- Pankowiak, A, Casey, M, Eime, R., et. A., (2023, October). Research summary. The volunteer capacity of community sports clubs to support women and girls in sport. Victoria University.
- International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education. (2023). Report of a Systematic Literature Review on (licensed) female participation in sport federations within the European Union. Gap Women.
- Change our Game. (2023, June 21). In the game: Enabling Muslim girls to play sport and be active. Change our Game.
- Change our Game. (2023, June). State of Play Survey 2022-23. Victorian Government.
- International Table Tennis Federation. (2023, March 7). Celebrating International Women's Day: Striving for Gender Equality Every Day in Table Tennis.
- Okicic, M. (2023). Motivations for attending the FA Women's Super League (WSL) games. Working Paper. Birkbeck Sport Business Centre, London, UK.
- Monash University. (2023, March 27). What do women want? To ride a bike without fear of injury or harassment.
- Eime, R., Charity, M., Pankowiak A., et al. (2023, February). Factors relating to women and girls' participation (retention and dropout) in sport. Victoria University.
- Kidd, B., Kerr, G. & Donnelly, P. (2022, December 14). Ensuring full and safe participation by Canadian girls and women, fair athlete representation, and good governance in Canadian sport. A brief to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women and the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage House of Commons. Parliament of Canada.
- Football Australia. (2023, August 25). A New Game Plan – 4 Ways to Grow the Momentum in Women’s Sport.
- Braidwood, E. (2023, November 7). ‘The atmosphere means everything’: The growth of women’s football fan culture. The Guardian.
- Cricket Australia. (2023, August 21). Cricket Australia records big uptick in female participation.
- Walsh, H. & Watkins, L. (2023, September 1). Motorcycle Beach Races on track for Queen of the Beach, as women riders tear up the sand. ABC News.
- Dickson, J. (2023, November 5). Feeling more confident, active and happier: What the World Dwarf Games mean to the Australian women's basketball team. Siren Sport/The Guardian.
- Lewis, S. (2023, July 20). Out of the shadows: How women's football flourished after 50 years of darkness. ABC.
- Burhan, A. (2023, June 26). European Club Association fund pioneering research into developing women-specific boots. Forbes.
- O'Shea, M., Maxwell, H. & Steele, K.A. (2023, July 12). Period shame stops countless girls from continuing sport. The Women's World Cup can help break this stigma. The Conversation.
- Barker, P. (2023, March 12). Loughborough University study hopes to increase women's wheelchair rugby numbers. Inside the Games.
- Participaction. (2023, March 1). 8 ways to help girls and women be physically active.
- Spence, R. (2023, March 8). Insight sport: Why demand for women's voices on television must be met. News.com
- Pearson, L. (2023, April 6). How to get more women on bikes? Better biking infrastructure, designed by women. Monash University.
- Klein, B. (2022, December 9). AFL warned it may have missed the boat on potential US imports as women's game continues to grow overseas. ABC News.
- Burke, P. (2022, December 6). IOC expresses "serious concern" about restrictions on women in sport in Afghanistan. Inside the Games.
- Charway, D., & Strandbu, Å. (2023). Participation of girls and women in community sport in Ghana: Cultural and structural barriers. International Review for the Sociology of Sport. https://doi.org/10.1177/10126902231214955
- McGregor, B., McGrath, R., Young, J., et al. (2023). A scoping review of the experiences of elite female athletes concerning pregnancy and motherhood. Sport in Society. DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2023.2270438
- Tighe, B.J., Williams, S.L., Porter, C., et al. (2023). Barriers and enablers influencing female athlete return-to-sport postpartum: A scoping review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57. 1450-1456. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-107189
- Howard, T. (2023). Practical, professional or patriarchal? An investigation into the socio-cultural impacts of gendered school sports uniform and the role uniform plays in shaping female experiences of school sport. Sport, Education and Society. DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2023.2189232
- Yin, Y., & Xu, X. (2023). Nonsport narratives, fan production, and affective discourse in girls and women eSports fandom: An alternative construction of pro-gaming in China. DIY, Alternative Cultures & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538702231205971
- Trussell, D.E., Kerwin, S., Lyn, A., et al. (2023). An integrative review and critical analysis of the state of research on gender and women and girls’ sport participation (2000–2020). Quest.
