- Victoria University. (2023). A guide for action: To encourage women from culturally diverse backgrounds as leaders in sport.
- Sportanddev. (2023, June 30). Women Win introduces The Learning Playground.
- Puma/Victoria University (2023, July 21). Sport uniforms for girls: Insights on what girls want. PUMA.
- Bowls Australia. (2023). Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy. Bowls Australia.
- Sport England. (2023, May 16). Guidance to help make leisure facilities safer for women and girls. Sport England.
- England Rugby. (2023, February). New maternity, pregnant parent and adoption leave policy for England women players.
- Change our Game. (2023). The value of you can be what you can see: Addressing the sponsorship gap for women’s elite sport. Victorian Government.
- Holmes, T. (2023, March 15). How sporting structures are designed for men by men, and how leading women want to change that in the next decade. ABC News.
- LLoyd, O. (2023, March 14). COC named one of Canada's best places to work for women for second year running. Inside the Games.
- Kitson, R. (2023, March 4). Women’s rugby revolution gathers pace but the sums don’t yet add up. The Guardian.
- Berkeley, G. (2023, March 8). Girls to get equal access to school sport after England's Women's Euro 2022 win. Inside the Games.
- Lloyd, O. (2023, April 5). EOC counts achievements after first year of gender equality project. Inside the Games.
- Pearson, J. (2023, April 5). 'A game for all': NZ Rugby launches 10-year action plan for women's rugby to shift 'old school attitudes'. Stuff.
- Wrack, S. (2023, March 24). ‘Collective action works’: Is football closing in on equal pay for men and women? The Guardian.
- ABC News. (2023, March 17). Prize money for 2023 Women's World Cup to be raised to $US150 million as part of FIFA's three-step gender equality plan. ABC News.
- Fiore, B. (2023, April 22). Surfer Lucy Small says women's pay in sport hasn't come far enough two years on from iconic speech. ABC News.
- McCann, L. (2023, February 1). Periods in sport: Why female teams in Ireland are moving away from white shorts. BBC Sport NI.
- Taylor, T. L., O'Brien, W., Hanlon, C., et al. (2023). Women athletes in semi-professional sport: Exploring the psychological contract. Academy of Management, Proceedings 2023 [Conference paper].
- Amirian, M., Miryosefi, S. J., & Hakakzadeh, M. (2023). Designing a marketing model for women's sports clubs. Sport Management Studies. doi.org/10.22089/smrj.2023.13636.3760
- Salib, M. (2023). Understanding small sports under globalization. A study on women’s American football: The global dynamics of women’s American football involving Finland and the USA. [Masters thesis]. University Of Jyvaskyla.
- Holmes, A., Giles, A. R., & Hayhurst, L. (2023). 'I keep forgetting them’: Lacrosse, indigenous women and girls and reconciliation in Canada. International Review for the Sociology of Sport.
- Peers, D., Joseph, J. Chen, C., et al. (2023). An intersectional Foucauldian analysis of Canadian national sport organisations’ ‘equity, diversity, and inclusion’ (EDI) policies and the reinscribing of injustice. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics.
- Oshiro, K.F., Hardie, A. & Dixon, M. (2023). Transitioning out of sport for collegiate female athletes: Individual and organizational implications. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 60. 60-82.
- Alida, S. (2023). Shifting the focus from gender diversity and inclusion to belonging and gender equity in Aotearoa New Zealand community football organisations: How did we get here and where are we going? [Doctoral thesis]. Massey University.
- Csata-Szekely, L. (2023). Sustaining a team culture: A case study follow-up of the Finnish Women's National Ice Hockey Team [Bachelor thesis]. Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences.
- Bauman, A., McNeil, N., Nicholson, M. et al. (2023). Impact of the first year of the “This Girl Can” physical activity and sport mass media campaign in Australia. BMC Public Health 23, 333. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15091-2
- Sotutu, S. (2022). The makings of a meaningful sporting experience for young Pasifika girls in junior rugby. [Masters thesis]. Auckland University of Technology.
- Walton, C.C., Gwyther, K., Gao, C. X., et al. (2022). Evidence of gender imbalance across samples in sport and exercise psychology. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. DOI: 10.1080/1750984X.2022.2150981
- Laxdal, A. (2023). The sex gap in sports and exercise medicine research: who does research on females?. Scientometrics. doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04641-5
- Rinaldo, N., Piva, G., Ryder, S., et al. (2023). The issue of gender bias represented in authorship in the fields of exercise and rehabilitation: A 5-year research in indexed journals. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 8(1), 18. doi.org/10.3390/jfmk8010018
- Cowan, S. M., Kemp, J.L., Ardern, C.L., et al. (2023). Sport and exercise medicine/physiotherapy publishing has a gender/sex equity problem: we need action now! British Journal of Sports Medicine. doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-106055
- McLarnon, M., Thornton, J., Knudson, G., et al. (2023). A scoping review of transgender policies in the 15 most commonly played UK professional sports. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4), 3568.
