Aknowledgements
Preface
How to Use The Montreal Tool Kit

Acknowledgements

The ideas and words included in the Montreal Tool Kit result from thousands of women and men around the world undertaking successful strategies for increasing the opportunities for girls and women to participate and lead in sport and physical activity. Today much of this information is in the public realm because of the generosity of spirit in sharing ideas, tools, policies, programs and strategies. To all those who have contributed to enhancing the role of women in sport, thank you. Specific appreciation is extended to the following individuals and organisations for their contribution to the Montreal Tool Kit.

Judy Kent, Canada and Chair of Women and Sport for the Commonwealth Games Federation, for gathering, writing and editing the Tool Kit.

Karine Henrie for preparation of the Resources section; Jennifer Birch Jones for preparing the Measuring Your Success tool; Rosemary Kent and Sydney Millar for extensive review of tools and copy edit; Deena Scoretz and Kathleen Giguère for assistance in gathering materials and leadership throughout the process.

The International Working Group for its commitment to the World Conference and its legacy: The Montreal Tool Kit.

Canadian Heritage for financial support and coordination of production. The Production team of Dr. Sue Neill, Isabelle Doyon, Marian Hubley and David McCrindle of Sport Canada and Corey de Laplante and Brian Levesque of Goldfish Communications Inc. Cover photos by Concepts to Applause and provided by the Canada Games Council.

The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) and Promotion Plus, including Sue Hylland, Karin Loftstrum, and Bryna Kopelow. The Australian Sports Commission and Active Women leaders, including Debbie Simms and Antonia Harmer and The Hillary Commission of New Zealand. The Women's Sports Foundation, United States of America and the Women's Sports Foundation, United Kingdom.

Gabriele Behrendt, German Sports Confederation DSB (EWS Secretariat); Ms HON Sze Sze, Hon. Secretary, Hong Kong, China Women and Sport Committee, Maria Consuelo Araujo, Director of the Instituto Distrital para la Recreación y el Deporte [District Institute for Recreation and Sports] (Bogotá, Columbia); and Charles Dzimba, Strategic Planning Coordinator for Zone VI of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa.

UNESCO for Guidelines on Gender-Neutral Language; International Council on Sport

Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) for its gender equity plan.

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Preface
We are very proud of this legacy for the 2002 World Conference on Women and Sport - the Montreal Tool Kit. So many of us are working in isolation and with limited resources, and yet around the world many individuals and organisations are bringing about exciting changes resulting in fairer opportunities for girls and women in sport and physical activity. A consolidation of successful strategies and tools for change are contained in this legacy: The Montreal Tool Kit

Change has been an overall theme of the world conferences in 1994 and 1998. Montreal 2002 has continued this focus with its theme - 'Investing in Change'.

As a result, the product developed for the Montreal conference is a reference manual that contains 20 tools to help delegates in their challenges to bring about change in their own community, organisation, region, or nation.

The tools and resources included in this document support evidence that sport and physical activity have the capacity to enhance health and well being; build leadership; social and democratic skills; stimulate economic regeneration; help alleviate the negative effects of poverty; improve learning; enhance productivity; and provide people with an enhanced quality of life. Ensuring sport and physical activity is accessible and affordable to all people should be a priority for all decision-makers. However, for girls and women special efforts are needed if the gender gap is ever to be eliminated.

Collectively we are making a difference. Change is happening and girls and women are finding more opportunities to participate and lead in sport around the world. We wish you success in making change and hope this Montreal Tool Kit provides some help in reaching your goals.

Co-Chairs of the International Working Group

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How to Use The Montreal Tool Kit

All delegates at the Conference receive the Montreal Tool Kit as part of Conference materials. Following the Conference, the Tool Kit will be posted on the IWG web site. The Tool Kit can be used by anyone interested in making sport fairer for girls and women.

Each tool is introduced first with a Description of the Tool, then When to Use it?, and finally the Format of the Tool. The tools are aimed at different areas of change:

Section A: Tools for Advocating Change- building the awareness, knowledge, partners and support for creating change. Tools include:
1. Building the Case for Gender Equity
2. Understanding Gender Equity
3. Creating an Advocacy Strategy
4. Building Coalitions and Partnerships
5. Non-Sexist Sport Commentary for Media
6 Declarations and Resolutions
7. Approval of the Brighton Declaration

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Section B: Tools for Changing Organisations, Systems and Structures - focusing on change within organisations and sport systems. Tools include:
8. The Commonwealth Games Federation: A Case Study in Organisational Change
9. Creating a National Gender Equity Policy
10. Strategic Framework and Plans
11. A Gender Equitable Sport Organisation
12. Terms of Reference for a Women and Sport Committee
13. Guidelines for Conference Organisers
14. Sample Harassment Policy
15. Designing a Program for Girls and Young Women
16. Financing New Programs

Section C: Tools for Individual Development - focusing on supporting individual girls and women in sport. Tools include:
17. Building a Case for Mentoring
18. Recruiting and Retaining Women in Coaching and Officiating

Section D: Tools for Action- providing a tool for gathering ideas and preparing an action plan with colleagues during the final conference workshop and then understanding how to measure successful implementation of this action plan.
19. 'Making a Change' Action Plan
20. Measuring Your Success

The final section of the Montreal Tool Kit lists a wealth of resources, including interesting web sites, sample programs and written resources with contact information. This list is not inclusive, and the IWG will continue to add resource listings to its website. Please let us know of additional websites, programs, and written resources.

Some information and tools will be more relevant than others. The tools here are for you. Feel free to modify any tool to make it more useful in your situation.

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