- Jepsen, C. (2023). Determinants of Career Exits and Career Breaks in Women’s Professional Basketball. Journal of Sports Economics. doi.org/10.1177/15270025231190647
- Crosson, S., & Ní Chumhaill, M. (2023). "Exposing force": The COVID-19 pandemic and women's sport in Ireland during 2020-2021. Frontiers in sports and active living, 5, 1196184. doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1196184
- Baxter, C. R., Crittenden, T. A. & Dean, R. (2023). Self-reported breast size, exercise habits and BREAST-Q data – an international cross-sectional study of community runners. JPRAS Open, 37. Pp. 92-10. doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2023.06.013
- Williams, S. E., & Green, D. M. (2023). Let her play: An analysis of Title IX and the development of the modern female. Equity in Education & Society. doi.org/10.1177/27526461231187145
- Peng, B. Ng, J.Y.Y. & Ha, A.S. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to physical activity for young adult women: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative literature. International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, 20.
- Abdulla, N. A. & Naimi, A. (2023). Exploring images of the future of women cyclists using the Futures Triangle. Journal of Futures Studies, 27(3) 25-42.
- Clift, B. C., Francombe-Webb, J. & Merchant, S. (2023). Remembering learning to play: Reworking gendered memories of sport, physical activity, and movement. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 15(4), 449-466.
- Silva, L.S., Lima, D.M., Assis, F. F., et al. (2023). Judo for elite Brazilian women: A successful trajectory into the 21st Century: A narrative review. Open Science Journal 8(1).
- Pope, S. & Allison, R. (2022). Women's football fandom and growing the "Beautiful game". Science and Medicine in Football, 6(5), 547 548, DOI: 10.1080/24733938.2022.2158585
- Maleki, Z., Ramezaninezhad, R., & Mallaei, M. (2022). The survey the external environmental factors afecting the development of women's championship sport. Research on Educational Sport, 10(28), 17-40. doi: 10.22089/res.2020.8436.1803
- Santagate Sutton, F. (2022). The (Arab) American football field: Examining intersections of sport and social identity among Arab American Muslin women in Detroit, MI. [Doctoral thesis]. The Ohio State University.
- Grice, B., Mackintosh, C., Oldfield, S., et al. (2023). From performing gender to symbolic violence in English women’s football: “Women are not supposed to be viewed in this way”, Managing Sport and Leisure, DOI: 10.1080/23750472.2023.2170269
- Scanlon, Kathleen E. (2022). Unpacking athletics: An exploration of identity development for division I women college athletes. [Doctoral thesis]. Syracuse University.
- Kheyri, N., pirjamadi, S., Aziziani, M., & Mehri.. (2023). Identifying obstacles to women cycling from the perspective of Islamic jurisprudence and sport experts. Sport Management Journal, doi:10.22059/jsm.2023.349621.3039
Increasing participation
Understanding the determinants of participation, retention and measuring participation in sport and physical activity, across the lifespan for women.
Latest quarterly reports
Industry reports on increasing participation
Tennis Australia. (2024). Women and Girls Strategy 2022 – 2027: State of Play.
World Sailing. (2024, May 30). Steering the Course: World Sailing’s plan to support women in sailing.
Access Sport. (2024, May). Breaking barriers: supporting disabled teenage girls to be active research.
Industry insights on increasing participation
Story Carter, J. (2024, May 10). She can play. ABC News.
IOC. (2024, March 7). Olympic broadcasting: More women in key broadcast roles at Paris 2024.
Jefferson, R. (2024, April 9). NZ gymnasts can now wear shorts over their leotards – why is this a big deal for female athletes? The Conversation.
Bryce, B. (2024, April 27). African women are getting a chance to shine in soccer after years of watching from the sideline. ABC News.
Pingue, F. (2024, April 23). Two-thirds of Canadians consider themselves fans of women's sport – study. Reuters.
Pareja, M.M. (2024, May 5). FEI Sports Forum discusses 2025 European Championships and gender equality. Inside the Games.
Research articles on increasing participation
McIlmoyle, A., Sharp, L. A., Woods, D., & Paradis, K. F. (2024). “Supporting my daughter, the best way I can”: Parental support in youth golf. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 1–23.
Runswick, O. R., Ould-Dada, H., & Lewis, D. (2024). The developmental activities of women’s professional pathway cricketers. Journal of Sports Sciences, 42(6), 547–557.
Parvez, Z. (2024). The FIFA World Cup 2022, national identity, and the politics of women’s sports participation in Qatar. Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture, 1–26.
