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Indigenous Australian women and sport: findings and recommendations from a parliamentary inquiry

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posted on 2023-05-19, 01:24 authored by Hazel MaxwellHazel Maxwell, Megan StronachMegan Stronach, Adair, D, Pearce, S
Researchers have consistently pointed to positive links between sport, physical activity, health and wellbeing amongst marginalized population groups. This paper concentrates on a group about which little is presently known in terms of these links – Indigenous women in Australia. The catalyst for this focus is twofold: demographic data that, while sparse, suggests that this group has very low levels of participation in sport and associated physical activity; and second, a recent parliamentary inquiry into Indigenous sport in which the participation of women featured in several submissions. Both data sets confirm that Indigenous women are significantly underrepresented in the Australian sporting landscape. There is no systematic knowledge about why this is so. The present study contributes to that small body of literature by considering (a) evidence about participation rates of Indigenous women in sport; and (b) the aspirations of sport organizations to attract Indigenous women into their programs.

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Publication title

Sport in Society

Volume

20

Issue

11

Pagination

1500-1529

ISSN

1743-0437

Department/School

School of Nursing

Publisher

Routledge

Place of publication

United Kingdom

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Copyright 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group

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Organised sports

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