Journal articles: 'Sports for women Australia'

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Sherwood, Merryn. "Citizen journalists, sports fans or advocates? The motivations of female independent sports media producers in Australia." Australian Journalism Review 41, no. 2 (November 1, 2019): 183–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/ajr_00005_1.

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Australia’s major sporting codes proudly promote the fact that almost 40 per cent of their fans are women, however, this gender balance is not reflected in the composition of the media workforce covering sport. Further, there is very little mainstream media coverage of women’s sport and female athletes in Australia. However, the advent of digital media and lower barriers of access into the media market have led to a proliferation of women creating independent sports media; that is, media produced outside newsrooms by individuals who are not professional journalists. These products, which mostly comprise websites and podcasts, focus on sport generally and women’s sport and female athletes more specifically. These products have regularly secured accreditation to cover events and interview talent, an indication they have been accepted into the sports media landscape, and have started to develop significant audiences. This study conducted in-depth qualitative interviews to explore who these women are, why they create digital sports media products and whether they believe they are practising journalism.

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Taylor, Tracy, and Kristine Toohey. "Sport, Gender, and Cultural Diversity: Exploring the Nexus." Journal of Sport Management 13, no. 1 (January 1999): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.13.1.1.

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Our research investigated the sporting experiences of women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, a subpopulation excluded from most mainstream sport scholarship in Australia. The information was collected via surveys, focus groups, and individual interviews with women. Sporting, local government, community, and ethnic organizations were also surveyed about their current policies and practices regarding sport for women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The interviews resonate with a strong sense of frustration about current sport policy and provision. For many sport providers, the low levels of sport participation of women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds is a perplexing issue. The comments of many of the women interviewed reflect extreme dissatisfaction with the current lack of consideration given to them by sports providers, but a hope that the situation will improve for the better if the two groups can work together to improve their understanding of the issues.

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Toffoletti, Kim, and Catherine Palmer. "Women and Sport in Australia—New Times?" Journal of Australian Studies 43, no. 1 (January 2, 2019): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14443058.2019.1579081.

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Banu-Lawrence, Marissa, Stephen Frawley, and Larena Hoeber. "Women and Leadership Development in Australian Sport Organizations." Journal of Sport Management 34, no. 6 (November 1, 2020): 568–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2020-0039.

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There has been growing interest in gender diversity and the leadership development of women in recent years within the broader field of management studies. Understanding leadership development processes is important for the sport industry, in which organizations are becoming increasingly professional and commercially focused. Despite the increased attention on gender diversity and leadership development within the sport industry to date, the scope and application of organizational gender and leadership development theory within an Australian sport context has been limited. As such, the purpose of this study was to explore the leadership development practices adopted by key stakeholders of the Australian sports industry, with the intention to uncover how they impact the role of women in different organizations. Specifically, the research investigated the practices of three organizations that have a major stake in Australian professional sport.

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Burnett, Cora. "Women, poverty and sport: A South African scenario." Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal 11, no. 1 (April 2002): 23–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.11.1.23.

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The voices of South African feminists and womanists are relatively absent from public debates concerning women’s participation and empowerment in sport. This paper represents a contribution to the gender discourse, drawing on feminist paradigms and reflecting on the marginality of South African women in society and in sport. The findings of two separate studies, undertaken in 1977 and 1999 respectively, are reported. The research focused on the assessment of the impact of the Sports Leaders Programme (as part of the South Africa-United Kingdom Sports Initiative) and the junior component of the sports development programme initiated by the Australian Sports Commission (Super Kidz). Data were collected by means of structured interviews from different stakeholders at macro- (national), meso- (community/institutional) and micro- (individual) levels. A representative sample for the Sports Leaders Programme included 17 co-ordinators and facilitators (at national and provincial levels) and nine sports leaders at community level. To obtain qualitative data concerning the Super Kidz Programme, two provinces were targeted for data collection. A quota sample of seven schools was selected as the experimental group (having introduced the programme) and five schools in close proximity acted as controls. One hundred and forty-four role-players at different levels of participation were interviewed. To obtain some triangulation of data, 110 role-players also participated in focus groups. The data reflecting the position and involvement of women in these programmes were analysed. Against the reality of the majority of women living in conditions of chronic poverty, exposed to patriarchy, being ideologically stereotyped and structurally marginalized, they were, to a large extent absent, and their efforts unrecognised in the institutionalised domain of sport. It was concluded that sport is a severely gendered domain in which male hegemony is acted out and perpetuated whereas women in impoverished communities view access to sport as peripheral in their everyday struggle for material survival. National agencies should therefore not rely on female volunteers to facilitate sports development in impoverished communities but to strategize differently while also redressing ideological and structural gender inequalities in the wider social context.

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Miller, Stephanie M., Sonja Kukuljan, Anne I. Turner, Paige van der Pligt, and Gaele Ducher. "Energy Deficiency, Menstrual Disturbances, and Low Bone Mass: What Do Exercising Australian Women Know About the Female Athlete Triad?" International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism 22, no. 2 (April 2012): 131–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.22.2.131.

