- CAAWS Programs At a Glance
- Women and Leadership Corner
- CAAWS Announces its 2013 WISE Fund Recipients
- Égale Action call for the Most Influential Women
in Sport and Physical Activity in Quebec
- FISU Gender Equality Sport Award
- CPC Call for Nominations for the Canadian Paralympic Hall
of Fame
- Re-Launch of the Northern Links Website
- Upcoming Events
- Celebrations
1. CAAWS Programs At a Glance
 CAAWS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES A QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILLEE
MEDAL – Karin Lofstrom was
honored by ParticipACTION for her contributions to making
physical activity a priority for girls and women. ParticipACTION
awarded medals to 55 outstanding leaders within the field
of physical activity promotion. For
more information, click here.
CAAWS Report from the CS4L Summit - Lori
Johnstone and Sydney Millar, co-authors
of CAAWS’ Actively Engaging Women and Girls: Addressing
the Psycho-Social Factors, presented to a packed room at the
CS4L Summit in Gatineau (QC) earlier this month, sharing success
stories and promising practices from community, provincial/territorial,
and national organizations taking action to increase the participation
and leadership of women and girls. To
review the presentation and/or to download the publication
and supplements click here.
January Lunch and Learn a Success! –
A big thank you to Valerie Hughes, General
Manager for the IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Championships being
held in Ottawa in April 2013, who shared her experience in
this role, her career path, and her strategies for work-life
balance. Thanks too to everyone who attended.
CAAWS’ next Women and Leadership event in Ottawa (and Halifax and Vancouver)
is a full-day event on March 8th.
2. Women and Leadership Corner
CAAWS’ Women and Leadership Network was created to support the involvement
of women leaders in sport and physical activity across the
country. The Network is the go-to place where members can
connect, build their skills, share ideas, discuss issues,
find solutions and take action. Membership is FREE!
DEALING WITH CONFLICT
Conflict, in its many forms, is an inevitable part of our
personal and professional lives. Handling conflict is one
of the biggest challenges managers and employees face. Left
unresolved, conflict can result in lowered morale, increased
absenteeism and decreased productivity. Effective leaders
understand the sources of conflict and have skills to help
prevent it, but when it happens, they also know how to manage
it.
Recommended Resources
- Leaders Talk Video – Penny Werthner,
Dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology at University of Calgary,
and one of CAAWS’ Founding Mothers, discusses three
key tips for dealing with conflict. Watch.
- Leaders Tips – Marg McGregor,
Sport Department, Canadian Olympic Committee, provides advice
on managing a crisis effectively. Read.
- Can we talk? How to confront someone at work
– When things aren’t going right in the office,
here’s how to keep your cool, address the issue, and
even build stronger relationships with your co-workers in
the process. Read.
Note: On March 8th, CAAWS is launching our revised Women
and Leadership Program Workshops (including Conflict Resolution)
during concurrent events in Ottawa ON, Vancouver BC, and Halifax
NS. Click here for more information.
3. CAAWS Announces its 2013 WISE Fund
Recipients
 On
February 11, 2013, CAAWS announced the 12 recipients of the
Women in Sport Encouragement (WISE) Fund grants, designed
to support female participation and leadership at all levels,
as well as recognize and encourage organizations currently
offering and/or creating new sport programs targeted to girls
and women. Karin Lofstrom, CAAWS Executive
Director, said “this year’s winners are making
a difference in their communities and helping girls and women
find a true love of sport.”
This year’s recipients include ten organizations,
one coach and one official. For detailed bios of the grant recipients, click here.
4. Égale Action call for the
Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity in Quebec
Égale Action is calling for nominees for the 8th edition
of the Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity
Gala in Quebec. Five women will be honoured across the following
categories: regional sport; provincial-national-international
sport; innovative initiative in physical activity; appreciation
award; and their NEW MentoreActive youth award for young women
15 to 18 years old. For nomination criteria and a submission
form contact Élaine Lauzon.
5. FISU Gender Equality Sport Award
The FISU Gender Equality Sport Award recognizes projects
that promote and establish women’s participation in
university sports, women’s leadership development in
sport organizations, or PhD/investigative research that encourages
gender equality. Canadian Interuniversity Sport proudly presents
the opportunity for Canadian projects and programs promoting
gender equality and encouraging the higher integration of
women in sport at all levels to apply for this honor. For
more information, click here.
6. CPC Call for Nominations for
the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame
The call for nominations for induction into the Canadian
Paralympic Hall of Fame is now open. Nominate a woman Athlete,
Coach or Builder today! Nominations are due by March
15, 2013. For more information, click
here.
7. Re-Launch of the Northern
Links Website
Canadian Parks and Recreation Association and Leisure Information
Network Re-Launched the Northern
Links Website, supporting recreation practitioners in
First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities in making
positive changes through recreation on January 23, 2013.
This project is being managed by Isabelle Aubé, one of CAAWS’ Aboriginal Women and
Leadership Workshop facilitators. For more information about
the Aboriginal Women and Leadership project click here.
8. UPCOMING EVENTS
 CAAWS
will be hosting a number of workshops in the coming weeks:
• Aboriginal Women and Leadership Workshops
- Red Bank NB and Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory ON.
Click here for dates, locations and registration details.
• Making Healthy Connections with Racialized
Communities Workshops: Girls’ and Young Women’s
Experiences with Sport and Physical Activity (Ontario) - Mississauga,
Brampton, Guelph, Thunder Bay, Hamilton, Ottawa and an English
and French webinar. Click here for dates, locations and registration details.
Note: CAAWS is still looking for a few communities interested
in hosting this exciting workshop, designed to help sport
and recreation providers manage increasing community diversity.
Contact Natalie Brett for more information.
 •
Women and Leadership Workshops – Celebrate
International Women’s Day with CAAWS on March 8th during
full day professional development and networking events in
Vancouver BC, Ottawa ON, and Halifax NS. Each event will feature
2 of CAAWS’ newly revised workshops, and a keynote address
by an inspiring woman during lunch. Click here locations and registration details.
• Active After School Programming
– CAAWS will be involved in a number of active after
school program related workshops being organized to support
project activities of the Canadian Active after school Partnership
(CAASP) – Victoria BC, Nanaimo BC, Red Deer AB, Thunder
Bay ON, Timmons ON (more are in the works!). Click here for dates, locations and registration details.
For more information on CAAWS’ upcoming events
visit our calendar.
For professional development opportunities and events hosted
by other sport and physical activity organizations, both in
Canada and internationally visit our Women
and Leadership Network calendar – membership is
FREE.
9. CELEBRATIONS
Congratulations to Kaillie Humphries (Calgary,
AB) and Chelsea Valois (Carrot River, SK)
for winning gold at the World Bobsleigh Championships. Montreal
sisters Justine and Chloé
Dufour-Lapointe shared their first gold, silver podium
on the FIS World Cup circuit. Christine Nesbitt
(Ottawa, ON) won the 1,000m race at the Essent ISU World Sprint
Speed Skating Championships.
Daria Gaiazova (Banff, AB) and Perianne
Jones (Almonte, ON) celebrated the first Canadian
medal on the 2014 Olympic venues in Sochi, Russia, winning
the bronze medal in a World Cup classic-ski team sprint race.
Calgary’s Alex Gough blazed the trail
to the podium by winning the bronze in the women’s singles
race at the Luge World Championships and Sarah Reid
(Calgary, AB) took the bronze medal at the Skeleton World
Championships.
CAAWS would like to congratulate all the women who received
the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award.
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