court of Arbitration for Sport decision which ruled in the IAAF's favour,
would be in place until June 25.
In response, the IAAF said it would "seek a swift reversion of the superprovisional ordermoving forwards so that the DSD Regulations apply to all affected athletes in order (among
other things) to avoid serious confusion among athletes and event organisers and to protect
the integrity of the sport".
The worldwide governing body also confirmed the court's ruling only applied to the South
African double Olympic and three-times world champion over 800m.
The IAAF said it had only been informed of the Supreme Court's decision yesterday afternoon,
almost 24 hours after it was made public by Semenya's legal team.
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Inside the games reports (5 June 2019)
Recently-retired squash great David fronts Professional Squash Association's new 'It's
Mine' campaign
Eight-times world champion Nicol David is fronting a new Professional Squash Association(PSA) campaign to raise awareness and engagement with the women's tour.
The 'It's Mine' initiative is designed to increase the number of players engaged with promoting
positive aspects of the game around the world.
Former world number one David said she wanted to get involved to leave behind a legacy
following her retirement at the Allam British Open last month.
The Malaysian star said: “Since accepting that I was going to retire, I didn’t want to leave
without giving something back to the sport that has given me so much.
“I know that our players have the power to inspire people with the experiences they have toshare.
"I believe we are defined by titles but we are remembered by our values and the example weset out to be.
"This campaign is built to elevate the values that our players have and I hope to encouragethem to be an example to others.
“Our sport has so much to offer and these seven diverse and empowered women will
showcase the values that embodies our campaign.
"I hope this inspires every one of you in the upcoming months and that you share with us thisjourney.”......................................................................................................................................................
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Inside the games reports (6 June 2019)
Consensus that women's football is in "best position" as inaugural FIFA Convention on
female game begins
The inaugural FIFA Women's Football Convention began today in Paris as delegates from
confederations and 211 member associations gathered to debate the key priorities for thedevelopment of the female game.