Massey, K. L., Cronin, C. J., & Whitehead, A. E. (2024). ‘Baby Ban’ and ‘we are not the same’: Creative non-fiction dialogue exploring pregnancy and motherhood for a funded Paralympic and unfunded Olympic athlete. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 1–16.
Harris, L., & Trussell, D. E. (2024). Studying professional women footballers: A reflexive commentary on being benched from recruitment. International Review for the Sociology of Sport.
McCarthy, B. (2024). Policing the “Russian diva”: Gymnastics broadcasts and the idealisation of the girl-child athlete. Feminist Media Studies, 1–17.
Tanni, A. A., & Khan, M. M. I. (2024). Exploring the gender disparity in sports participation: A qualitative analysis of women’s limited engagement in sports in Bangladesh. Innovation Journal of Social Sciences and Economic Review, 6(1), 43–51.
Zhang, Y. (2024). Women as ‘space invaders’ in a gendered billiards hall: The male space and moments of change. European Journal of Cultural Studies.
Zhong, Z. (2024). Women sports participation and gender sensitivity towards enhanced sports’ program. Journal of Education and Educational Research, 7(3).
Du Plessis, A. Z. (2024). Unleashing their power: Young women who powerlift and attend an educational school in the northern suburbs [Masters thesis]. Stellenbosch University.
Ikonen, A. (2024). Exploring gender dynamics in ski jumping: Women’s perspectives on gender roles and (in)equality [Masters thesis]. Jyväskylä University.
Industry reports on increasing participation
- Change Our Game. (2024, February). Representation of women in sports news coverage 2022–23.
Industry insights on increasing participation
- Burt, S. 2024, February 24. Riding the parenting wave: Surfing Mums helping parents stay in the water. ABC News.
- Australian Sailing. (2023, December 1). Coaching girls - strategies to get and keep girls engaged in sailing.
- Samios, Z. (2024, February 23). Australia’s favourite sports team is no longer male. Will the dollars follow? Australian Financial Review.
- Local News Plus. (2024, February). Record rise in women weightlifting to feel strong, boost overall health.
- Snape, J. (2024, February 8). Matildas effect drives record football sign-ups but puts clubs under pressure. The Guardian.
Research articles on increasing participation
- Sylvester, K. (2023). Resilience building pedagogies and women’s university club sport in Japan. Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture, 2(3). 296-317, DOI: 10.1080/27690148.2023.2280575
2023
Research, reports & insights
2022
Research, reports & insights
- Pony Club. (2022, October 19). Pony Club Australia listens to young members about the impact of periods on participation.
- Eime, R., Harvey, J., Charity, M., et al. (2022). Participation of Australian women and girls in traditionally male-dominated sports 2016-2018. [Research summary]. Physical activity and sport insights. Victoria University, Federation University.
- Canadian Women in Sport (2022, July). COVID alert: Pandemic impact on girls in sport.
- Sport England. (2022, March). Reframing sport for teenage: Tackling teenage disengagement. Women in Sport.
- Eime, R., Pankowiak, A., Casey, M., et al. (2022). Women and girls' participation in male-dominated sports. PASI.
- Trussel, D. E., Kerwin, S., Lyn, A. & Lozinski, L. (2021, September). Gender+ equity and sport participation in Canada. Transforming what we know. E-Alliance.
- VicHealth. (2021, December 1). This Girl Can inspires 1 in 6 women to move more in COVID-19.
- Assad, A. (2022, September 21). The role of social media in developing interests in sport among Arab women. Arab Media Society
- AFLW. (2022, June 12). AFL sets out plan to drive women and girls participation.
- Berkeley, G. (2022, June 5). Turkish Olympic Committee launches plan to empower women through sport. Inside the Games.
- Australian Sports Technologies Network. (2022, June 9). ASTN and WiST partner to change the ratio in Australia of women in sportstech.
- Zielenski, C. (2022, June 23). Why enormous confusion about post-birth exercise awaits new mums. Sydney Morning Herald.
- Healy, J. (2022, August 10). Serena Williams and Australian coach Rennae Stubbs flag double standards of mothers having to choose between sport and parenthood. ABC News.
- Hall, R. (2022, April 12). 'A cultural moment": What Bend it Like Beckham meant for UK women's football. The Guardian.
- SIRC & Johnston, D. (2022, March 2). Mom's got game! Stories of world-class athletes and gold medal moms. SIRC.