- Sima, G. W. (2022). Promoting gender equality through community sport participation. [Masters thesis]. Molde University College.
Building community & organisation capacity
Evaluating and translating research into practical application to build national through to local community and organisational capacity to advance women and girls in sport and physical activity.
Latest quarterly reports
Industry reports on building community & organisation capacity
Taylor, T. & Hanlon, C. (2024). Forging a new path to success for women in professional team sports: Research for evidence-based action. Victoria University & Griffith University.
Patil, S. and Doherty, A. (2024). Understanding the capacity of national sport organizations (NSOs) for gender equity: Recommendations for NSO Leaders and Policy Directors. SIRC Blog.
Grey, A. & Canadian Women in Sport. (2024). Same Game: A step-by-step toolkit to bring your gender equality vision to life. International Working Group on Women in Sport.
Access Sport. (2024, May). Breaking Barriers Toolkit.
Women in Sport. (2024, March). “Boys will be boys”: Creating a new generation of male allies for girls in sport.
Batty, R., Badenhorst, C. & Foskett, A. (2024, February). The role of National Sport organisations in informing female sport uniform design and discourse. Massey University.
Guardian Sport. (2024, April 14). ‘My hoo haa is gonna be out’: US Olympians slam Nike for skimpy women’s track kit. The Guardian.
Industry insights on building community & organisation capacity
Lewis, S. (2024, April 4). The Matildas have inspired record registrations for women in football, but where will clubs put them? ABC News.
O’Halloran, K. & Shalala, A. (2024, March 8). As we mark International Women's Day — let's do better in covering women's sport. ABC News.
Snape, J. (2024, May 1). Crowd size in focus in lead-up to A-League Women grand final. The Guardian.
Harvey, A. (2024, March 26). Practical suggestions on how sports federations can be fair to transgender athletes. Play the Game.
Giles, F & Forsdike, K. (2024, April 16). From forced kisses to power imbalances, violence against women in sport is endemic. The Conversation.
Ordway, C. & Gorman, G. (2024, May 13). A minute’s silence is fine but when it comes to violence against women, being quiet isn’t enough. The Conversation.
Thompson-Radford, H. & Cable, J. (2024, May 24). Women’s sport and social media: The arguments over shared or separate accounts. The Conversation.
Research articles on building community & organisation capacity
Forsdike, K., & Giles, F. (2024). Women’s Experiences of Gender-Based Interpersonal Violence in Sport: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.
Hyde-Clarke, N., & Fonn, B. (2024). Challenging Norms and Practices in Women’s Beach Handball: The Bikini Debate. Media and Communication, 12.
Hadwiger, J., Schmidt, S. L., & Schreyer, D. (2024). Integrated women’s football teams can attract larger stadium crowds. European Sport Management Quarterly, 1–23.
Valenti, M., Scelles, N., & Morrow, S. (2024). The determinants of stadium attendance in elite women’s football: Evidence from the FA Women’s Super League. European Sport Management Quarterly, 1–17.
Industry insights on building community & organisation capacity
- Wright, L. (2023, December 9). How disabled women athletes are helping mainstream sport clubs become more inclusive. ABC News.
Research articles on building community & organisation capacity
- Strode, J. P., Parker, H. M., & Kerwin, S. (2024). Organizational-level factors that influence women coaches’ experiences. Journal of Sport Management, 38(2). 110-121.
2023
Research, reports & insights
2022
Research, reports & insights
- Wallace, V. (2022). She belongs: Building social connection for lasting participation in sport. Canadian Women in Sport.
- UEFA. (2022, August 16). The business case for women's football.
- Golf Australia. (2022, June 2). The ASTMA release Women in Turf Strategy.
- Victoria University. (2022). The effects of sport uniform policy changes to girls and women. Change our Game. Victorian Government.
- Taylor, D., Hanlon, C., & Dawson, A. (2022). Good organisational practices to encourage women as high-performance coaches. Insight report. Victoria University.
- Victoria University. (2022, May). Sports inclusion for indigenous people with a disability, particularly women.
- European Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture. (2022). Towards more gender equality in sport: Recommendations and action plan from the High Level Group on Gender Equality in sport.