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Using the five strategic pillars of the FIFA Women’s Football Strategy launched in October, theopening day of the event – held on the eve of the first match of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World
Cup in France – included a programme covering topics that ranged from the importance ofyouth competitions, the commercialisation of the game to the empowerment of women
through football.
The opening day included contributions from leading figures from the world of football andsports such the BBC’s director of sport Barbara Slater, Olympique Lyonnais President JeanMichel Aulas and "FIFA Legends" Karina LeBlanc and Clarence Seedorf.
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And....
UNESCO (7 June 2019)
Women and football: #ChangeTheGame - towards gender equality in sports
The challenges that the feminization of football and sport face are enormous and strong
inequalities persist. On the occasion of the FIFA Women’s World Cup starting on 7 June inFrance, UNESCO wants to highlight that football can be an effective tool to reduce the gender
gap and empower women worldwide. In this context, UNESCO organized an interactive panel
on gender equality in football entitled ‘Women and Football: #ChangeTheGame’ at its
Headquarters in Paris on 4 June 2019.
“We are living in a time of progress when it comes to gender equality, but there are still strong
points of inequality and we have to fight them. We have to do that by starting with principles,”Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, stated at the opening of the event. The DG
also mentioned the upcoming establishment by UNESCO, with the support of the Swissgovernment, of a Global Observatory about Women and sport, in the context of the Kazan
Action Plan (KAP).
Moderated by Anne-Laure Bonnet, a French sports journalist, female athletes and experts,
from around the world, shared their stories and explained how they became engaged infootball.
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Women's Sport Network (10 June 2019)
FOOTBALLMoJo - Dr Claire-Marie Roberts meets Chris Evans & Vassos Alexander@Virgin Radio
WSNet associate Dr Claire-Marie Roberts chatted today to Chris Evans and Vassos
Alexander on air about FOOTBALLMoJo. They discussed the opportunities that FRANCE
2019 (FIFAWWCup) might have on grass-roots community football and the potential that ourrecent publication FOOTBALLMoJo has to help girls engage with football in both western and‘third world’ communities like Nepal, Cape Town, Kwai Zulu Natal, San Paulo and Shanghai.
Helping them find their Mojo ‘ through football.
Dr Claire-Marie is an ex pro-footballer, WSNet is an unfunded not-for-profit organisation
helping more women (and girls) get more active and empowered though sports like footballand netball.If you would like an interview with Dr Marie-Claire or more info on
FOOTBALLMoJo – please make contact.
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Free copies of FOOTBALLMoJo are being distributed via our website
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The Guardian (12 June 2019)
Lifting the cup: why sports bras are the stars of the summer
Since they were first created in 1977, they have been the unsung champions of the gym kit.
Not anymore. This season, the sports bra is the most valued player
The first trainers, rubber-soled shoes that made it possible to play tennis or croquet without
damaging a lawn, were created in the 1860s. The sports bra, an item that for many women isjust as essential to playing sport, did not exist until 1977. And – as if that gap didn’t say
enough about the disparate narratives of male and female sport – that first sports bra wasconstructed out of two jockstraps stitched together.
In 1977, jogging was a new urban fad – the following year, photographs of President Jimmy
Carter snapped out for a run would be a media sensation – and Lisa Lindahl, an employee ofthe University of Vermont, had started running daily. “I loved it, except for the discomfort thatmy bouncing breasts created,” she recalled. So she and her friend Polly Palmer-Smith, acostume designer, came up with a bra with straps that were thick enough to be tight without
digging, and that crossed over at the back so that they wouldn’t fall off the shoulder. The first
advert for their “Jogbra” featured a photo of Lindahl and Palmer-Smith in their design, with
Lindahl’s home address and phone number given for placing orders.
Forty-two years later, the global sports bra market is worth an estimated £5.5bn annually. And
yet even in 2019, shopping for a sports bra can serve as a sharp reminder of how unseriously
female sport is taken. Soft crop tops that offer no support beyond a centimetre of elastic
around the ribcage are sold alongside compression bras, as if they fulfilled the same function.
Rather than facilitating physical activity, many so-called sports bras simply look sporty, by dintof wide straps and a high neckline.
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Beyond Sport reports (14 June 2019)
Pacific Sports Partnerships launch women’s leadership program
With the FIFA Women’s World Cup sharpening the focus on opportunities for women in
football, four pioneering women in football from across the Pacific are speaking out about theirexperiences in a part of the world where men tend to occupy key roles in both sport andsociety.
The women, from Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga, are participants in the Pacific
Women’s Sports Leadership Program (PWSLP) funded by the Australian Government andbringing together women in sports leadership roles across the Pacific. Combining professional
development workshops, knowledge sharing, networking and career planning, its long-termgoal is to equip women to be leaders, not just in sport, but in their communities and countries.
In a short film about the program released on the eve of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, thewomen reflect on the challenges of being a female leader in sport, how the program hashelped them to develop personally and how its helping them guide others around them.
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Callan elected as first female President of FIBA Americas
Carol Callan has become the first female President of the International Basketball Federation(FIBA) Americas after she was elected at its General Assembly in Miami.
Callan will serve a four-year term and becomes the fourth elected member of the FIBA Central
Board for 2019 to 2023.
She takes over the role from Usie Richards of the US Virgin Islands who has been elected as
FIBA Americas treasurer.
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Inside the games reports (18 June 2019)
Semenya accuses IAAF of using her as "guinea pig" as CAS publish full award
Caster Semenya has continued her war of words with the International Association of Athletics
Federations (IAAF) as she accused the worldwide governing body of using her as a "guinea
pig" to test the effects of testosterone-reducing medication.
In a statement, the double Olympic and three-times 800 metres world champion warned shewould "not allow the IAAF to use me and my body again".
It came after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) published the redacted 163-page award
of its decision to rule against Semenya and in favour of the IAAF in the landmark legal caselast month.
The CAS described the IAAF's regulations, which force athletes with differences in sexual
development (DSD) to take drugs to medically reduce their naturally-occurring testosterone ifthey want to compete at events ranging from 400 metres to a mile, as "discriminatory".
But the panel claimed the controversial rules, which came into effect on May 8, were"necessary, reasonable and proportionate" to protect the fairness of women's sport.
The regulations, which mean DSD athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone who wish
to participate in events between the two distances must medically limit that level to under 5nmol/L, double the normal female range of below 2 nmol/L, were suspended by the Swiss
Supreme Court earlier this month after it imposed a "superprovisional" order.
The award details the negative effects the medication had on Semenya when she last took thedrugs, which she claims made her feel "constantly sick".
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Inside the games reports (19 June 2019)
FIFA backtracks on ejection of fans for "social" protest at Women's World Cup
FIFA has admitted it was wrong to eject fans at the Women's World Cup for wearing tee-shirts
calling for Iranian women to be let into football stadiums.
Two fans were removed from Stade des Alpes in Grenoble during Canada's 2-0 win against
New Zealand last Saturday (June 15) because their shirts carried slogans, but football's
governing body now says that the message was social and not political, meaning it did notbreach any rules.
A statement said: "FIFA believes that the message to allow women into football stadiums in
Iran is a social, not political, matter and so the message on the front of the t-shirts worn by twofans is not against the FIFA rules.