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Purpose:Prevention of the female athlete triad is essential to protect female athletes’ health. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of regularly exercising adult women in Australia toward eating patterns, menstrual cycles, and bone health.Methods:A total of 191 female exercisers, age 18–40 yr, engaging in ≥2 hr/wk of strenuous activity, completed a survey. After 11 surveys were excluded (due to incomplete answers), the 180 participants were categorized into lean-build sports (n = 82; running/athletics, triathlon, swimming, cycling, dancing, rowing), non-lean-build sports (n = 94; basketball, netball, soccer, hockey, volleyball, tennis, trampoline, squash, Australian football), or gym/fitness activities (n = 4).Results:Mean (± SD) training volume was 9.0 ± 5.5 hr/wk, with participants competing from local up to international level. Only 10% of respondents could name the 3 components of the female athlete triad. Regardless of reported history of stress fracture, 45% of the respondents did not think that amenorrhea (absence of menses for ≥3 months) could affect bone health, and 22% of those involved in lean-build sports would do nothing if experiencing amenorrhea (vs. 3.2% in non-lean-build sports, p = .005). Lean-build sports, history of amenorrhea, and history of stress fracture were all significantly associated with not taking action in the presence of amenorrhea (all p < .005).Conclusions:Few active Australian women are aware of the detrimental effects of menstrual dysfunction on bone health. Education programs are needed to prevent the female athlete triad and ensure that appropriate actions are taken by athletes when experiencing amenorrhea.

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Huebner, Marianne, Wenjuan Ma, and Thomas Rieger. "Weightlifting during the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Transnational Study Regarding Motivation, Barriers, and Coping of Master Athletes." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 17 (September 4, 2021): 9343. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179343.

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Sport has been heavily impacted by the pandemic for over a year with restrictions and closures of facilities. The main aims of this study are to identify motivation and barriers for an international group of Master weightlifters (ages 35 and up) and analyze age and gender differences in pandemic-related changes to physical activities. A sample of 1051 older athletes, 523 women and 528 men, aged from 35 to 88 years, from Australia, Canada, Europe, and the USA provided responses to an online survey conducted in June 2021. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed to examine age, gender, and regional differences about motivation, barriers, and pandemic impact on sport and physical activities. Participants showed enthusiasm for the opportunity to compete despite health challenges with increasing age but faced barriers due to access to training facilities and qualified coaches even before the pandemic. The oldest athletes had the greatest reduction in physical activities during the pandemic. Weightlifters had the opportunity to compete in virtual competitions and 44% would like to see some of these continued in the future, especially women. These findings highlight the benefits of competitive sports and may provide future directions in strength sports for organizations, sports clubs, and coaches.

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Toohey, Kristine, and Tracy Taylor. "Sport Provision for Women of Minority Cultures in Australia: Whose Responsibility?" Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal 6, no. 2 (October 1997): 254–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.6.2.254.

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This paper is a summary of a research project to investigate the relationships between women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and sport. A conflict between sport providers’ perceptions of the needs of women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the views of the women themselves was found. Providers generally perceived the problem of low participation in sport as relating to the women’s culture (a cultural deficit explanation); whereas, the women interviewed mainly associated their low participation rates with non-inclusionary practices engaged in by providers.

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McKay, Jim, and Toby Miller. "From Old Boys to Men and Women of the Corporation: The Americanization and Commodification of Australian Sport." Sociology of Sport Journal 8, no. 1 (March 1991): 86–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.8.1.86.

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Although there are obvious American influences on Australian popular culture, the term “Americanization” is of limited help in explaining the elaborate form and content of Australian sport. The recent transformation from amateur to corporate sport in Australia has been determined by a complex array of internal and international social forces, including Australia’s polyethnic population, its semiperipheral status in the capitalist world system, its federal polity, and its membership in the Commonwealth of Nations. Americanization is only one manifestation of the integration of amateur and professional sport into the media industries, advertising agencies, and multinational corporations of the world market. Investment in sport by American, British, New Zealand, Japanese, and Australian multinational companies is part of their strategy of promoting “good corporate citizenship,” which also is evident in art, cinema, dance, music, education, and the recent bicentennial festivities. It is suggested that the political economy of Australian sport can best be analyzed by concepts such as “post-Fordism,” the globalization of consumerism, and the cultural logic of late capitalism, all of which transcend the confines of the United States.

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Adamson, Lynette, and Glennys Parker. "“There’s More to Life than Just Walking”: Older Women’s Ways of Staying Healthy and Happy." Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 14, no. 4 (October 2006): 380–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.14.4.380.

