CAAWS is delighted to present the list of 10 organizations and individuals selected to receive a Women in Sport Encouragement (WISE) Fund grant for 2019. Each of the recipients is offering or creating opportunities and programming for girls and women…
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CAAWS TO EXPAND IMPACT WITH $3M INVESTMENT
(Toronto, Ontario – March 14, 2018) The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) will receive a $3 million investment from Sport Canada to expand the thought leadership and solutions it provides to the…
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY!
CAAWS celebrates International Women’s Day and calls on Canadian sport leaders to make 2019 a banner year for gender equity, especially in sport leadership.
POSITION AVAILABLE: SENIOR MANAGER, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Deadline for submissions: March 22, 2019.
WOMEN IN SPORT WORK GROUP RECOMMENDATION REPORT
At their June 2016 meeting, Federal-Provincial/Territorial Ministers responsible for sport, physical activity and recreation (SPAR) identified “Increased participation of women and girls (reducing the gender gap) in sport” as one of the priorities for the SPAR intergovernmental table.
CREATING A NATIONWIDE CODE OF CONDUCT AND NEW GENDER EQUITY SECRETARIAT
Ottawa, Ontario, February 21, 2019 - All Canadians participating in sport have the right to an environment that is safe and free from abuse, discrimination and harassment. The well-being of our athletes and children in sport must be at the forefront…
MINISTERS COLLABORATE TO MAKE SPORT SAFE AND INCLUSIVE
Red Deer, Alberta, February 15, 2019 – Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) Ministers responsible for sport, physical activity and recreation held a two-day conference to advance sport, physical activity and recreation in Canada and re-affirmed their commitment to making sport safe…
CAAWS CELEBRATES GENDER EQUITY COMMITMENTS
Toronto, February 25, 2019 - CAAWS celebrates the commitments made in the past week by Federal and Provincial/Territorial governments to support the advancement of gender equity in Canadian sport.