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"The fans should not have been asked to remove their t-shirts or to leave the stadium by local
security, even if there were other messages on the back of their t-shirts.
"FIFA will do its best to ensure that any similar situations do not occur at future matches
during the competition."
The Open Stadiums group has been campaigning for women to be allowed to access men's
sporting events in Iran after a 40-year ban.
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Inside the games reports (19 June 2019)
European Hockey Federation asks all members to sign gender balance charter
The European Hockey Federation (EHF) has called on all 43 of its member countries to a signa gender balance charter as part of the #EquallyAmazing equality campaign.
EHF President Marijke Fleuren has asked the organisation's nations to commit to the charterat their General Assembly in Antwerp on August 16.
Three women will also be elected on to the Executive Board in the Belgian city and countries
have been urged to commit to a minimum of 30 per cent of each gender on their own rulingbodies.
Last month, Dutchwoman Fleuren was named chair of a new Women in Sports Committee
which will be set up by world governing body the International Hockey Federation as part of#EquallyAmazing.
The Committee will raise awareness about gender equality, inclusion and promote diversity insports practice and governance.
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Inside the games reports (23 June 2019)
FIFA claim global interest in Women's World Cup sets a new high with records for TV
audiences and social media engagement
FIFA claim the 2019 Women's World Cup broke records for engagement over the group stage
and that global interest has reached new heights, despite criticism over low attendances andpoor organisation.
FIFA have released a series of statistics and figures regarding television audiences and social
media engagement so far from the tournament in France, indicating the Women's World Cup
is more popular than ever before.
They claim posts on the official FIFA Women’s World Cup digital channels have gained a
combined 433 million views so far, of which 82 million were video views of goals, highlights
and analysis.
FIFA also revealed posts on the official tournament Facebook page have gained a combined
six million "likes".
While there has been some criticism over the size of crowds in the stadiums, record numbers
for television audiences have been set in several of the nations where their teams are taking
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In France, 10.6 million viewers tuned in for the hosts' opening game against South Korea, arecord audience for women's football in the country.
The previous high was 4.1 million for Germany versus France at the 2015 Women’s World
Cup in Canada.
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Inside the games reports (24 June 2019)
Netball Europe appoints new chair of Management Board
Netball Europe has announced Catherine Lewis as the new chair of its Management Board.
Lewis, the chair of Welsh Netball, previously served as the continental governing body’s
director without portfolio.
The change was confirmed at Netball Europe’s three-day Annual General Meeting (AGM) in
Birmingham.
The AGM also saw secretary Cheryl Danson become director of officiating and previous chair
Lyn Carpenter become regional director to the International Netball Federation Board.
They replaced Alan Anderson and Janet Wrighton respectively with both stepping down fromtheir roles after several years of service.
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sportanddev.org (25 June 2019)
Gender equality in sports: Pioneers and competitions
This year's FIFA Women's World Cup has set a new high for women's football, but there is still
more to be done to break through the glass ceiling. We take a moment to commend individual
athletes who have led the charge for gender equality in sport, and recent competitions
achieving balanced representation.
What do Kathrine Switzer, Billie Jean King, the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and Ada
Hegerberg have in common? Not only are these all athletes who have achieved extraordinary
success as professionals in their respective sports, but what is also extraordinary, is that they
have used this success to become beacons of light for gender equality.
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Awareness....
16 days campaign: End Gender Based Violence in the World of Work#ILOendGBV is an initiative of the 16 Days Campaign that aims to ensure that women’svoices and lived experiences are brought to bear on the International Labor Organization’s
current discussions and will result in the adoption and implementation of a strong, legallybinding convention on GBV and harassment in the world of work that not only takes into
account existing international legal standards but strengthens them and fills crucial gaps. The
ILO will make a decision during the next meeting of the International Labor Conference (ILC)
in June 2019.

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This toolkit offers feminists and women’s rights organizations a guide to understand the ILO’s
proposed convention. We aim to demystify the ILO’s standard-setting process and provide
information about the content of the instrument, as well as tools and resources to advocatewith governments to support the adoption of the convention.
Download the toolkit via: https://16dayscampaign.org/campaigns/iloendgbv/
Ms. Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls
Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC): Board Chair, ISG Gender
Liaison &GPPAC Pacific Regional
Representative;
Global Fund for Women: Co- Chair Board of Directors;
Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP): International Ambassador & Pacific Coordinator
World Pulse Ambassador (2019)Technical Adviser: Shifting the Power Coalition: shiftingthepower.hub@gmail.com
Follow us: https://m.facebook.com/shiftingthepowercoalition/?ti=asPublications.....

Journal of Physical Activity and Health: The Official Journal of the International Society
for Physical Activity and Health. Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2019
Editor - the abstracts from the articles in this current edition to be placed on their website are
now available.
View the abstracts

