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RESOURCES 1. Useful Websites Active
Australia is a Federal Government initiative managed by the Sport
Development Group at the Australian Sports Commission. They have
many excellent resources on women and sport, including the Active
Women policy included as part of Tool #9, A National Gender Equity
Policy. Contact:
PO
Box 176 Belconnen ACT 2616 Canadian
Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical
Activity
www.caaws.ca/ CAAWS
is in business to encourage girls and women to get out of the bleachers,
off the sidelines, and onto the fields and rinks, into the pools,
locker rooms and board rooms of Canada (site also available in French). Contact: N202 - 801 King Edward
Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1N 6N5 Canadian Health Network www.canadian-health-network.ca
Welcome
to the Canadian Health Network (CHN). Through this single 'doorway'
of CHN, you will find multiple sources of credible, practical health
information, all easily accessible through a variety of search options
(information aussi disponible en français). European Women and Sport www.EWS-online.com It is the longest established regional women and sport grouping and has been working through a whole range of European networks. Contact:
EWS Secretariat, Deutscher Sportbund, Otto-Fleck-Scheise 12, D-60528
Frankfurt/M. Germany. Contact: WOMEN'S COLLEGE COALITION, 125 Michigan Avenue, NE, Washington,
DC 20017 Feminist Majority Foundation
www.feminist.org/gateway/sp_exec2.html The
Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is
a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive
health, and non-violence. Contact: 1600 Wilson
Boulevard, Suite 801, Arlington, VA 22209,
Info
on gender equity related topics. Girls
Athletics
www.girlathletics.com/ Everything
a young woman wishes to know about sports and sports related issues. Harassment and Abuse Prevention in Sport www.harassmentinsport.com Developed a user-friendly handbook
on harassment specific to the needs of the sport community. People
from within the sport community, who understood the unique norms
and culture of sport, developed the handbook. Hillary Commission www.hillarysport.org.nz/ The
Hillary Commission for Sport Fitness and Leisure has been set up
by the Government to develop sport and physical activity so that
more people can be involved, enjoy an active lifestyle and develop
their skills - perhaps even become champions. Contact: Hillary Commission, PO.
Box 2251, Wellington Phone: +64
4 472 8058, Fax: +64 4 471 0813, Email: sitemail@hillarysport.org.nz International
Association of Physical Education and Sports for Girls and Women
www.smith.edu/collegerelations/athconf/ IAPESGW
supports its members working for women's and girls' sport and physical
education, and provides opportunities for professional development
and international cooperation. The IOC site includes information
on the Olympic movement as well as past and upcoming Games. Contact: 1, Quai d’Ouchy,
CH.1001, Lausanne, Switzerland International
Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG)
www.iwg-gti.org/ The
IWG is an informal, co-ordinating body consisting of government
and key non-government organizations with the over-arching objectives
of promoting and facilitating the development of opportunities for
girls and women in sport and physical activity throughout the world
(information aussi disponible en français et espagnol). Contact:
IWG Secretariat, P.O. Box 1111-HHD, Tokyo-Chiyoda Central Station,
Tokyo 100-8612 Japan. Japanese Association for Women and
Sport
www.jws.or.jp/ Helps
girls and women of all ages link physical activity and health through
research, publication and education. Contact:
1010
University Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104 Phone: +1 651-642-1951, Fax: +1
651-642-1871,Email: health@melpomene.org Olympic
Women http://www.olympicwomen.co.uk/ This site is dedicated to women
sporting pioneers, many of whom are Olympians. Contact:
Email stephanita@olympicwomen.co.uk Promotion
Plus www.promotionplus.org Ensure that all girls and women
in physical activity and sport in the province of British Columbia
have access to a complete range of choices and opportunities; have
equity as participants, competitors and leaders; and become fully
participatory and actualise their potential. Contact: 305 - 1367 WEST BROADWAY,
VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA, V6H 4A9 The 2002 Gay Games
www.sydney2002.org.au Aim for celebration of lesbian
visibility in sport. The Games in Australia are aiming for 50% participation
from women. Contact: Sydney 2002 Gay Games
Ltd, GPO Box 2763, Sydney NSW 2001, Australia UNESCO www.unesco.org UNESCO, United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization is to contribute to peace and
security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through
education, science, culture and communication in order to further
universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human
rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples
of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion,
by the Charter of the United Nations. Contact:
UNESCO, 7, place de Fontenoy, 75352 PARIS 07
SP, France Tel. national: 01 45 68 10 00, international: +33 1 45 68 10 00 Fax national: 01 45 67 16 90,
international: +33 1 45 67 16 90 Women
and Sport in Mediterranean Countries http://membres.lycos.fr/fscm/ The
Association of Women, Sport and Culture in the Mediterranean homepage.
Women's
Health Matters
http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca
A reliable source of health information
for Canadian women. This site is a joint project of the Sunnybrook
and Women's Health Sciences Centre and the Centre for Research in
Women's Health (information aussi disponible en français). Women
In: http://www.womenin.com/ A monthly newsletter about women
in the World. This month they feature Sports and CAAWS is included.
Have a look. Women in Sport Career Foundation www.wiscfoundation.org/
To
provide women and girls professional guidance, education, and support
to pursue and manage sports related careers. Womens
Sport Foundation –UK
www.wsf.org.uk Committed
to improving and promoting opportunities for women and girls in
sport at every level. Contact: 305-315 Hither Green
Lane, Lewisham, London, SE13 6TJ Women’s
Sports Foundation – USA www.womenssportsfoundation.org A charitable educational organization dedicated
to increasing the participation of girls and women in sports and
fitness and creating an educated public that supports gender equity
in sport. Contact: Women's Sports Foundation,
Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY 11554 WomenSport International
www.de.psu.edu/wsi/index.htm WSI
is an international organization dedicated to advancing sport and
physical activity for women and girls. Women’s Sports Page
http://fiat.gslis.utexas.edu/~lewisa/womsprt.html An
index of links to women's and girls' sports pages around the WWW. Women’s Sports Wire www.womensportswire.com/wire.html Resource for Women's Sports News
and Information Contact:
Women's Sports Services Office - +1 714 848 1201, Women's Sports
Services Fax - +1 714 848 5111 www.sportswork.com
an online
employment resource for employers within the sporting, exercise,
fitness and recreational industries. We offer unlimited job postings
for employers at NO CHARGE!
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