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This study assessed a range of activities reported by older women in Australia. Women between 75 and 81 years of age (N= 3,955) from the older cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health responded to a request in a self-report survey for additional information concerning their health. Of these 3,955 women, 509 reported taking part in a variety of activities. Qualitative analysis of responses identified 55 coded categories of activities that were subsequently classified into four major themes: physical activities, creative pursuits, lifestyle, and social interaction. The data show that these older women are taking part in a wide range of activities.

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McLachlan, Fiona, and Jennifer Curtin. "Introduction: Women, Sport and History in Australia and New Zealand." International Journal of the History of Sport 33, no. 17 (November 21, 2016): 2069–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2016.1368904.

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Litchfield, Chelsea, and Jaquelyn Osborne. "Women in the Sports Pages: A Brief Insight into Olympic and Non-Olympic Years in Australia." International Journal of Sport and Society 4, no. 4 (2015): 45–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/2152-7857/cgp/v04i04/53986.

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Pavlidis, Adele, Millicent Kennelly, and Laura Rodriguez Castro. "White Women Smiling? Media Representations of Women at the 2018 Commonwealth Games." Sociology of Sport Journal 37, no. 1 (March 1, 2020): 36–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2018-0144.

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In this article we analyze images of sportswomen from four media outlets over the course of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia. Through visual discourse analysis we find that despite structural changes to increase gender equality at the Commonwealth Games—which for the first time ensured equal opportunities for men and women to win medals—sportswomen were still depicted in a very narrow way, and intersectional representations were mainly excluded. Though the quantity of images of women had increased, the ‘quality’ of these images was poor in terms of representing sportswomen in their diversity. We still have far to go if we are to embrace women in their multiplicity—and to recognize that women can be strong, capable, butch, femme, and varied in their range of expressions of gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity.

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Ebert, Tammie R., David T. Martin, Brian Stephens, Warren McDonald, and Robert T. Withers. "Fluid and Food Intake During Professional Men’s and Women’s Road-Cycling Tours." International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance 2, no. 1 (March 2007): 58–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2.1.58.

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Purpose:To quantify the fluid and food consumed during a men’s and women’s professional road-cycling tour.Methods:Eight men (age 25 ± 5 y, body mass ± 7.4 kg, and height 177.4 ± 4.5 cm) and 6 women (age 26 ± 4 y, body mass ± 5.6 kg, and height 170.4 ± 5.2 cm) of the Australian Institute of Sport Road Cycling squads participated in the study. The men competed in the 6-d Tour Down Under (Adelaide, Australia), and the women, in the 10-d Tour De L’Aude (Aude, France). Body mass was recorded before and immediately after the race. Cyclists recalled the number of water bottles and amount of food they had consumed.Results:Men and women recorded body-mass losses of ~2 kg (2.8% body mass) and 1.5 kg (2.6% body mass), respectively, per stage during the long road races. Men had an average fluid intake of 1.0 L/h, whereas women only consumed on average 0.4 L/h. In addition, men consumed CHO at the rate suggested by dietitians (average CHO intake of 48 g/h), but again the women failed to reach recommendations, with an average intake of ~21 g/h during a road stage.Conclusions:Men appeared to drink and eat during racing in accordance with current nutritional recommendations, but women failed to reach these guidelines. Both men and women finished their races with a body-mass loss of ~2.6% to 2.8%. Further research is required to determine the impact of this loss on road-cycling performance and thermoregulation.

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Maxwell, Hazel, Carmel Foley, Tracy Taylor, and Christine Burton. "Social Inclusion in Community Sport: A Case Study of Muslim Women in Australia." Journal of Sport Management 27, no. 6 (November 2013): 467–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.27.6.467.

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This paper considers how organizational practices facilitate and inhibit the social inclusion of Muslim women in a community sport setting. A case study of social inclusion practices in an Australian community sport organization (CSO) was built through interviews, focus groups, secondary data, and documentary evidence. Drawing on the work of Bailey (2005, 2008) the analysis employed a social inclusion framework comprised of spatial, functional, relational, and power dimensions. Findings indicated that there are a range of practices which facilitate social inclusion. Paradoxically, some of the practices that contributed to social inclusion at the club for Muslim women resulted in social exclusion for non-Muslim women. Examining each practice from multiple perspectives provided by the social inclusion framework allowed a thorough analysis to be made of the significance of each practice to the social inclusion of Muslim women at the club. Implications for social inclusion research and sport management practice are discussed.

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Heesch, Kristiann C., Norman Ng, and Wendy J. Brown. "Correlates Of Physical Activity In Men And Women With Osteoarthritis: Findings From Australia." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 41 (May 2009): 437. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000355880.98528.53.

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Jones, Dianne. "Half the Story? Olympic Women on ABC News Online." Media International Australia 110, no. 1 (February 2004): 132–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878x0411000114.

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A content analysis of the ABC News Online website during the 2000 Olympic Games reveals a select few female role models were available to young audiences. One female athlete was ‘news-privileged’. Cathy Freeman's exposure came at the expense of her Australian team mates, especially those women who won medals in team sports. While the results indicate an improvement in both the extent of women's sports coverage and the range of sports covered, stereotypical descriptions often characterised adult females as emotionally vulnerable, dependent adolescents. Male athletes were never infantilised and were far less likely to be described in emotive terms.