Specific countries
AFGHANISTAN
Inside the games reports (18 June 2019)
Afghanistan's first IOC member Asghari named national sports personality of the year
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Samira Asghari has been named sports
personality of the year by the Afghanistan Sports Journalists Federation at an event attended
by the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee (ANOC).
Asghari, a peace and human rights advocate in Afghanistan who is a member of the Athletes'
Entourage Commission, was elected to the IOC in October 2018.
She is also captain of the Afghanistan women's basketball team and has been a member of
the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Cultural Commission since 2014, having previously servedon their Women and Sport Committee.
The 25-year-old is the only IOC member from Afghanistan. IOC President Thomas Bach senta written message of congratulations to Asghari following her award at the Kabul Star hotel.
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AUSTRALIAYahoo Sport Australia (4 June 2019)'Really concerns me': Aussie Olympians rail against transgender champ
Tamsyn Manou has expressed her concern after a transgender runner became the NCAA
400m women’s hurdles national champion recently.
CeCe Telfer, a transgender woman who was born a male called Craig, took out the title byover a second at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships for Frankland
Pierce University on May 25.
Before her transition, Telfer was ranked outside the top 200 male runners in college athletics.
Her last event as Craig took place in January 2018, when she finished eighth out of nine menin the 400m.
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Kidspot (6 June 2019)
Why your kids should watch women playing sport
Next time you sit down with the kids in front of the TV, stop searching through Netflix andinstead catch some women’s sport.
Let’s play a little game of who would you rather. OK, here goes … Sam Kerr or Kylie Jenner?
Miley Cyrus or Ellyse Perry? Sally Fitzgibbons or Selena Gomez? Influencers or sports stars which group of celebrities you would rather your children idolise?
I’m guessing your answer is the same as mine: female sports stars by a country mile. These
high-achieving, strong, fierce, determined and amazing women. Not to say the above celebrity
influencers don’t hold some of these traits... but the dedication and tenacity of Australia’s elite
female athletes far outweighs those who are professionals at snapping a selfie.
Female sportswomen are the ultimate role models for kids, for everyone really. That’s why it’svital that you and I, as the me,mums and dads of daughters and sons, keep supporting
women in sport. We need to flick-on the TV when the Matildas are playing, show-up when thewomen’s cricket team is in our city and enroll our daughters in her local AFL team. This is how
we will keep turning out the absolute best idols for our kids both now and in the future. If our
kids can see women competing on what have typically been male-dominated fields - there’s
no reason they can’t apply that fearlessness to their own futures.
The importance of role models for children
So, why is it so important for kids to have positive, values-driven role models? In short so they
develop into happy, healthy respectful humans.
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Sydney Morning Herald (9 June 2019)
Women's sport is providing great role models
Ashleigh Barty's deserved win in the French Open tennis is a great day for the cause of
women in sport but it is worth remembering that there have been a lot of false dawns along
this road.
Barty's 6-1, 6-3 defeat of Czech Marketa Vondrousova in the early hours of Sunday morning is
the first time an Australian has won a singles title at Roland Garros since 1973, back in the15

glory days of Australian tennis, and the first grand slam singles event won by a female tennis
player since Sam Stosur won the US Open in 2011.
The victory is all the sweeter because of the circuitous route that brought the 23-year-old Barty
there. After a few bad seasons as a professional player, she hung up her racquet andswitched to the Women's Big Bash League in cricket. But after a couple of years, the intensityof tennis' individual combat lured her back and now just three years later she holds one of thebiggest prizes in world tennis.
Barty, a Ngarigo woman who grew up near Ipswich in Queensland, follows in the footsteps ofEvonne Goolagong Cawley as a great example of an Indigenous woman who has succeededin sport.
Yet the fact that as long ago as 1973 Ms Goolagong Cawley was a national star underlinesthat women have been doing well at sport for a long time and they are still often second-classcitizens.
Pleasingly, Barty will receive the same prizemoney ($A3.73 million) as the male singles
champion but the same is certainly not true of many other sports where wages for women areusually a fraction of those earned by the men. Even in tennis, male stars still enjoy anadvantage in sponsorships.
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Government of South Australia (11 June 2019)
Schools to get physically literate
Some South Australian primary school students will get more chances to undertake physicaleducation classes at school from next year, with the State Government piloting a new Physical
Education/Physical Literacy (PEPL) program.
A $700,000 Sport Australia grant will see the Education Department partner with Hockey
Australia, the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) SA
branch, the University of Canberra and Flinders University to trial the PEPL program in a
number of South Australian primary schools.
The PEPL approach also encourages students to have physical activity ‘snacks’ during theschool day, such as a few minutes of exercise between classes, to promote better health andto improve students’ concentration on learning.
The trial will involve students from a number of primary schools that will be selected later thisyear.
Throughout the trial, specialist educators will work closely with the schools to provide in-classprofessional development and to enhance teachers’ confidence and competence in teaching
physical education.
Schools will also build connections with community organisations and sporting clubs toprovide students with a range of extra-curricular opportunities and learning experiences.
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Sport Australia (13 June 2019)
New guidelines launched to promote the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse
people in sport
Sport and human rights leaders are encouraging all Australians to “stand for inclusivity”,
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in sport.
National Guidelines for the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse people in sport werelaunched in Melbourne today. The Guidelines were developed by the Australian Human
Rights Commission in partnership with Sport Australia and the Coalition of Major Professionaland Participation Sports (COMPPS).
The Guidelines provide information on the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) and guidance on
creating and promoting inclusive environments in sport. Sport Australia CEO Kate Palmer said
the simplest approach was to “put people first”.
“Sport must be safe and inclusive for all because every Australian has the fundamental right toenjoy the wonderful benefits of sport and physical activity,” Palmer said. “Sport Australia
stands for inclusivity and we want every person in Australian sport to stand with us.
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More information on the guidelines

Vogue, Australia (14 June 2019)
6 women changing the face of Australian Sport
Whether it’s breaking records, calling out online abuse or championing diversity, theserevolutionaries can each lay claim to driving the conversation about women in sport forward
for the next generation. In our July issue, we meet the change-makers who are leaving theirmark both on and off the field. Here’s your exclusive sneak peek …
View the news article

