Building on our strengths: Aboriginal women and Leadership workshops
Aboriginal women have diverse knowledge, experience, perspectives and connections that can enhance program planning, decision-making and organizational governance. To help address this gap, CAAWS, in collaboration with the Aboriginal Sport Circle and a working group of female Aboriginal leaders, developed the Building On Our Strengths – Aboriginal Women and Leadership workshop.
- February 4, 2010 ....More |
JANUARY 2010 FEATURE - Pursuing Motherhood and Medals
It’s a topic where intransigence is the norm. Whether a woman is a high performance coach or an athlete, the prevailing attitude claims that she cannot possibly continue her pursuit of excellence when she becomes a mother. Of the growing numbers of girls and women engaged in high performance sport, inevitably some continue to compete well into their child-bearing years.
- January 4, 2010 ....More |
New ParticipACTION Resource From Research to Action
Each year, the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card examines physical activity opportunities for kids all across Canada. The role of the Report Card is to consolidate research knowledge to drive social action for policy change, by informing messaging, policies, programs and research initiatives that can increase physical activity opportunities for children and youth.
- November 24, 2009 ....More |
CPC invites schools to join in the Paralympic Spirit
With five months to go until the opening of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, and on the occasion of Paralympic School Week, the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is encouraging teachers and students across the country to show their support for Paralympic Team Canada.
- November 2, 2009 ....More |
New CAAWS Resource Gives “Voice” to Young Women’s Experiences
Despite efforts to promote the importance of active living, participation rates of girls and young women remain low. A new resource from the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) provides direct insight into the experiences of adolescent girls, and recommendations on how to create positive programs and physical activity environments to make a difference in their lives.
- October 19, 2009 ....More |
More Stories
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
February 27, 2009 - Aboriginal Women: Building on Our Strengths A Leadership Workshop
January 29, 2009 - Moving Forward: A National Roundtable on Aboriginal Women in Sport
January 5, 2009 - Catherine Priestner Allinger — A Woman of Firsts
October 1, 2008 - OCTOBER 2008 FEATURE - The Business of Greatness
May 30, 2008 - Exercise cuts cancer risk, but girls avoid activity
May 30, 2008 - Canadian children and youth receive failing grade for physical activity levels
May 29, 2008 - CAAWS is seeking an Administration and Office Coordinator
May 26, 2008 - Chatelaine Magazine highlights 80 Women to Watch
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