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Szyman, PhD, Robert J., and Bartosz Molik, PhD. "Participation incentives among US adult, US youth, and Polish adult wheelchair basketball players." American Journal of Recreation Therapy 11, no. 3 (July 1, 2012): 17–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2012.0023.

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Wheelchair basketball may be the world’s oldest and most popular team sport for persons with a physical disability. At present, there are at least eight major international tournaments as well as zonal qualifying tournaments for the Paralympic Games and the Men’s and Women’s Gold Cup under the auspices of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. There were two purposes of this study. The first was to evaluate the participation motives of Polish wheelchair basketball players and the second was to compare the participation motives of Polish and American wheelchair basketball players. Data for this study were obtained from two sources: men and women who participated on Polish wheelchair basketball teams and data reported in studies by Brasile and Hedrick.1 In general, the results indicate that the incentives for participation in wheelchair basketball across these samples of players are more similar than dissimilar. The groups have similar mean scores and standard deviations for the task-oriented incentives. Future research may address whether American or European wheelchair basketball players have more similar participation motives than players from Africa, Asia, Australia, or South America or that the participants in noncompetitive sports or extreme sports have similar motives.

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Bowles, Kelly-Ann, Julie R. Steele, and Bridget J. Munro. "Features of sports bras that deter their use by Australian women." Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 15, no. 3 (May 2012): 195–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2011.11.248.

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Adriaanse, Johanna, and Toni Schofield. "The Impact of Gender Quotas on Gender Equality in Sport Governance." Journal of Sport Management 28, no. 5 (September 2014): 485–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2013-0108.

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A common intervention to address women’s underrepresentation in governance has been the introduction of gender quotas. This study examined the impact of gender quotas on gender equality in governance among boards of National Sport Organizations (NSOs) in Australia. Central to the study was the theoretical concept of a gender regime. Part of a larger study, the research design comprised a comparative case study of five NSOs with data collected mainly through semistructured interviews with directors and CEOs. The findings suggest that a quota of a minimum of three women was a first condition to advance gender equality in governance. It needed to operate, however, in conjunction with other gender dynamics to move toward equal participation by men and women in board decision making. These included women in influential board positions, solidaristic emotional relations between men and women directors, and directors’ adoption of gender equality as an organizational value.

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Caperchione, Cristina, Gregory S. Kolt, Rebeka Tennent, and W. Kerry Mummery. "Physical Activity Behaviours Of Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (cald) Women Living In Australia: Socio-cultural Influences." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 42 (May 2010): 604–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000385512.76897.ce.

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Fox, Aaron, Jason Bonacci, Samantha Hoffmann, Sophia Nimphius, and Natalie Saunders. "Anterior cruciate ligament injuries in Australian football: should women and girls be playing? You’re asking the wrong question." BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 6, no. 1 (April 2020): e000778. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000778.

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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have been a rising concern in the early years of the women’s Australian Football League (AFLW), eliciting headlines of a ‘knee crisis’ surrounding the league. There has been a focus on female biology as the primary factor driving the high rate of ACL injuries in the AFLW. Emphasising Australian football (AF) as being dangerous predominantly due to female biology may be misrepresenting a root cause of the ACL injury problem, perpetuating gender stereotypes that can restrict physical development and participation of women and girls in the sport. We propose that an approach addressing environmental and sociocultural factors, along with biological determinants, is required to truly challenge the ACL injury problem in the AFLW. Sports science and medicine must therefore strive to understand the whole system of women in AF, and question how to address inequities for the benefit of the athletes.

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Ganchar, Alexey, Oleg Chernyavsky, Serhii Medynskyi, and Ivan Ganchar. "ESTIMATION OF SKILLS FORMATION OF SWIMMING AMONG THE STRONGEST SWIMMERS-STUDENTS AT THE XXX WORLD UNIVERSIADE IN NAPLES-2019." Science and Education 2019, no. 4 (April 2019): 40–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.24195/2414-4665-2019-4-5.

