Understanding the History of Sport in Canada
Understanding the history of sport is essential to changing its future. We invite you to watch the video below to see how women’s involvement has evolved over time. We have also provided a some additional readings for those who are interested in learning more.
Additional Resources
Personal Reflextion
What Binds You
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Where are the female coaches?
In this article, Bruce Kidd ponders what it would take to raise women in coaching to an issue of priority.
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Canadian Journal for Women in Coaching
Celebrating 25 Years
Celebrate the Successes
The National Association for Girls and Women in Sport
110 Years ot Promoting Social Justice and Change
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Gender Relations, Women's History and Sport History
A Decade of Changing Enquiry, 1983-1993
Journal of Sport History
Sport and the Opression of Women
This paper attempts to tease out some of the ways in which sport contributes to male dominance in general, rather than merely to the perpetuation of sport's own internal, unequal structure.
Journal of Sport History
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