- Keyser-Verreault, A., Moore, E., Kriger, D., et al. (2022). Promising Practices for the Inclusion of Women and Girls From Participation to Leadership: A Literature Review. E-Alliance.
- Lough, N., LaVoi, N. M., Pegoraro, A., Lebel, K., Mumcu, C., Antunovic, D. (2022). DisruptHERS: Driving A New Model for Women's Sport.
- Muir, P., Uluinayau, TW., Enoka, G. et al. (2022). Black ferns cultural and environmental review. New Zealand Rugby.
- Tandon, T. (2022, February 22). The feminist sports champion toolkit. Sportanddev.
- Symons, K. (2022, September 18). Golf Australia is making parental support a priority, in a move to keep women in their jobs. ABC News, Siren Sport.
- IOC. (2022, November 25). One Win Leads to Another: developing new ways to empower girls and young women through sport.
- IOC. (2022, November 18). Women and Sport Conference closes with a call to action.
- Houston, M. (2022, June 9). Brazilian Olympic Committee establishes Women in Sport Commission. Inside the Games.
- Grainger, D. (2022, July 7). What is the future for women’s sport? Inside the Games.
- Finch-Penninger, J. (2022, August 10). The crowdfunded team looking to fill void in women's cycling development. SBS Sport.
- Ferreira Gomes, J., Darroch, F., Sinclair, T., et al. (2022, August 2). Challenging the gender binary in sport and development. Sportanddev.
- Mambula, A. & Abasiekong, E. (2022, August 1). Achieving gender equity in sports. Sportanddev.
- Stuff. (2022, April 7). Attorneys General warn NFL to improve treatment of women. Stuff.
- Donnelly, A. (2022, April 17). England and France lead way but women’s rugby is being badly let down elsewhere. The Guardian.
- Nassis, G. P., Brito, J., Tomàs, R., et al. (2022). Elite women's football: Evolution and challenges for the years ahead. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.
- IOC. (2022, February 14). Beijing 2022 sets new records for gender equality.
- Pavitt, M. (2022, January 22). NCAA Convention approves new constitution and updates transgender policy. Inside the Games.
- Iveson, A. (2022, January 2). Georgian Teqball Federation holds first women-only tournament. Inside the Games.
- O'Brien, W., Taylor, T., Hanlon, C., et al. (2022). Exploring (semi) professionalisation in women's team sport through a continuum of care lens. Journal of Sport Management.
- Pape, M. & Schoch, L. (2022). Gendering strategic action fields in sports governance. International Review for the Sociology of Sport.
- Darroch, F.E., Varcoe, C., Montaner, G.G., et al. (2022). Taking practical steps: A feminist participatory approach to cocreating a trauma- and violence-informed physical activity program for women. Violence Against Women.
- Oglesby, C. (2022). Title IX and the expectation of equity. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 30(2), 85-88.
- Forskdike, K. & O'Sullivan, G. (2022). Interpersonal gendered violence against adult women participating in sport: A scoping review. Managing Sport and Leisure.
- Kamyuka, D. (2022). Before a woman can enterprise in sport, she must feel safe in sport. Inspiring Minds – A Digital Collection of Western’s Graduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, 290.
- Nafar, Z., Kargar, G. & Keshkar, S. (2022). Identifying and ranking the factors and components of Iranian-Islamic culture in Iranian women's sports clubs. Contemporary Studies On Sport Management.
- Noori, Z., Keshkar, S., Kargar, G., et al. (2022). Determining the components of women's championship sports culture. New Trends in Sport Management, 10(37), 165-183.
- Stylianou, C. (2022). 50 years of Title IX. NYSBA Entertainment, arts and sports law journal, 33(2).
- Fenton, A., Gillooly, L. & Vasilica, C.M. (2022). Female fans and social media: micro-communities and the formation of social capital. European Sport Management Quarterly.
- Radman, A., White, M. H., Hedenborg, S. (2022). Segregated femininities? Creating female fandom through social media in Sweden. Soccer & Society, 23(3).
- Burnett, C. (2022). Employability pathways in a sport-for-development programme for girls in a Sub-Saharan impoverished setting. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 22(4). 863-869.
- Davenport, M. H., Nesdoly, A., Ray, L. et al. (2022). Pushing for change: A qualitative study of the experiences of elite athletes during pregnancy. British Journal of Sports Medicine.
2021
Research, reports & insights
- Sport Australia (2021). Even higher performance: A review of the culture and governance of the Hockey Australia National Women's High Performance program. Recommendations.
- Australian Human Rights Commission. (2021). Change the routine: Report on the independent review into gymnastics in Australia.
- Victoria University. (2021). A guide for action. To encourage women from culturally diverse backgrounds as leaders in sport.