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In this article the dynamics of the rating of command performances of strongest swimmers-students according to the results of receiving prize-winning among men and women, participants-winners of the final Universiade in Naples-2019. Swimmers-winners, who won gold medals for men (900 points) and women (881) in “points” equivalent almost indistinguishable (19 points). We determine the ranking of team performance of different countries in the representatives of different sex in the distances of sports swimming according to the results of winning the medals at the start of XXX World Universiade in Naples-2019. The authors' collective was studied: a) revealing the ranking in the performance of team performance of male and female swimmers at the start of the World Universiade-2019; b) introduction of the results of the study into the practice of physical education and sports in order to identify an objective rating of the success of the team performance of swimmers-students. In addition, professional interest is in studying the evaluation of swimmers' results, having won awards with gold, silver and bronze medals. The results of our study identified the unconditional leaders (top ten) of student swimming at the XXX World Universiade in Naples2019: USA-40 medals (17 men + 23 women), Japan-20 (9 men + 11 women), Russia-18 (15 men + 3 women), Italy-11 (5 men + 6 women), South Africa-6 (2 men + 4 women), United Kingdom-6 (2 men + 4 women), Australia-5 (2 men + 3 women), Brazil4 (3 men + 1 woman), Germany-3 (3 women), Sweden- 1 (men) medal. This trend is also seen among the award-winning silver medals (886 respectively, and 863 points, the difference-23 points) and received bronze medals (respectively 874 and 852 points, the difference-22 points). Thus, in the general summary table of the rating of teams-participants in Naples-2019, it should be included, not only the existing state of qualitative indexes of medals (gold, silver, bronze), but first of all quantitative indicators. Since the generalized gender differences (887 + 865 = 1752 – Average 876 points), allows to assess the advantages of achievement in points.

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Hamilton, Gemma, Ruth Liston, and Shaez Mortimer. "How do sporting organisations conceptualise and operationalise the prevention of violence against women?" Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology 53, no. 1 (July 11, 2019): 121–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865819860879.

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Sport settings have great potential to influence social change and are therefore important locations to engage in the prevention of violence against women. The following study draws on in-depth interviews with 16 stakeholders who have been involved with the implementation of prevention programmes within competitive/team sport settings. A qualitative thematic analysis of the interviews was undertaken to examine how sporting organisations understand, strategise and practise prevention work in Australia and New Zealand. Implications for long-term changes in the prevention of violence against women are discussed with reference to key prevention actions and frameworks.

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Muñoz, Alejandro, Álvaro López-Samanes, Raúl Domínguez, Víctor Moreno-Pérez, Antonio Jesús Sánchez-Oliver, and Juan Del Coso. "Use of Sports Supplements in Competitive Handball Players: Sex and Competitive Level Differences." Nutrients 12, no. 11 (October 31, 2020): 3357. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12113357.

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Sports supplements are commonly used by elite athletes with the main goal of enhancing sport performance. Supplements use might be substantially different depending on the sport discipline, sex, and competitive level. To date, data about prevalence and the most-commonly used supplements in handball are scarce. Thus, the aim of this investigation was to determine the patterns of supplements use by handball players of both sexes and with different competitive levels: One hundred and eighty-seven handball players (112 men and 75 women) of different competitive levels (106 professional and 81 amateur) completed a validated self-administered questionnaire about supplements use. Supplements were classified according to the categorization of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). Overall, 59.9% of the handball players (n = 112) declared the use of at least one supplement and there were no significant differences between men and women (58.9% vs. 61.3%, p = 0.762) nor between professional vs. amateur handball players (67.1% vs. 53.8%, p = 0.074). The most prevalent supplements were sports drinks (42.2%), followed by energy bars (35.3%) and caffeine-containing products (31.6%). However, a greater consumption of group A supplements (those with strong scientific evidence; p = 0.029) and group B supplements (those with emerging scientific support, p = 0.012) was observed in male compared to female handball players. Supplements categorized as medical supplements were more commonly consumed in professional vs. amateur players (0.48 ± 0.80 vs. 0.21 ± 0.44, supplements p < 0.006). Additionally, a higher consumption of group B supplements was observed in professional compared to amateur players (0.58 ± 0.88 vs. 0.33 ± 0.72 supplements, p = 0.015). Handball players revealed a moderate use of supplements while sex and competitive level slighted changed the pattern of supplements use. A high portion of handball players use supplements as fuel during exercise and reported the use of caffeine-containing supplements to enhance performance.

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Hayhurst, Lyndsay M. C., Audrey R. Giles, and Jan Wright. "Biopedagogies and Indigenous knowledge: examining sport for development and peace for urban Indigenous young women in Canada and Australia." Sport, Education and Society 21, no. 4 (March 22, 2016): 549–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2015.1110132.

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Panagodage Perera, Nirmala Kanthi, Joanne L. Kemp, Corey Joseph, and Caroline F. Finch. "Epidemiology of hospital-treated cricket injuries sustained by women from 2002–2003 to 2013–2014 in Victoria, Australia." Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 22, no. 11 (November 2019): 1213–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.07.010.

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Copas, Stacey, and Diana Dorstyn. "Needs, Challenges and Goals of Australian Women With Disabilities: A Preliminary Survey." Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling 20, no. 1 (June 10, 2014): 28–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jrc.2014.3.

