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Unlocking potential: Building inclusive, equitable and accessible talent pathways across youth sport

Highlights:  Talent identification and talent development systems  “It is unacceptable that a player like Moise Bombito is not discovered until he’s 23 years old. I’ve coached some of the best centre-backs in the world and his talent level is in that category…We must find the next Moise Bombito at 15. We must know exactly who…

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Using data to plan and deliver programs with gender equity in mind
March 18, 2022
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Annabel Chan and Marina Khonina, SIRC
This blog post recaps the second webinar in the 4‑part Engaging Girls and Women in Sport mini-series. SIRC and Canadian Women & Sport co-hosted the mini-series, which you can access and learn more about by visiting our SIRC Expert Webinars...
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Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Mom's Got Game
Mothers
Sport Participation

Swim Together: A new model of co-participation for women and girls in sport
June 17, 2021
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Katie Misener, Haley Baxter, Erin Schmidt, Sydney Dysart, Jenn Horndl, and Dawn Trussell
“… as a mom, it’s really easy to tell your kids what you expect. But to show them what you expect is harder. And so I think the benefit of Swim Together is feeling good about what I’m modeling for my kids.” – mom...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Gender Equity
Leadership
Program Design and Evaluation

The Operationalizing Intersectionality Framework: A Tool for Sport Administrators
May 5, 2021
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Debra Kriger, Amélie Keyser-Verreault, Janelle Joseph, and Danielle Peers
Equity work often “lets some others join” but still centers on the needs of the most privileged members in a group. To better integrate the experiences and perspectives of diverse individuals, intersectional approaches to policies, programs, and practices—which account for...
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Anti-Racism
Canadian Sport Policies
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Gender Equity
Leadership
Life Skills
Sport for Social Development

Racing towards 2030: Using the Sustainable Development Goals to move inclusion forward in sport
March 30, 2021
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Andrea Carey, INclusion INcorporated
If there was ever a time in our history to consider how to not leave anyone behind, 2020 was that year. As people and organizations seek to reconcile the impact of COVID-19, we need to think about how we build...
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Sport Participation

“Dwelling in the tensions:” Research in the intersections of second-generation teen girls’ sport experiences
March 23, 2021
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Amina Haggar and Greer Gemin
In 2019/2020, Canadian Women & Sport partnered with graduate student Amina Haggar to explore the experiences of second-generation African Canadian teen girls in a community sport program in Ottawa, Ontario. Haggar, an MA Candidate under the supervision of Dr. Audrey...
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Athlete Development
Children and Youth
Gender Equity
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Extracurricular activity involvement in Canada: Relationships with youth development and variations by age, gender and context
February 1, 2021
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Anne Bowker
Project summary The purpose of this research was to study extra-curricular activity (ECA) involvement in a broad range of Canadian youth, and to examine how this might vary by age, gender and geographical context (e.g. rural vs. urban settings). Of...
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Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Sport Participation

Influencing Gender Equity through an Infographic
November 4, 2020
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Anna Sherwood, Melissa Sullivan, and Melissa Grandberg
On the 2019 International Day of the Girl, the Valley Female Leadership Network (VFLN), in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, posted an infographic on the status of girls and women’s participation and leadership in sport and recreation. The infographic was shared...
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Coaching
Gender Equity
Leadership
SCRI Conference
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Description of the first years of experiences of novice female coaches
June 1, 2020
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Demers Guylaine
Project Summary The objective of this study is to better understand the experiences of novice female coaches during their first two years of coaching. Conclusions of previous studies have shown an under-representation as well as a decreasing number of female...
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Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Mental Health
SCRI Conference
Sport for Social Development
Sport Participation
Sport Participation Research Initiative

Sociocultural barriers to women’s participation in sport: The role of self-objectification and stereotype threat
May 18, 2020
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Michelle Dionne
Project Summary Women and girls in sport have endured years of cynicism regarding their physical abilities, much of which is perpetuated via media portrayals that emphasize their appearance, femininity, and (hetero) sexuality rather than athletic competence. Although female athletes have...
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Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Sport Participation Research Initiative

They always remain girls: The re/production of gender relations in women’s sports in Quebec, 1919-1961
March 10, 2020
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Élise Detellier, University of Montreal
Project Summary This doctoral thesis examines how multiple factors influenced women’s participation in sports in Quebec between 1919 and 1961. It shows that gender, class, age, religious and ethno-linguistic affiliation, as well as whether a facility was co-ed or not,...
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