- Vinall, M. (2022, March 12). 'Age is just a number': The women inspired by AFLW to take up footy later in life. The Guardian.
- Parry, K. (2022, April 21). Women's football: Record crowds and soaring popularity - here's how to keep it this way. The Conversation.
- Lordanic, M. (2022, March 8). Time to shift the women's sporting narrative once and for all. ESPN.
- Thorpe, H., Gibbons, A., & Sims, S. T. (2022, May 5). Lydia Ko’s ‘time of the month’ comment showed how far sportswomen have come – and how much still has to change. The Conversation.
- Arthurs-Brennan, M. (2022, February 1). Was the women's cycling boom of Covid lockdown about more than quiet roads? Cycling Weekly.
- Ritondo, T. (2021, December 15). "Playing for team motherhood": Returning to team sport after childbirth. SIRC.
- Hibberd, G. (2022, February 1). "You make a space for it, and you own it": Finding your way back to sport. Siren.
- NSW Office of Sport. (2021, December 16). Game changer for women in sport.
- Fukuda, F.S., Arbieto, E.R.M., Da Roza T., Luz S.C.T.D. (2022). Pelvic floor muscles training in women practicing high impact sports: a systematic review. International Journal of Sports Medicine.
- Forsyth, J.J., Sams, L., Blackett, A.D., et al. (2022). Menstrual cycle, hormonal contraception and pregnancy in women's football: Perceptions of players, coaches and managers. Sport in Society.
- Pinel, C.J.J., Mehta, R. and Kryger, K.O. (2022). The impact and experienced barriers menstruation present to football participation in amateur female footballers. Journal of Sport Sciences, 40(17).
- DeLuca, J.R., Clevenger, S. M., Zabriskie, et al. (2022). Exploring Women’s Marathon Participation in the United States, 1980-2019. Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change.
- Bjerksæter, I. A. H., & Lagestad, P. A. (2022). Staying in or Dropping Out of Elite Women's Football—Factors of Importance. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4.
- Woube, A. (2022). Dressed for success or undermining the achievement? Material culture of recreational sporting events for women in Sweden. Sport in Society.
- Casey, M., Doherty, A., Elliot, S.K., et al. (2022). Editorial: Engaging Women and Girls in Community Sport: Building an Equitable and Inclusive Future. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4.
- Jauhola, T.M.E. (2022). Gender inequality in Finnish football: Exploring the ways top-level female football players experience gender inequality in Finland. [Masters thesis]. Copenhagen Business School.
- Lui, G.C. (2022). Breaking the barriers in women’s fencing: Historical roots, Title IX and empowerment of women. Journal of International Women's Studies, 24(3).
- Latuheru, R.L., Arfanda, P.E. & Aprilo, I. (2022). The popularity of aerobics dance for women's society in sedentary lifestyle. Active: Journal of Physical Education, Sport, Health and Recreation, 11(2).
- Onken, R. (2022). Perspectives and Experiences of Female Surf Lifesavers in Aotearoa New Zealand. [Masters thesis]. University of Waikato.
- Aunli, O.M. (2022). Female athlete’s experiences and perceptions of sport coaching practices: A scoping review. [Master’s thesis]. University of Agder.
- Taylor, E., Shigeno, T.C. & Kraus, A. (2022). Impacts of Division III female student-athletes' experiences on pursuing a career in sport. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 15, 398-419.
- Allen-Collinson, J. (2022). Pleasure and danger: A running-woman in "public" space. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health.
- Radmann, A. & Hedeborg, S. (2022). Introduction: Female fandom studies in a global perspective. Soccer and Society, 23(3), 241-244.
- 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, 56. 452-457.
- Hopkins, C. S., Hopkins, C., Kanny, S., et al. (2022). A Systematic Review of Factors Associated with Sport Participation among Adolescent Females. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19.
- Leslie-Walker, A., Mulvenna, C., & Bramble, O. (2022). Exploring the motivations and challenges West African female students experience engaging in university sport. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education.
- Battison, A., Napoli, L., Bajardi, P., et al. (2022). Revealing the determinants of gender inequality in urban cycling with large-scale data. Cornell University.
- Prince, H. E. & Annison, E. (2022). The impact of menstruation on participation in adventurous activities. Sport, Education and Society.
- Jeffers, C. (2022). 50 years later: How Title IX has influenced the world of sports and the effect it has had on female athletes. [Honors Thesis]. University of Mississippi.