Women in Football (26 June 2019)
Women in Football launches to support gender equality in the sport
A new national group has today taken steps to address the issue of gender representation in
one of the fastest growing women’s participation sports in Australia.
The Women in Football Association was launched today by the NSW Minister for Sport, theHon John Sidoti, with the support of Football Federation Australia (FFA), modelled on a similarorganisation in the United Kingdom.
The not-for-profit national association, specifically established to support women wanting toparticipate at any level in the sport, has eight committee members, all of whom have had
experience in football from grassroots to elite level including the CEO of the Alannah andMadeline Foundation Lesley Podesta, head coach of Central Coast Mariners Alen
Stajcic, media identity George Donikian and international football reform advocate Bonita
Mersiades.
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Victoria University
Victoria University is committed to advancing women in sport
Find out about our work aimed to advance women and girls in sport and physical activity
based on four objectives to impact change:xxstrengthen industry alignment and collaboration
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x provide innovative curriculum to strengthen career pathways
x advance workforce development.
Visit the university's dedicated web pages
From the Victoria University website:
Key leaders unite for Women in Sport Advisory Group (30 May 2019)
The Advisory Group, Philanthropist, AFL women’s football pioneer, and Women in Sport
advocate Dr Susan Alberti AC will host–chair the Australian Women in Sport Advisory Group.
The Advisory Group, made up of diverse members and organisations to promote cross-sector
insights, includes some of Australia’s most successful sport and business leaders. It will
discuss the current state of women in sport, and identify where women in sport should bepositioned by 2030. The group will identify associated priorities, and look for opportunities fororganisations, regardless of sector, to work together to create a greater impact.
The Advisory Group is expected to create game-changing strategies to increase the pace ofimprovement for women in sport throughout Australia. These strategies will guide funding
bodies and related government and private organisations, and create a streamlined focus tostrengthen the position of women in sport over the next decade.
The Women in Sport Advisory group members include:
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Kate Palmer - CEO Sport Australia
Professor Clare Hanlon - Susan Alberti Women in Sport Chair, Victoria University
Mark Anderson - CEO, Collingwood Football Club (past CEO Swimming Australia andHockey Australia)
Julie Bissinella - Program Director, Male Champions of Change Ltd
Peter Nash – Director Westpac, Mirvac and the John Lyng Group
Luke Sayers AM - CEO, PwC Australia

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FRANCEUNESCO reports (3 June 2019)
When football rhymes with women
A few days before the FIFA Women's World Cup 2019, UNESCO, the French Institute forInternational and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) and the National Union of Professional Footballers(l’Union nationale des footballeurs professionnels – UNFP) express their commitment towards
the promotion of women's football through the publication of the report “When football rhymes
with women”.
On 23 May last, these three actors presented a “preview” of the report during a conferencedebate, held at IRIS premises, on the challenges of the feminization of football.
More than a hundred guests attended this conference: experts in the field, many young peopleinterested in finding out more on the topic and media.
The UNESCO, IRIS and UNFP representatives have welcomed the publication of this reportas a milestone of a global reflection that show the willingness of these three institutions tochange the way women are seen within football and in society.
Through an historical overview of the development of women's football and an analysis of thestatistics and figures available, the report highlights the progress made so far while giving awarning signal on what still remains to be done.

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As stressed on several occasions at the presentation Conference, it is time for a new step
forward in the field of gender equality and a status for women football players needs to becreated in order to fight against all forms of discrimination, including gender pay-gap. To
succeed in this challenge, it is important to bring to everyone's attention the issues related to
the feminization of football and to encourage greater mobilization of sports stakeholders. The
publication concludes with a chapter devoted to concrete recommendations for researchorganizations, media, national and international organizations and football authorities.
Download the Report (in French)
Source of information

