- CAAWS PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE
- CALL FOR HOST COMMUNITIES - ABORIGINAL WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP
WORKSHOP
- ACTIVELY ENGAGING WOMEN AND GIRLS – SUBMIT YOUR
SUCCESS STORIES!
- CALL FOR MENTEE COMMUNITIES - CANADIAN ACTIVE AFTER SCHOOL
PARTNERSHIP
- CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - BOBBIE STEEN LEGACY FOUNDATION
AWARD (BC)
- VANCOUVER PARKS BOARD “KICKS GENDER INEQUALITY”
- NEW REPORT ON INTERSEX AND TRANSITIONING ATHLETES
- UPCOMING EVENTS
- CELEBRATIONS
- SEASON’S GREETINGS
1. CAAWS PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE
 CAAWS
WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP NETWORK NOW OPEN TO MEN –
Men are important allies in achieving gender equity. CAAWS’
Women and Leadership Network is now open to both men and women.
CAAWS decided the Network would be more influential by sharing
the information and resources with men who support the active
engagement of women and girls as participants and leaders.
Men and women interested in joining the Network can click here to register – membership is FREE. Also, starting
in January, the Network News will merge with the CAAWS In
the Loop newsletter – current research, Leaders
Talk videos, and more will be featured in a Women and Leadership
section.
NOVEMBER LUNCH AND LEARN A SUCCESS! –
On November 28th 2012 Alison Korn, Manager
of Media Relations at the Canadian Paralympic Committee, spoke
to a full-house about her career path from Olympic athlete
to Public Relations professional. Key takeaway messages included:
finding your own area of excellence, that the path to success
requires many small steps, and the importance of creating
your own challenges. CAAWS’ next Lunch and Learn is
January 23rd 2013 with Valerie Hughes
from Hockey Canada.
NEWCOMER ON THE MOVE GATHERING - Last month,
program leaders from across Canada involved with CAAWS’
Newcomer On the Move project gathered in Toronto for two days
of professional development, sharing and problem solving.
Thanks to everyone who participated! For more information
about the project and a list of the communities involved,
click here.
CAAWS FEATURED IN NEW COACHES PLAN MAGAZINE
– CAAWS was featured in the latest edition of Coaches
Plan, a joint publication of Coaches of Canada and the Coaching
Association of Canada. To view the article visit page 23 of
the magazine, click here to access the magazine.
2. CALL FOR HOST COMMUNITIES - ABORIGINAL
WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP
CAAWS is seeking communities across Canada interested in
hosting a Building On Our Strengths: Aboriginal Women and
Leadership workshop between January and March 2013. Created
by Aboriginal for Aboriginal women, the workshop provides
a personal and professional development opportunity to increase
the skill level and confidence of Aboriginal women to make
a difference in their community. For more information, click here.
Deadline for Applications: December 14th, 2012
3. ACTIVELY ENGAGING WOMEN AND GIRLS
– SUBMIT YOUR SUCCESS STORIES!
To support work to enhance the Canadian sport and physical
activity system and build on the Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L)
movement and Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD), CAAWS is
seeking success stories from national, provincial/territorial
and community organizations that have increased opportunities
for women and girls to participant and/or lead. These could
include targeted Learn to Play programs, codes of conduct
to make your team more inclusive, female-only coach certification
opportunities, mentorship initiatives, and more. Success stories
will be featured online and at the 2013 CS4L Summit.
Send a description of your success story to Natalie Brett,
CAAWS Project Coordinator, via nbrett@caaws.ca.
Deadline for Submissions: December 21st, 2012.
To download CAAWS’ CS4L resource, Actively Engaging
Women and Girls: Addressing the Psycho-Social Factors, and
targeted supplements for NSOs, P/TSOs, Coaches, Program Leaders,
Educators and Parents, click here.
4. CALL FOR MENTEE COMMUNITIES - CANADIAN
ACTIVE AFTER SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP
Are you interested in enhancing after school programs for
girls and young women in your community? During 2013/2014,
four communities will be selected to be mentored by CAAWS
and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hamilton, a leader in the
development of quality after school programs for girls and
young women. Project activities are part of CAAWS’ involvement
in the Canadian Active After School Partnership (CAASP). Mentor
communities are being sought for a number of after school
priorities: rural and remote settings, low socio-economic
communities, children and youth with disabilities, and joint
use agreements. For more information, click here.