- Hewitt, J. R. & McEvilly, N. (2021). "I didn't realise the variety of people that are climbers": A sociological exploration of young women's propensities to engage in indoor rock climbing. Leisure Studies.
- Scullion, J. & Bulley, C. (2022). Taking a health perspective on roller derby. A qualitative exploration of women's experiences. Women, 2(1), 15-28.
- Tasgheer, A. & Fatima, T. (2021). Women's participation in sports: Constraints and empowerment in Muslim countries. VFAST Transactions in Islamic Research, 9(4).
2021
Research, reports & insights
- McCallion, K. (2021). Female participation in sport and physical activity in Northern Ireland.
- VicHealth. (2021). This girl can week: Supporting Victorian women to be active again after COVID.
- Women in Football Australia. (2021). Play. Watch. Do. Research into women's attitudes to sport.
- Women in Sport. (2021). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on teenage girls' lives and physical activity.
- Australasian Leisure Management. (2021, June 25). Global survey finds that more than 50% of women harassed while training at the gym.
- UK Sport. (2021, November 23). UK Sport takes lead as pregnancy guidance for athletes and sports published.
- Change Our Game. (2021). What girls want in sport uniforms to make them feel comfortable and confident to participate in sport: A national study.
- Football Australia. (2021, February 23). Football Australia unveils ambitious FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Legacy plan to government.
- Gillen, N. (2021, January 2). Nancy Gillen: Women's sport survives 2020 despite impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Inside the games.
- Mackay, D. (2021, January 10). African Games boxing medallist helping empower women in Uganda. Inside the games.
- Premier of Victoria. (2020). Making Women’s Voices Heard In Sport.
- Shalala, A. (2020, December 14). How the ABC News 50:50 project is transforming our coverage of women in sport. ABC News.
- SIRC. (2020). Advancing girls’ and women’s participation and leadership in sport.
- Conde, L. (2021). Women's rugby in the Italian context. Sportanddev.org.
- E-Alliance. (2021). International Women's Day: Highlighting key issues related to gender+ equity in sport. SIRC.
- Lewis, S. (2021, March 28). 'It makes a massive difference': How football gear made especially for women is changing the game. The Age.
- Meredith, R. (2021, April 20). Female role models 'vital' for girls in sport, Stormont research shows. BBC.
- Rowbottom, M. (2021, April 25). The World Cup, the Olympics, the Boat Race - women officials stepping into traditionally male-dominated roles. Inside the games.
- Solms, L. (2021, March 15). African sportswomen find creative ways to play their sports and earn an income. ESPN.
- Carter, B. (2021, June 26). Mums and sport: How do we get the balance right in the conversation around their return to the court? ABC News.
- Knowlton, L. (2021, July 2). Helping women say "yes" to golf. SIRC.
- McIntosh, L. (2021, June 15). Bending the narrative: How film and TV makes women's sport visible. Siren.
- Saud, S. & Sanagua, A. A. P. S. (2021, August 11). Sport can inspire girls. Sportanddev.
- World Para Powerlifting. (2021, August 10). Para powerlifting reach full gender parity in Tokyo.
- Barker, P. (2021, November 18). Saudi Arabia to launch inaugural women's football league. Inside the Games.
- International Table Tennis Foundation. (2021, November 1). "My gender. My strength". Programs underway in Oceania.
- Olukohe, F. & Maith, V. (2021, November 22). Creating opportunities through sport in Kakuma. Sportanddev.
- Cloos, T. (2021, September 2). Sport and sistahood: Garnduwa Aboriginal Corporation empowers women through sport. National Indigenous Times.
- Kleyn, B. (2021, November 13). Australian-first study paves way for professional athletes to return to sport after having children. ABC News.
- Burke, P. (2021, November 2). Beach handball women's uniform regulations changed following criticism of bikini rule. Inside the Games.
- Lesic, S. (2021, October 12). Lycra wars: When one size does not fit all. Siren.
- McDiarmid, J. (2021, November 21). The Sports Bra Project: Gifting a simple piece of sporting equipment that's changing lives. ABC News.
- Netball New South Wales. (2021, October 19). Inclusive uniforms a 'watershed moment' for NSW netball.
- Spencer, M. (2021, September 11). Inclusive girls' netball uniforms create positive change on court. ABC News.
- Ahmed, A. U. Role of the family in increasing women’s sports participation in Bangladesh. Editorial Board, 15.