- Champions of Change Coalition. (2021). Pathway to gender equality in sport. Progress report 2019-2020.
- FIFA. (2021). Setting the pace. FIFA benchmarking report women's football.
- Hohmann, K., Karimi, N., Sabbiti, L. & Schwenzer, V. (2021). Action research for inclusion: Migrant women and girls in sport. Sport Inclusion Network.
- UN Women Turkey Office. (2021). In brief: Guidelines for gender-responsive sports organisations.
- Cricket Australia. (2021). Press for progress report.
- Pavitt, M. (2021, 16 May). Growth continues in women's football but FIFA report outlines hurdles to overcome. Inside the games.
- True North Research. (2021). The role gender plays in sponsorship outcomes.
- Unconform Studio. (2021). Designing sport for women. Sportanddev.org.
- Around the Rings. (2021, July 12). Significant increase in UCI women's world teams' salaries and budgets for 2021.
- Berkely, J. (2021, July 4). French sport leaders pledge to promote gender equity ahead of Paris 2024. Inside the Games.
- Houston, M. (2021, August 5). NCAA gender equity review recommends combining Final Four tournaments. Inside the Games.
- Newton, A. (2021, August 10). "We have to work harder": Closing gender equity gap a priority for NRL. NRL.
- Palmer, D. (2021, July 8). IOC outlines gender equality targets for Paris 2024. Inside the Games.
- Pavitt, M. (2021, June 26). IBU approves gender equality strategy until 2026 at executive board meeting. Inside the Games.
- Pavitt, M. (2021, July 3). Paris 2024 programme aiming to provide more sporting activities for women renewed. Inside the Games.
- Sport New Zealand. (2021, August 9). BoostedSport crowdfunding gets more girls exploring trails.
- BBC. (2021, September 23). New Zealand netball coach Noeline Taurua says the team "don't discard" pregnant players.
- Burke, P. (2021, October 19). Around 2,500 images reported under JOC initiative aiming to stop sexualisation of female athletes. Inside the Games.
- DiGiulian, S. (2021, October 18). Media outlets, stop sexualising women in sports. Outside.
- Campton, N. (2021, September 23). NRLW closing in on collective bargaining agreement. News.com.au
- Dexter, R. (2021, October 16). The tree changers and the locals: Cultural clash plays out in country women's footy. The Age.
- Luguetti, C., Jice, N., Singebhuye, L., et al. (2021, November 8). Working with young women to co-design sports programs. Sportanddev.
- Smith, F. (2021, October 19). Fighting for a better shot: Framing women in sport. Siren.
- Winslow, E. Gender pay inequality in professional sports. How policy shapes a consistent divide. [Undergraduate honors thesis, Duke University].
- Cooky, C., Council, L. D., Mears, M. A., & Messner, M. A. (2021). One and done: The long eclipse of women’s televised sports, 1989–2019. Communication & Sport, 9(3), 347–371.
- < Desjardins, B. M. (2021). Mobilising gender equality: A discourse analysis of bids to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. International Review for the Sociology of Sport.
- While, M. (2021). The benefits of sport on young girls. Increasing female sport participation rate through effective marketing strategies for organized sport programs. [Honors thesis].
- Gersch, T. K. (2021). The gender pay gap: Seeking fairness for women in professional sports. Oregon Review of International Law, 22, 157-196.
- Pollock, E. R., Young, M. D., Lubans, D. R., Coffey, J. E., Hansen, V. & Morgan, P. J. (2021). Understanding the impact of a teacher education course on attitudes towards gender equity in physical activity and sport: An exploratory mixed methods evaluation. Teaching and Teacher Education, 105, 103421.
- Scelles, N. (2021). Policy, political and economic determinants of the evolution of competitive balance in the FIFA women's football World Cups. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 13(2), 281-297.
- Valenti, M., Peng, Q. & Rocha, C. (2021). Integration between women's and men's football clubs: A comparison between Brazil, China and Italy. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 13(2), 321-339.
- DeFreese, J., Weight, E., DiCicco, J., et al. (2021). Transition experiences of former collegiate women's soccer athletes. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 14(2).
- Eime, R., Charity, M., Harvey, J., & Westerbeek, H. (2021). Five-year changes in community-level sport participation, and the role of gender strategies. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, 71066.
- Jeanes, R., Spaaij, R., Farquaharson, K., et al. (2021). Gender relations, gender equity, and community sports spaces. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 45(6), 545-567.
- Mikkonen, M. (2021). Gender equality in Nordic football governance [conference paper]. Paper presented at Liikuntatieteen päivät 2021, webinar, Helsinki, Finland. 8th - 9th September.
