In this issue: get inspired with CAAWS resources, women to watch, and a new report on the state of sport for women and girls. 

Date and Time: Thursday March 5, 2019, 11:30 – 2:00 PM 

Location: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa 

Cost: $10 

As individuals, how can we influence change and empower others to do the same? What does it mean to use your power to build a more equitable world?  

To help us start to answer these questions, we’ll hear from three leaders in sport, equity, and social change: 

• Karen O’Neill, CEO of the Canadian Paralympic Committee 
• Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, feminist advocate, policy analyst, and President of Harmony House women’s shelter 
• Sally Dimachki, Manager of Programs and Community Engagement at Refugee 613 and Chair of the G(irls) 20 Summit Steering Committee
• Register here!

How can you #ChampionChange with CAAWS?

Here are a few ways you can kick off the new year with gender equity in sport top of mind: 

• Bring your organization closer to achieving gender parity at the board table with our checklist for sport leaders.  
• Book a Women in Leadership workshop or Women on Boards presentation for your staff. 
• Email caaws@caaws.ca to pre-order codes for our new e-module about how to develop your Gender Equity LENS – the first step in our Gender Equity Playbook! 
• Develop your women coaches into even stronger leaders with guidance from the Female Coach Mentorship Model.  
• Get inspired to amp up your co-ed or girls programs with ideas from our guide to actively engaging women and girls in sport, including recommendations for high-performance coaches, NSOs and PTSOs, and community program leaders.  

If you can’t find the guidance you’re looking for in our resources, we’re always available for individual consultation. Email caaws@caaws.ca to get in touch! 

Features
What’s catching our eye this month?

The past year (and the past decade) have been full of memorable moments for women and sport in Canada. Looking ahead through 2020 and beyond, CBC Sports did a round up of women to watch over the next decade

Check out the video! 

Get the Edge
Research that drives us forward

On January 15, the Women’s Sports Foundation released a report titled Chasing Equity: The Triumphs, Challenges, and Opportunities in Sports for Girls and Women. The report examines the state of sport for girls and women in the United States, focusing on topics such as Title IX, pay equity, media coverage, and health.   To support the findings, the Women’s Sport Foundation has included 31 calls to action addressing the focus areas in the report, including:   Educate parents on the benefits of encouraging their daughters to participate in physical activity and sport.  Foster a supportive climate for girls from marginalized groups by creating a welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment through policy and practice.  Support professional sport league expansion to create more opportunities for women to participate in professional sport.  Reduce gender bias and discrimination in the workplace with deliberate strategies to address each.  Hire, develop and retain more women in sports media.

Read more from the report.

Congratulations

to…

Lauren Rajala, who was named as Canada’s flag bearer at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games.  Diane Clement, who was named a member of the Order of Canada. Clement was the first athlete from New Brunswick ever to compete in an Olympic Games.