- Chatterjee, R., & Raizada, S. (2020). A Comparative Analysis of Motivational Factors and the Barriers Faced by Indian Women in Sports. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Health, 23, 231-745.
- Cowley, E. S., Watson, P. M., Foweather, L., Belton, S., Thompson, A., Thijssen, D., & Wagenmakers, A. J. (2021). “Girls Aren’t Meant to Exercise”: Perceived Influences on Physical Activity among Adolescent Girls—The HERizon Project. Children, 8(1), 31.
- Kinsces, G., Ormos, M., Bartha., Z. (2021). Motivational peculiarities of elite women tennis players from the post-socialist countries. Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, 8(3), 582-591.
- Leduc, G., Gilbert, J. A., Ayotte, A., Moreau, N., Drapeau, V., Lemoyne, J., ... & Mathieu, M. E. (2021). The FitSpirit approach for increasing physical activity in Canadian teenage girls: protocol of a longitudinal, quasi-experimental study. BMC public health, 21(1), 1-8.
- Midgley, C., DeBues-Stafford, G., Lockwood, P., & Thai, S. (2021). She Needs to See it to be it: The Importance of Same-Gender Athletic Role Models. Sex Roles, 1-19.
- Nieri, T., & Hughes, E. (2021). Zumba Instructor Strategies: Constraining or Liberating for Women Participants? Leisure Sciences, 1-18.
- Ritondo, T. (2021). A critical examination of a postnatal women's community team sport participation: "Playing for team motherhood". [Unpublished thesis].
- Alyona, K., Sabiston, C. M., Pila, E., Brunet, J., Sylvester, B., Sandmeyer-Graves, A. & Maginn, D. (2021). Ideas for action: Exploring strategies to address body image concerns for adolescent girls involved in sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 56, 102017.
- Bowes, A., Lomax, L. & Piasecki, J. (2021). A losing battle? women's sport pre- and post-COVID-19. European Sport Management Quarterly, 21(3), 443-461.
- Darvin, L., Holden, J., Wells, J. & Baker, T. (2021). Breaking the glass monitor: Examining the underrepresentation of women in esports environments. Sport Management Review, 24(3), 475-499.
- Eime, R., Charity, M., Foley, B. C., Fowlie, J. & Reece, L. J. (2021). Gender inclusive sporting environments: The proportion of women in non-player roles over recent years. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 13, article 58.
- Farkhod, M., Adilkhakim, J., Ravshanjon, M., Alisher, S., Amangul, Y., Dilfuza, U. & Fozil, A. (2021). Gender equality in sport: Stages of women's sport development in Uzbekistan. Palarch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 18(8), 1733-1747.
- Farzaneh, S., Ezabadi, R. R., Rad, S. S. K., Marandi, P. K. & Ranawat, V. (2021). Identifying barriers to women's participation in sports activities in both urban and rural communities. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 9(3), 536-542.
- Lui, G. C. Breaking the barriers in women's fencing: Historical roots, Title IX and empowerment of women. Paper from 2nd Global Conference on Women's Studies, 10 - 12 June. Berlin, Germany.
- Mogaji, E., Bajedo, A. F., Charles, S. & Millisits, J. (2021). Financial wellbeing of sportswomen. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 13(2), 299-319.
- Malterud, L., Engelsrud, G. & Vereide, V. (2021). "Super stoked girls": A discourse analysis of girls' participation in freeride skiing. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning.
- Myrvik, P. (2021). Retention and attrition of athletic training mothers in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II setting. [Doctoral Thesis, Minnesota State University].
- Orbach, I., Gutin, H., Hoffman, N. & Blumenstein, B. (2021). Motivation in competitive sport among female youth athletes. Psychology, 12, 943-958.
- Vishvani, A. R. L. & Wickramarathne, P. D. V. C. (2021). Identify the social attitude of the female participation in Taekwondo game University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka. Asian Journal of Social Science and Management Technology, 3(3), 100-104.
- Yenlimez, M. I. (2021). Gender inequality and female sport participation in Turkey. Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine, 33(1), 27-41.
- Yusoff, N. H. & Yunus, Y. H. M. (2021). Male dominant sport: The challenges of esports female athletes. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 29(2), 1415-1429.
- Cook. J., Frawley, H., Dakic, J., et al. (2021). Pelvic floor disorders in exercising women: Impact on participation, symptom disclosure and screening. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 24(1), S56.