- Salido-Fernández, J. & Muñoz-Muñoz, A.M. (2021). Media representation of women athletes at the Olympic Games: A systematic review. Apunts Educación Física y Deportes, 146, 32-41.
- Samad, M. (2021). Addressing gender discrimination in the NBA with a "Hammon" rule. Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, 31, 335-350.
- Kwauk, C. T. (2022). Empowering girls through sport: A gender transformative approach to life skills? In DeJaeghere, J. & Murphy-Graham, E. (eds). Life Skills Education for Young People and Learning Processes in School and Everyday Life, vol 5, Springer, Cham.
- Walters, A. S. (2021). Female athletes and mental health: An under-resourced relationship. The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 37, 8.
- Neely, B., Bunds, K. S., Bocarro, J. N., et al. (2021). The holistic wellness of the female collegiate athlete at a Division I Power 5 institution. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 14, 501-423.
- Mohammad, Makhadmeh, N., Lyons, K., Adel Maqableh, M., et al. (2021). Learning together: Sharing insights in the teaching and coaching of girls' football. Multicultural Education, 7(8), 744-749.
2020
Research, reports & insights
- FIFPRO. (2020). Raising our game. Women’s football report.
- Taylor, T., Fujak, H., Hanlon, C., & O’Connor, D. (2020). A balancing act: women players in a new semi-Professional team sport league. European Sport Management Quarterly, 1-21.
- Chumba, J., Munayi, S., & Nteere, J. (2019). Determinants of Women Under-Representation in Sports at the University-The Case of Kenyan Universities. American Journal of Creative Education, 2(4), 202-209.
- Gaston, L., Blundell, M., & Fletcher, T. (2020). Gender diversity in sport leadership: an investigation of United States of America National Governing Bodies of Sport.Managing Sport and Leisure, 1-16.
- Khanna, N. B. (2019). Gender Differences on Psychosocial Factors of Players: Implications for Promoting Women Sport Participation. Journal of the Gujarat Research Society, 21(11), 398-403.
2019
Research, reports & insights
- AFLW. (2019). AFL national female community football guidelines.
- Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity. (2019). Raising the bar. Impact report 2018-19.
- Change Our Game. (2019). Women in sport and recreation. Communication and marketing strategies.
- Cricket Australia. (2019). 2018/19 Press for Progress Report.
- House of Commons (UK). (2019). Changing lives: the social impact of participation in culture and sport.
- Women in Football. (2019). Improving Opportunities for Professional Women's Football.
- Around the Rings. (2019). The UCI Management Committee confirms its commitment to the new organisation of track and road cycling, as well as to women's cycling.
- Australian Football League. (2019). New national program to support female footy development.
- Commonwealth Games Australia. (2019). Netball Australia launch athlete development program.
- FFA Media. (2019). Westfield Junior Matildas hold unique joint training session with Tonga's U-19 team.
- FIFA. (2019). FIFA and UN Women sign first-ever memorandum of understanding.
- Football Federation Australia. (2019). FFA’s Women’s Football Council instigates 10-year business case planning to unlock new funding to drive women’s football in Australia.
- Football Victoria. (2019). Football Victoria approves new women’s division for 2020 season.
- Goodpush (n.d.). Toolkit for social skateboarding projects.
- Gillen, N. (2019). FIH creates women in sports committee.
- Lewis, S. (2019). Wide-reaching plans for independent W-League revealed.
- Lipinski, D. (2019). Building inclusive street football programmes.
- Netball Australia. (2019). Netball Australia to Advance Netball in Pacific Region.
- Partland, W. (2019). Women’s Tour Down Under elevated to UCI ProSeries.
- Penrose, D. (2019). Four provisional licenses granted for women’s league.
- Reyes, A. (2019). FundLife to partner with Philippines leading sports retailer in effort to empower girls through sports and education.
- Queensland Government. (2019). Queensland Cricket builds winning partnership with Government.
- Softball Australia. (2019). Softball program a hit with women from Casey.
- Sport England. (2019). Busy mums encouraged to prioritise their own activity levels.
- Walker, T. (2019). ECB to invest £50m in transforming women's cricket.
- Casey, M., Fowlie, J., Charity, M., Harvey, J., Eime, R. (2019). The implications of female sport policy developments for the community- level sport sector: A perspective from Victoria, Australia. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. doi: 10.1080/19406940.2019.1618892.
- Sugden, J. T., Kanemasu, Y., & Adair, D. (2019). Indo-Fijian women and sportive activity: a critical race feminism approach. International Review for the Sociology of Sport.