NEW ZEALAND
Inside the games reports (10 June 2019)
NZOC President praises country's first female Olympic gold medallist as honour
revealed month after death
New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) President Mike Stanley has hailed the contribution
to women's sport of the country's first female Olympic gold medallist Yvette
Corlett after it was revealed she had been made a Dame in the Queen's Birthday Honours Lista month after her death.
Corlett – née Williams – wrote her name into New Zealand's Olympic history books when she
won a long jump gold medal at Helsinki 1952.
She had been informed of the honour shortly before she died at the age of 89 on April 13.
"Yvette Williams was a trailblazer and a true beacon of what is possible for women," Stanley
said.
"She was a truly humble and great New Zealander, who was deeply passionate about sportand young athletes."
Corlett also had four Commonwealth Games gold medals to her name, winning the 1950 longjump gold in Auckland – a title she defended four years later in Vancouver while also winningthe discus and shot put.
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SPAIN
Our member in Spain, Carmen Rodriguez Fernandez sent this news item this month....
It is reported that the Carlos III University has just published in UCM the monograph
THE FEMALE SPORT THE GRAND UNKNOWN
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UK
England Golf (29 May 2019)
Women and Girls’ Golf Week is coming back
Women and girls will celebrate their love of golf and be encouraged to take up the sport whena second awareness week is held across Great Britain and Ireland later this summer.
Building on the success of last year’s online campaign, Women and Girls’ Golf Week is theinspiration of England Golf and will take place from 29 July – 4 August.
Launched today, exactly two months before the dedicated week takes place, it is also being
promoted by Scottish Golf, Wales Golf and The Irish Ladies Golf Union and is designed tounite the golf industry in growing the women and girls’ game.
The R&A, the European Tour, the Ladies European Tour, The Professional Golfers’
Association and the Golf Foundation are also among the bodies supporting the activity.
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Women in Sport (4 June 2019)
Daughters and Dads programme highlights the power of father-figures in Women’sWorld Cup video campaign
Ahead of the 2019 Fifa Women’s World Cup, Women in Sport is teaming up with the
Fatherhood Institute, Fulham FC Foundation, the EFL Trust and the University of Newcastle,
Australia, to highlight the important role father and father-figures play in getting their daughters
physical active.
The programme is supported through National Lottery funding from Sport England andreplicates an award-winning initiative designed and delivered by the University of Newcastle,
Australia.
The video campaign showcases women that have been influenced by a father or father-figure
in becoming physically active through football. It also features stories from the Daughters andDads participating in this new UK programme.
Women in Sport spoke to three women that have benefited from the support of their father orfather-figure and now work professionally in the sports sector:x
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Laura Hoggins, personal trainer, strongwomen and author
Lucy Quinn, professional footballer for Birmingham City Women FCxAnne-Marie Batson, broadcaster, and her uncle Brendon Batson, former footballer for
Arsenal, Cambridge United and West Bromwich Albion

You can watch the full-length Daughters and Dads influencer video featuring all three women
via Women in Sport’s YouTube channel.
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British Cycling (12 June 2019)HSBC UK Breeze welcomes 250,000th participant
British Cycling’s flagship women’s participation initiative, HSBC UK Breeze, has now
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Launched in June 2011, the initiative provides women across the country with the opportunity
to get out on their bikes on free, women-only rides led by female volunteers – BreezeChampions – and is recognised as the biggest ever programme designed to get more womenriding bikes.
HSBC UK Breeze is continuing to thrive as British Cycling steps up its bid to encourage one
million more women to cycle by 2020, part of the organisation’s attempts to narrow – andeventually close – the historic gender gap within the sport.
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HSBC UK Breeze rides are completely free to attend, are suitable for any level of female
cyclist, and take place all over the country. Further details are available here.
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Women in Sport (13 June 2019)
Women in Sport announce new CEO
Women in Sport, the leading UK charity that researches sport purely from the perspective of
women and girls, is delighted to announce the appointment of Stephanie Hilborne OBE as its
new CEO.
Stephanie, currently Chief Executive at The Wildlife Trusts, has worked in nature conservationfor over 20 years. She is a successful and passionate campaigner for change, driving
developments in both policy and government legislation including the introduction of the
Marine & Coastal Access Act 2009 and the visionary Natural Environment White Paper 2011.
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Sport England (17 June 2019)
Busy mums encouraged to prioritise their own activity levels
This Girl Can has released a series of new tips, advice and home workout ideas on social
media.
With new research showing that 61% of mums would feel guilty about taking time to exercise,This Girl Can is encouraging mothers to prioritise exercise.
A survey conducted by Opinium for us, showed that a lack of time is keeping busy mums fromexercising, with 30% reporting to have less than an hour free to themselves per day.
But with almost 70% of mothers thinking it is important for their children to see them
exercising, and our data showing that mothers have a greater influence on their children’s
activity levels than fathers, This Girl Can has released a series of new tips, advice and homeworkout ideas on social media.
The survey also showed that, outside of work, mothers said they were most likely to prioritisetasks revolving around family, such as spending time with them, housework and cooking, but
only 17% of the 1,006 respondents prioritised their own exercise.
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As part of the latest phase of the This Girl Can campaign, they have partnered with LESMILLS On Demand to offer a 21-day free trial to their home workouts, including a tailored
introductory This Girl Can workout programme for those women who are new or returning to
exercise.
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Rugby Football Union (19 June 2019)
Warrior Camps reach new heights
Since the Inner Warrior campaign kicked off in January 2017, over 18,000 females have taken
part in Warrior Camps in rugby clubs across the country.
Clubs are encouraged to host their events during the three-targeted campaigns through theyear, in January, September and May. It is important to focus on recruitment through theseason, and Warrior Camps help clubs to do this.
To find out more about Warrior Camps Click here.
Warrior Camps introduce participants to rugby skills through an active and supportive session
where females of similar ages and motivations will give rugby a go together. There is no
judgement, no pressure, just an opportunity to meet new people and have fun whilst learning
something new.
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Sport England (24 June 2019)
This Girl Can partner British Cycling
New wave of campaign aims to get more women on two wheels via the HSBC UK Breeze
programme.
This Girl Can has teamed up with British Cycling to target the historic gender gap in cycling
participation and get more women on two wheels.
The national governing body’s HSBC UK Breeze campaign is specifically aimed at womenand provides hundreds of free rides up and down the country.
And now, This Girl Can is on board to bring together the expertise of both organisations andhelp show women that cycling is an option for them.
Taking the form of short films and imagery, all in the eye-catching style of previous This GirlCan activity, this new campaign aims to grow the 250,000 people that HSBC UK Breeze has
already attracted since its 2011 launch.
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This new six-week campaign will help to show mothers there is no guilt to be felt by prioritising
their own activity and will be visible through a series of targeted social media films andpictorial adverts featuring real women who've all been involved in the HSBC UK Breeze
programme.
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Women in Sport (week beginning 24 June 2019)
Project 51 Toolkit
This is our toolkit inspired by Project 51, a partnership project with Sported funded by Comic
Relief. Project 51 aims to help girls in the most deprived areas of the UK fulfil their potential
and use sport to overcome the impact of negative gender stereotypes.
Example page from the toolkit: THINK
In this section you can find practical advice and tools to help you better understand youraudience (girls aged 11-18) and the gender stereotyping that affects them. As well as
research and insights from Women in Sport, we’ll also share supporting research from22