- Mahzan Awang, M., Azrenna Ahmad Jumry, N., Razaq Ahmad, A. et al. (2021). Socio-ecological determinants and psychological factors of women participation in sports. International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary topics, 2(9), 11-15.
- Sobiech, G. & Leipert, S. (2021). Older women being active in fitness gyms: Benefits or constraints? Results from a qualitative interview study. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 51, 457-467.
2020
Research, reports & insights
- Australian Women in Sport Advisory Group. (2019). No boundaries for women and girls in sport and physical activity.
- Australian Women in Sport Advisory Group. (2019). A level playing field: the case for investing in women’s sport.
- British Fencing Association. (2020). Female representation in sport: how to increase female participation. The Sword.
- Canadian Women & Sport. (2020). She Belongs. Building social connection for lasting participation in sport.
- Women’s Sport Foundation. (2020). Keeping girls in the game: factors that influence sport participation.
- Canadian Women & Sport. (2020). The rally report. Encouraging Action to Improve Sport for Women and Girls.
- City of Sydney. (2020). On the go: how women travel around our city.
- Cricket Australia. (2020). 2019/20 Australian cricket press for progress report.
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- Brunton, J. A., & St Quinton, T. (2020). Applying Stage-Based Theory to engage female students in university sport.
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- Sabiston, C. M., Lucibello, K. M., Kuzmochka-Wilks, D., Koulanova, A., Pila, E., Sandmeyer-Graves, A., & Maginn, D. (2020). What’s a coach to do? Exploring coaches’ perspectives of body image in girls sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 101669.
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Research, reports & insights
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- Coasting. (2019). Coasting SUP for Teens program launches for fourth year across Victoria.
- Carmody, R. (2019). Schools warned compulsory sports carnival participation can put children off exercise for life.
- Etchells, D. (2019). World Rugby launches landmark initiative to revolutionise women's game.
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- Ministry of Sport. (2019). BLK launch revolutionary netball uniform to promote inclusiveness.
- Motorcycling Australia (2019). Motorcycling Australia Women’s Committee – Mission Statement.
- Netball Australia. (2019). Keeping Australia’s youth active through Rock Up Netball.
- Palmer, D. (2019). United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee launch "Coaching Girls".
- Sport and Recreation Victoria. (2019). T20 World Cup fund stumps up for women’s cricket.
- Squash Australia. (2019). Squash Girls Can.
- Tennis Australia. (2019). Ash Barty encourages girls to stay in sport through new campaign.
- Walker, T. (2019). Sport Ireland invests €3m in women's sport.
- Women in Sport (2019). The Women in Sport Podcast is here!
- Mackay, D. (2019). World Lacrosse confirm commitment to gender equality by signing declaration on women and sport.
- Maurice, M. (2019). The challenges now facing women's sport in bid to build on recent momentum.
- UEFA. (2019). Time for Action: first ever UEFA women's football strategy launched.
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- Women In Sport UK. (2019). Project 51 toolkit – using sport to overcome negative gender stereotypes.
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- Carlman, P., & Hjalmarsson, M. (2019). A sport for all programme in school: girls’ experiences. Sport in Society, 22(3), 416-431.
- Cheng, J. E. (2019). Religiosity, integration and sport: Muslim women playing Australian rules football. Journal of Australian Studies, 43(1), 55-70.
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- Devonport, T. J., Russell, K., Leflay, K., & Conway, J. (2019). Gendered performances and identity construction among UK female soccer players and netballers: a comparative study. Sport in Society, 22(7), 1131-1147.
- Ekholm, D., Dahlstedt, M., & Rönnbäck, J. (2019). Problematizing the absent girl: sport as a means of emancipation and social inclusion. Sport in Society, 22(6), 1043-1061.
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- Forsdike, K., Marjoribanks, T., & Sawyer, A. M. (2019). ‘Hockey becomes like a family in itself’: re-examining social capital through women’s experiences of a sport club undergoing quasi-professionalisation. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 54(4), 479-494.
- Hanlon, C., Millar, P., Doherty, A., & Craike, M. (2019). Building Capacity of Community Sport Clubs to Increase Female Participation. Leisure Sciences, 1-20.
- Kanemasu, Y., & Johnson, J. (2019). Exploring the complexities of community attitudes towards women’s rugby: multiplicity, continuity and change in Fiji’s hegemonic rugby discourse. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 54(1), 86-103.
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