Deadline for Applications: January 11th, 2013.
5. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - BOBBIE STEEN
LEGACY FOUNDATION AWARD (BC)
The Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation Award
is presented to an emerging female leader in British Columbia
who has demonstrated a commitment to gender equity in sport
and physical activity. For more information and to download
a nomination form, click here.
Deadline for Nominations: December 28th, 2012
6. VANCOUVER PARKS BOARD “KICKS
GENDER INEQUALITY”
The Vancouver Parks Board passed a resolution to improve
leadership and participation opportunities in sport for women
and girls in time for the soccer Women's World Cup in 2015.
The decision comes after Hall of Fame soccer player, Carrie
Serwetnyk, launched a campaign called “Why
The Women's World Cup Matters,” aimed at using the global
sporting event as a catalyst to create social changes for
girls and women on and off the field. For more on Why the
Women’s World Cup Matters, and to hear the Parks Board
resolution, click here.
7. NEW REPORT ON INTERSEX
AND TRANSITIONING ATHLETES
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) recently released
its report, Sport in Transition: Making Sport in Canada
More Responsible for Gender Inclusivity, which discusses
the needs and experiences of transgendered and intersex athletes.
The report recommends that because variations in sex development
exist, individuals should have the right to compete without
question in the gender they feel they are or have always identified
with, and emphasizes that this right to gender self-identification
carries both the privilege of inclusion and the responsibility
for fair play. Without presuming to have all the answers,
the CCES released the report to stimulate discussion within
the sport system, and more broadly within society. To download
the report click
here.
8. UPCOMING EVENTS
 On
January 23, 2013, CAAWS will be hosting a
Lunch and Learn Event in Ottawa ON. Valerie
Hughes, General Manager of the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey
Women’s World Championship, will speak about her experience
in this role, her career path, and will discuss work-life
balance. Cost: $15 - lunch is included. Download
the registration form here. Spaces are limited; reserve
your spot by January 14, 2013.
From January 30th to 31st 2013 the Canadian
Sport For Life (CS4L) summit will be held in Gatineau,
Quebec. There will be a CAAWS Actively Engaging Women and
Girls presentation by Lori Johnstone and Sydney Millar discussing
promising practices and success stories relating to CAAWS’
Actively Engaging Girls and Women: Addressing the Psycho-Social
Factors resource. For more information click
here.
For more information on CAAWS’ upcoming events
visit our calendar.
CAAWS’ Women and Leadership Network calendar features
professional development opportunities and events hosted by
other sport and physical activity organizations, both in Canada
and internationally – click here – membership is FREE.
9. CELEBRATIONS
Congratulations to Chrissy Benz (Vernon,
BC) on being appointed to the newly created position of Director
of Domestic Competition at Volleyball Canada; and to Natasha
Johnston (Greely, ON) on her appointment as Executive
Director of Ringette Canada. CAAWS congratulates Erin
Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK), and Haylee O'Neill
(Oakville, MB) will join the current Women's National Softball
Team coaching staff for the 2013 season.
CAAWS would like to congratulate Pat Messner
(Ottawa, ON), World Water Ski Champion, on being presented
with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Congratulations to Team Canada’s Danielle Goyette
(St-Nazaire, Quebec), who was inducted into the International
Ice Hockey Federation’s Hall of Fame. CAAWS also congratulates
the inductees into the Quebec Sport Hall of Fame - Rhona
and Rhoda Wurtele (St. Lambert, Quebec) from Cross
Country Skiing, and Jamie Sale (Calgary,
AB) from figure skating.
CAAWS would like to congratulate Christine Sinclair
(Burnaby, BC) from the Canadian National Women’s Soccer
Team for winning the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy, CBCSports.ca
Canada's Athlete of the Year, Air Canada Athlete of the Year
award and a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee
Medal.
In the Loop celebrates women’s accomplishments in the
sport and physical activity community. Send career notices,
changes, awards and recognitions to CAAWS c/o nbrett@caaws.ca
to be included in the next issue.
10. SEASON’S GREETINGS
 CAAWS
would like to wish you and yours an active and safe holiday
season, and best wishes for 2013!
For gift ideas for the girls and women in
your life click
here.
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