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CAAWS eNetwork                                                December 2017

Warmest Wishes for the Holiday Season!

Ottawa Lunch & Learn 

Last month, CAAWS and CAC unveiled the Female Coach Mentorship Model to a full house at our Ottawa Lunch and Learn event on November 28th! The event provided an opportunity for attendees to network with colleagues, engage in thoughtful discussion about expanding leadership opportunities for women in sport, and take an in-depth look at the Female Coach Mentorship Model. 

Thank you to our special guests – The Honourable Kent Hehr, Isabelle Cayer, and Tamara Medwidsky – for making this an event to remember!

Ending Harassment and Abuse in Canadian Sport

The recent allegations of harassment against Gregg Zaun at Sportsnet are reverberating throughout Canadian sport. Harassment and abuse have no place in the sport system, but it will continue to occur in the absence of proactive measures to prevent and address it. 

Be part of changing this picture. For background and solutions to this issue, we encourage you to read the blog series on harassment and bullying created in collaboration by CAAWS, the Coaching Association of Canada, the Canadian Centre for Ethics and Sport, and the Sport Law & Strategy Group. 

Upcoming Webinars

Make joining a Board your New Year’s resolution!

Webinar for Women: Joining a Board

Motivating information on the value and importance of women on Boards! Learn strategies to navigate the challenges involved in accessing a Board position and then succeeding in the role, as well as ideas to create your own personal leadership plan to take on a Board role.

When: Wednesday, January 17th, 2018
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
Presenters: Gabrielle Gallagher, Recreation Consultant, Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage (Communities, Sport and Recreation Division) & Rachel Bedingfield, Chair of Women Active Nova Scotia, and Director of Parks & Recreation, Town of Kentville, NS.  
Register Now!

For the French webinar date, click here. 

Build your Understanding!

Leading the Way: Latest Research and Promising Practices and Resources for LGBTQI2S Inclusion in Sport 

A discussion on Guylaine Demers’ current research on the sport experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender athletes and the implications for sport organizations. 
 

When: Thursday, February 15th, 2018
Time: 
Presenters: Jennifer Birch-Jones, CAAWS & Guylaine Demers, Professor, Laval University & President, Égale Action
Register Now!

For the French webinar date, click here!

Sport for Life Summit

Join us for a discussion on recruiting and retaining girls and young women in sport as CAAWS presents at the Sport for Life Summit in Gatineau, Quebec from January 23-25!
 

More Information

COC Summit on LGBTQI2S Inclusion in Sport

Jennifer Birch-Jones, the CAAWS Program Lead for LGBTQI2S Inclusion in Sport, was recently a guest panelist at the Canadian Olympic Committee’s workshop on LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Diversity on November 25th in Calgary. The panel highlighted work Jennifer is leading for CAAWS as part of the LGBTQI2S Sport Inclusion Task Force’s (SITF) NSO Pilot Project with Gymnastics Canada to make their sport more welcoming to LGBTQI2S minorities. 

For more information about the NSO pilot work underway, contact
jb-j@caaws.ca and click here! 

Upcoming Dates

January 4th, 2018

– CAAWS Leading with Confidence Workshop (Edmonton, AB)

January 17th, 2018
– Webinar for Women: Joining a Board (EN) Register Here

January 18th, 2018
– Webinar for Women: Joining a Board (FR) Register Here

January 23rd – 25th, 2018
– Sport 4 Life Summit, presentation by CAAWS

February 13th, 2018
– Leading the Way Webinar: Latest Research and Promising Practices and Resources for LGBTQI2S Inclusion in Sport (FR) Register Here

February 15th, 2018
– Leading the Way Webinar: Latest Research and Promising Practices and Resources for LGBTQI2S Inclusion in Sport (EN) Register Here

February 18th, 2018
– CAAWS Women and Leadership Workshop: Effective Communication (Digby, NS)

March 8th, 2018
– International Women’s Day #PressForProgress
– CAAWS Women and Leadership Workshop: Effective Communication (Whistler, BC)

For more information on CAAWS upcoming events, visit our calendar.

Congratulations to…

Vania Grandi on being named the first female President and CEO of Alpine Canada.

Beckie Scott, Chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Athlete Committee, on her international leadership in support of clean sport in light of the Russian doping scandal.