Active After School Programs for Girls and Young Women – Policy and Recommendations
CAAWS hosted consultations with program providers and decision-makers to identify persisting and emerging barriers to girls’ and young women’s participation, and discuss essential components of quality programs. Based on the consultations, the document describes a vision and strategic directions for active after school programs for girls and young women
- November 24, 2011 ....More |
New tobacco prevention and cessation tools now available!
New tobacco prevention and cessation tools and resources have been posted on CAAWS’ Active & Free website. These new interactive web-based resources have been designed specifically with youth and teenage girls (ages 9-18) in mind.
- August 19, 2011 ....More |
Aboriginal On the Move Digital Storytelling Workshop
On November 5-7, 2010 CAAWS, with support from Motivate Canada, brought together community program leaders and youth involved with CAAWS’ Aboriginal On the Move project and Motivate Canada’s Aboriginal Circle initiative for a digital storytelling workshop. The result was this collection of stories
- December 15, 2010 ....More |
Aboriginal Women and Leadership Workshop
Deadline Extended: November 12, 2010 – 5:00 pm EDT.
Developed by Aboriginal women for Aboriginal women, CAAWS’ Building On Our Strengths: Aboriginal Women and Leadership workshops provide a personal and professional development opportunity for Aboriginal women to discuss community issues relating to sport and physical activity, and develop their skills relating to communication, networking, and influencing change.
- November 4, 2010 ....More |
What It Takes To Win: Perspectives from Vancouver 2010
Inspirational stories of women coaches and athletes from the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
In high performance sport, where millimetres and hundredths of a second make the difference between a medal and oblivion, it is always useful to take time to look back and analyse what happened at a major event. For the purposes of this article, the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are the point of analysis.
- July 5, 2010 ....More |
More Stories
April 12, 2010 - The Unique Nutritional Needs of Female Athletes
March 31, 2010 - Creating a Harassment-Free Work Environment for Women in Coaching
February 18, 2010 - On the Move Workshop Dates Announced
February 4, 2010 - Building on our strengths: Aboriginal women and Leadership workshops
January 4, 2010 - JANUARY 2010 FEATURE - Pursuing Motherhood and Medals
November 24, 2009 - New ParticipACTION Resource From Research to Action
November 2, 2009 - CPC invites schools to join in the Paralympic Spirit
October 19, 2009 - New CAAWS Resource Gives “Voice” to Young Women’s Experiences
October 19, 2009 - Working with low socioeconomic status (LSES) mothers
October 5, 2009 - Building an Effective Coach–Athlete Relationship: Perspectives from Great Female Coaches and Athletes
August 31, 2009 - Increasing Physical Activity Opportunities for Low Socioeconomic Status Mothers
July 22, 2009 - CAAWS launches new section to Mothers in Motion website
June 2, 2009 - Including Transitioned and Transitioning Athletes in Sport – Issues, Facts, and Perspectives
May 15, 2009 - CAAWS launches website to address homophobia in sport
April 30, 2009 - CAAWS Newest Paper online - Sex Discrimination in Sport – An Update
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