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An online survey of adult women living in Australia with an acquired or congenital disability was conducted to explore the needs and challenges experienced by this population. Data for 116 respondents with a primary mobility (n = 92), sensory-related (n = 12), psychiatric (n = 6), or neurocognitive impairment (n = 6) were collected. Word clouds and content analysis were utilised to examine the data. Barriers to achieving vocational, health and relationship goals were identified, including systemic (e.g. financial resources, accessibility issues, societal attitudes), physical (e.g. medical sequalae), and psychological (e.g. self-concept, assertiveness) issues. Strategies to overcome these barriers included increased availability of peer support networks and opportunities for personal development. It follows that disability services require a multi-faceted approach, with a focus on biopsychosocial factors that include, but are not limited to, mobility, self-care and communication needs.

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Little, Charles. "Gender, Class and Sporting Opportunity: Working-Class Women and Sport in Early Twentieth-Century Australia." International Journal of the History of Sport 31, no. 13 (July 3, 2014): 1677–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2014.930786.

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Wedgwood, Nikki. "Kicking like a Boy: Schoolgirl Australian Rules Football and Bi-Gendered Female Embodiment." Sociology of Sport Journal 21, no. 2 (June 2004): 140–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.21.2.140.

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This study of a schoolgirl Australian Rules football team uses life-history research to provide unusual insights into the gendered embodiment of female footballers. Focusing on the familial relations of players, the article looks at sport in the wider context of gender, showing complexities often overlooked. While documenting different patterns of female embodiment, the study examines whether the provision of full-contact sports is “schooling the bodies” of these young women in alternative forms of embodiment to those described by Young (1998) in “Throwing Like a Girl.” Specifically, this article addresses why the girls play football, whether they are consciously resisting male domination, whether playing football teaches them a different gendered embodiment, and how the girls deal with gender contradictions that arise from playing football.

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Van Uffelen, J., K. Heesch, and W. Brown. "Correlates of sitting time in mid-age Australian women." Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 12 (January 2010): e203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2009.10.423.

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Forsdike, Kirsty, Timothy Marjoribanks, and Anne-Maree Sawyer. "‘Hockey becomes like a family in itself’: Re-examining social capital through women’s experiences of a sport club undergoing quasi-professionalisation." International Review for the Sociology of Sport 54, no. 4 (September 14, 2017): 479–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1012690217731292.

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The community-based sports club is often recognised as a key site for the development of social capital. Intergenerational ties and connections to place can generate a strong sense of identity and can foster practices of psychological and material support. In this sense, community sports clubs can also be seen as an extension of the family. We examine social capital and Ray Pahl’s ‘personal communities’ through an ethnographic study of women hockey players’ discussions about their intimate connections and engagement in family-like practices in an Australian metropolitan field hockey club. Women hockey players’ experiences of family-like bonds are threatened by the drive towards competitive growth and increasing professionalisation as local sporting bodies strive for survival and success. Their narratives reveal experiences of loss and conflicted relationships in the context of these broader structural changes in the club’s organisation and operations. Ultimately, the strength of a local sports club as a site for the development of social capital is called into question as traditional networks are eroded in the drive for growth, professionalisation and economic survival.

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Henry, Margaret J., Julie A. Pasco, Geoffrey C. Nicholson, Ego Seeman, and Mark A. Kotowicz. "Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Australian Women." Journal of Clinical Densitometry 3, no. 3 (September 2000): 261–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1385/jcd:3:3:261.

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Cole, Rachel, Eva Leslie, Adrian Bauman, Maria Donald, and Neville Owen. "Socio-Demographic Variations in Walking for Transport and for Recreation or Exercise Among Adult Australians." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 3, no. 2 (April 2006): 164–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.3.2.164.

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Background:Walking is integral to strategies to promote physical activity. We identified socio-demographic variations in walking for transport, and for recreation or exercise.Methods:Representative population data (n = 3392) from Australia were collected using computer assisted telephone interviewing, to examine adults’ participation in moderate- or brisk-paced walking for transport and walking for recreation or exercise; walking “sufficient” to meet the current public health guideline (≥ 150 min/wk); and, the contributions of total walking to meeting the guideline for total physical activity.Results:Rates of sufficient walking for transport (10% for men, 9% for women) were lower than those for walking for recreation or exercise (14% for both genders). Few socio-demographic differences emerged. Men over age 60 y were significantly less likely (OR = 0.40) to walk for transport; men age 45 to 59 y were more likely (OR = 1.56) to walk for recreation or exercise. Walking contributed more toward meeting the current public health guideline among women (15% to 21%) than among men (6% to 8%).Conclusions:There is potential for socially equitable increases in participation, through a focus on both walking for transport and on walking for recreation or exercise; attention to gender differences would be helpful.

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Frost, Lionel, Margaret Lightbody, and Abdel K. Halabi. "Expanding Social Inclusion in Community Sports Organizations: Evidence from Rural Australian Football Clubs." Journal of Sport Management 27, no. 6 (November 2013): 453–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jsm.27.6.453.