external organisations about girls’ lives, values and reasons to engage or disengage with sportthat you might find helpful.
Understanding gender stereotypes
In this section we will provide you with background understanding about gender stereotyping
and the negative impact it can have on girls engagement with sport.
Read about what gender stereotypes mean and the effect they have through the eyes of ateenage girl in this blog from a girl’s perspective.
Read of recent cases of gender stereotyping in sport that have made national press. They callfor changes to be made to avoid situations recurring.
xxxGirls denied football at school
Teenage girl bullied for playing football‘No more boys and girls’ social experiment

Understanding gender stereotypes: An introductory piece covering their prevalence in society
generally and effects within a sporting context. Includes some practical activities andconsiderations.
This in depth literature review summarises key findings from existing industry reports andacademic papers from sports, business and governance sectors, both nationally andinternationally. It helps the reader to understand the reasons underlying the influence ofgendered stereotypes on girls’ sports participation.
A quick look at the stats behind girls’ sport participation in the context of gender stereotyping.
View all the toolkit pages - Think, Say and Do

ukactive (27 June 2019)
Blog By Wendy Coulson, CEO, Les Mills UK: breaking down barriers to empower
women to be active
Empowering women to be active is top of the activity agenda and rightly so.
However, the leisure industry’s work doesn’t start when people walk through the doors of aleisure centre. Superb studios, state-of-the-art gyms, dynamic PTs and instructors, Olympic
sized pools and swish cafés all add to the overall experience – but you’ve got to get people
through the door first to see this and enjoy it.
There are vast numbers of people – and women in particular – who are sat at home without
the confidence, knowledge or motivation to step foot inside their local leisure centre. We needto break down their barriers to fitness in order to empower them to be active.
To engage with this important demographic we must take a few steps back and consider how
to capture their interest and trust.
We must learn how to start that conversation and build their confidence. And for those women
who are juggling busy lifestyles and young families, we must look for ways to enable them tofit fitness into their daily routine.
The industry is aware of the challenges and barriers to activity that many women face. At Last
week’s Active Uprising two presentations highlighted this exact topic.
Firstly, Tanni Grey-Thomspon hosted a discussion with Joanna Rowsell, Elena Lappera andSophie Lawler around ‘Empowering Women and Girls: from Grassroots to the Boardroom’session.

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Secondly, Greg Whyte presented Ruth Lynch who told her story of how she rose from being a
local activity hero to being the face of Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign. Both were
aimed at all delegates – not in the optional streams – which should tell us something about
how vital and important their ‘take out’ messages and calls to action are for the industry.
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Publications of interest......
Women in Sport- E-Newsletter, June 2019 - available to view

Physical activity: encouraging activity in the community. Quality standard [QS183].
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 6 June 2019 (26 pages)
This quality standard covers how local strategy, policy and planning and improvements to thebuilt or natural physical environment such as public open spaces, workplaces and schools canencourage and support people of all ages and all abilities to be physically active and move
more. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
It does not specifically cover encouraging physical activity in patients and carers who are incontact with the NHS. This is addressed by the NICE quality standard on physical activity: for
NHS staff, patients and carers.
Download a copy