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Australian Football clubs have traditionally been seen as contributing social benefits to the rural communities in which they are embedded. Declining numbers of participants, both players and volunteers, suggest that this role may not be as strong today. Critical explorations of the extent to which football has driven social inclusion and exclusion in such environments emphasizes a historic masculine culture of drinking and violence that segregates and marginalizes women and children. Less is known about the contemporary strategic efforts of clubs to use social capital to support their activities, and whether the resources they generate have positive impacts on social inclusion in the wider community. We use evidence from the Parliament of Victoria’s Inquiry into Country Football (2004) to explore the current focus of rural Australian Football clubs regarding social inclusion, in light of changes occurring in society and rural towns in the 21st century.

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Clark, Bronwyn Kay, Takemi Sugiyama, Genevieve N. Healy, Jo Salmon, David W. Dunstan, Jonathan E. Shaw, Paul Z. Zimmet, and Neville Owen. "Socio-Demographic Correlates of Prolonged Television Viewing Time in Australian Men and Women: The AusDiab Study." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 7, no. 5 (September 2010): 595–601. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.7.5.595.

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Background:Sedentary behaviors, particularly television viewing (TV) time, are associated with adverse health outcomes in adults, independent of physical activity levels. These associations are stronger and more consistent for women than for men.Methods:Multivariate regression models examined the sociodemographic correlates of 2 categories of TV time (≥2 hours/day and ≥4 hours/day); in a large, population-based sample of Australian adults (4950 men, 6001 women; mean age 48.1 years, range 25–91) who participated in the 1999/2000 Australian Diabetes, Obesity, and Lifestyle (AusDiab) study.Results:Some 46% of men and 40% of women watched ≥ 2 hours TV/day; 9% and 6% respectively watched ≥ 4 hours/day. For both men and women, ≥2 hours TV/day was associated with less than tertiary education, living outside of state capital cities, and having no paid employment. For women, mid and older age (45−64 and 65+) were also significant correlates of ≥2 hours TV/day. Similar patterns of association were observed in those viewing ≥4 hours/day.Conclusions:Prolonged TV time is associated with indices of social disadvantage and older age. These findings can inform the understanding of potential contextual influences and guide preventive initiatives.

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Roberts, Spencer S. H., Emma Falkenberg, Alysha Stevens, Brad Aisbett, Michele Lastella, and Dominique Condo. "The Sleep of Elite Australian Rules Footballers During Preseason: A Comparison of Men and Women." International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance 16, no. 5 (May 1, 2021): 641–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2020-0340.

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Purpose: Australian football has elite men’s (Australian Football League; AFL) and women’s (Australian Football League Women’s; AFLW) competitions. This study compared AFL and AFLW players’ sleep and characterized players’ sleep in the context of current sleep recommendations. Methods: A total of 70 players (36 AFL, 34 AFLW) had their sleep monitored via actigraphy over a 10-day preseason period. Sleep outcomes and their intraindividual variation, were compared between AFL and AFLW players using linear mixed models. Proportions of players sleeping ≥7 and ≥8 hours per night, and achieving ≥85% sleep efficiency, were compared using chi-square analyses. Results: Compared with AFL players, AFLW players slept less (7.9 [0.5] vs 7.1 [0.6] h, P = .000), had lower sleep efficiency (89.5% [2.8%] vs 84.0% [4.4%], P = .000), and greater intraindividual variation in sleep efficiency (3.1% [0.9%] vs 5.1% [2.1%], P = .000). A total of 47% of AFLW versus 3% of AFL players averaged <7 hours sleep (χ2 = 18.6, P = .000). A total of 88% of AFLW versus 50% of AFL players averaged <8 hours sleep (χ2 = 11.9, P = .001). A total of 53% of AFLW versus 14% of AFL players averaged <85% sleep efficiency (χ2 = 12.1, P = .001). Conclusions: AFLW players slept less and had poorer sleep quality than AFL players. Many AFLW players do not meet current sleep duration or sleep quality recommendations. Research should test strategies to improve sleep among Australian rules footballers, particularly among elite women.

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Walton, Courtney C., Simon Rice, Caroline X. Gao, Matt Butterworth, Matti Clements, and Rosemary Purcell. "Gender differences in mental health symptoms and risk factors in Australian elite athletes." BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 7, no. 1 (March 2021): e000984. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000984.

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ObjectivesTo examine gender differences in the reporting of, and contributors to, mental health symptoms.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional observational study of adult athletes within a national elite sporting system (n=523; women=292;56%), who completed a battery of assessments including measures of mental health and adverse life events. Group differences across a range of scores were examined, followed by gender-stratified bootstrapped linear regression and meta-regression on measures where gender differences were observed.ResultsWomen athletes reported higher rates of mental health symptoms, and lower rates of mental well-being, although there were no differences in general psychological distress or life satisfaction. Women reported experiencing several adverse life events at higher rates than men; particularly interpersonal conflict, financial hardship and discrimination. Low self-esteem was consistently associated with poorer mental health outcomes for all athletes. While a range of factors were associated with poor mental health in men or women athletes, meta-regression suggested that experiencing financial difficulty and social media abuse were more uniquely associated with mental health symptoms in men.ConclusionGender differences in mental health in elite athletes are apparent. Approaches to increasing well-being are required in elite sport.