Girls Active 2017-2019. YST Research Report. Youth Sport Trust, May 2019 (21 pages)
As part of the Girls Active programmes run by the Youth Sport Trust, girls and boys in primaryand secondary schools are asked to complete an online survey. The survey is distributed byteachers to pupils in their school. Each school receives an individual school report to capture
an understanding of their school. There are two variations of the survey modified to beappropriate for each age group. There are some core questions within each survey, aiming tocapture young people’s current levels of activity, their barriers and motivators to physicalactivity and their perceptions of physical activity and sport. The secondary survey is slightly
longer and captures data around extracurricular activity and wellbeing.
This report combines the data from all young people involved across two academic years
2017/18 and 2018/19.
The total number of primary aged pupil responses was 9,875. The total number of secondary
aged pupil responses was 25,725. For both primary and secondary school samples, thisconsisted of 74 percent girls and 26 percent boys. As this is not representative of the
population, the report predominantly focuses on the responses from the primary andsecondary school girls, drawing comparisons to the boy’s responses where appropriate.
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USA
Inside the games reports (29 May 2019)
Seven-figure first prize on offer for first time at US Women's OpenA seven-figure prize will be on offer for the winner of the United States Women's Open for the
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The United States Golf Association (USGA) confirmed the player who lifts the trophy Country
Club of Charleston on Sunday (June 2), providing they are a professional, will receive $1
million (£791,000/€896,000).
The total prize pot for the tournament, the second major on the women's circuit, is $5.5 million(£4.3 million/€4.9 million), $500,000 (£396,000/€448,000) more than last year's competition.
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Inside the games reports (4 June 2019)
McCook becomes first female USA Triathlon Board of Directors President
Jacqueline McCook has become the first woman to hold the role of President of the USA
Triathlon Board of Directors, while Joel Rosinbum is the first elite Para-triathlete to become
vice-president.
The appointments were announced as part of a number of organisational updates.
McCook, an independent Board member since 2013, replaces Bary Siff, who resigned in April
to become the chief executive of USA Handball.
She had held the role of vice-president since December last year, and also serves on USA
Triathlon’s Compensation, International Relations and Marketing Committees.
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The Guardian (5 June 2019)
The NBA wants female head coaches. But how feasible is that goal?
The league’s commissioner wants 50% of NBA referees to be women, and a similar increasein coaches. There are plenty of obstacles though.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver wants more female referees in the NBA. “I’m not sure how it
was that it remained so male-dominated for so long,” said Silver last month. And Silver doesn’twant to stop with referees. “The goal going forward is that it should be roughly 50-50 of new
officials entering in the league,” he said. “Same for coaches, by the way. We have a program,too. There’s no reason why women shouldn’t be coaching men’s basketball.”
One would think the NBA can find plenty of qualified candidates among current and retired
WNBA players. Of the six women with coaching experience in the NBA, all have ties to the
WNBA. However, economic and cultural barriers remain that could limit the success of a
WNBA to NBA coaching pathway.
In collaboration with the National Basketball Coaches Association (NBCA), the NBA
developed a plan to diversify the coaching pool. “This all starts with developing good talentand creating opportunities for people to become qualified. Quota systems don’t work. They’reineffective, and we’re not interested in that. We’re interested in a level playing field with regard
to development,” the NBCA president and Dallas Mavericks head coach, Rick Carlisle, told theGuardian.
Instead, the plan will include a declaration of equality, ongoing coaching development and thecreation of a coaching database...................................................................................................
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Inside the games reports (18 June 2019)
Congresswoman proposes creation of panel to inspect USOC operations
A 16-member commission would be established to oversee the operations of the UnitedStates Olympic Committee (USOC) as part of reforms proposed by the chairperson of theCongressional Sub-Committee investigating the body.
Congresswoman Diana DeGette, chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversightand Investigations panel, unveiled the legislation prior to its introduction in the United States
House of Representatives.
If it is approved, the panel will be created to examine how the USOC operates and produce alist of recommendations aimed at reforming its governance structure "to better protect thenation’s top athletes" within nine months.
The commission would include at least eight Olympians and Paralympians, while the top
Democratic and Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate would each appoint four
members.
All members of the 16-person panel would be given subpoena power.
They will be asked to evaluate how responsive the national governing bodies of each Olympic
sports are to its athletes following a backlash against the USOC for the way it handled thesexual abuse scandal in gymnastics.
It will also look into whether whether the U.S. Center for SafeSport has the funding and staff itneeds to effectively respond to any future reports of harassment and sexual assault whileassessing the diversity of the USOC’s Board members, its finances and whether it’s achieving
its own stated goals.
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Int J Exerc Sci. 2019 May 1;12(5):811-824. eCollection 2019. Household Support for
Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls Living in Primarily Low Socioeconomic Status
Neighborhoods. Rupp K et al
Author information
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between perception of householdsupport and physical activity levels of adolescent girls living in primarily low socioeconomic
status (SES) neighborhoods.
The sample consisted of thirty-six adolescent girls (N=36; 60% non-Hispanic Black; mean ageof 14.6 ± 1.3 [mean ± sd]; median body mass index (BMI) percentile of 90.5 [58.5, 97.0]) living
in primarily low socioeconomic status (SES) neighborhoods. Trained researchers measured
participants' height and weight, and administered questionnaires to assess perception ofhousehold support for physical activity and minutes per day participating in moderate-tovigorous physical activity (MVPA) (3-Day Physical Activity Recall). Pearson's correlation,
controlling for race, age, and BMI, was used to evaluate the association between perception ofhousehold support and adolescents' MVPA levels.
There were no significant associations between measures of the perception of householdsupport for physical activity and adolescents' MVPA levels. There were significant negative
associations between total adult household support for physical activity (r=-0.51; p<.01) with
BMI and the support provided by the closest adult in the household (r=-0.55; p<.01) with BMI.

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