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Bowles, K.-A., J. R. Steele, and B. Munro. "What are the breast support choices of Australian women during physical activity?" British Journal of Sports Medicine 42, no. 8 (June 3, 2008): 670–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2008.046219.

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Craike, Melinda J., Kylie Mosely, Jessica L. Browne, Frans Pouwer, and Jane Speight. "Associations Between Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms by Weight Status Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Results From Diabetes MILES–Australia." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 14, no. 3 (March 2017): 195–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2016-0196.

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Background:To examine associations between physical activity (PA) and depressive symptoms among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (Type 2 DM), and whether associations varied according to weight status.Methods:Diabetes MILES–Australia is a national survey of adults with diabetes, focused on behavioral and psychosocial issues. Data from 705 respondents with Type 2 DM were analyzed, including: demographic and clinical characteristics, PA (IPAQ-SF), depressive symptoms (PHQ-9), and BMI (self-reported height and weight). Data analysis was performed using ANCOVA.Results:Respondents were aged 59 ± 8 years; 50% women. PA was negatively associated with depressive symptoms for the overall sample (ηp2= 0.04,P < .001) and all weight categories separately: healthy (ηp2 0.11 P = .041,), overweight (ηp2= 0.04, P = .025) and obese (ηp2 = 0.03, P = .007). For people who were healthy (BMI 18.5 to 24.9) or overweight (BMI 25 to 29.9), high amounts of PA were significantly associated with fewer depressive symptoms; for adults who were obese (BMI ≥ 30) however, both moderate and high amounts were associated with fewer depressive symptoms.Conclusions:PA is associated with fewer depressive symptoms among adults with Type 2DM, however the amount of PA associated with fewer depressive symptoms varies according to weight status. Lower amounts of PA might be required for people who are obese to achieve meaningful reductions in depressive symptoms compared with those who are healthy weight or overweight. Further research is needed to establish the direction of the relationship between PA and depressive symptoms.

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van Uffelen, Jannique G. Z., Kristiann C. Heesch, and Wendy Brown. "Correlates of Sitting Time in Working Age Australian Women: Who Should Be Targeted With Interventions to Decrease Sitting Time?" Journal of Physical Activity and Health 9, no. 2 (February 2012): 270–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.9.2.270.

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Background:While there is emerging evidence that sedentary behavior is negatively associated with health risk, research on the correlates of sitting time in adults is scarce.Methods:Self-report data from 7724 women born between 1973–1978 and 8198 women born between 1946–1951 were collected as part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Linear regression models were computed to examine whether demographic, family and caring duties, time use, health, and health behavior variables were associated with weekday sitting time.Results:Mean sitting time (SD) was 6.60 (3.32) hours/day for the 1973–1978 cohort and 5.70 (3.04) hours/day for the 1946–1951 cohort. Indicators of socioeconomic advantage, such as full-time work and skilled occupations in both cohorts and university education in the mid-age cohort, were associated with high sitting time. A cluster of ‘healthy behaviors’ was associated with lower sitting time in the mid-aged women (moderate/high physical activity levels, nonsmoking, nondrinking). For both cohorts, sitting time was highest in women in full-time work, in skilled occupations, and in those who spent the most time in passive leisure.Conclusions:The results suggest that, in young and mid-aged women, interventions for reducing sitting time should focus on both occupational and leisure-time sitting.

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Brodwin, Martin G., and Joseph E. Havranek. "Incorporating Multicultural Counselling and Gender Issues into Rehabilitation Counsellor Education." Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling 2, no. 1 (1996): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1323892200001800.

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In today’s rapidly changing society, counsellors need to have knowledge and skills to work effectively with a diverse consumer population. A review of rehabilitation counsellor education programs in the United States applying for CORE (Council on Rehabilitation Education) re-accreditation between 1991–1994 revealed that two-thirds of the programs had content deficits in multicultural and gender issues. Australia and other countries besides the United States have experienced increases in the number of cultural minorities entering the workforce. The role of women in the modern workforce also has undergone significant change. These issues need to be considered by rehabilitation counsellors in all countries. The importance of infusing these content areas in graduate training is addressed. The authors offer suggestions for infusion of cultural and gender issues into rehabilitation counselling curricula.

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Brown, Wendy J., Richard Hockey, Annette J. Dobson, and Barbara Ainsworth. "Physical Activity, BMI and Health Care Costs in Mid-age and Older Australian Women." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 38, Supplement (May 2006): S56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/00005768-200605001-01126.

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Perera, Nirmala Kanthi Panagodage, Joanne L. Kemp, Corey Joseph, and Caroline F. Finch. "Corrigendum to “Epidemiology of hospital-treated cricket injuries sustained by women from 2002–2003 to 2013–2014 in Victoria, Australia. [J. Sci. Med. Sport. 22 (2019) 1213–1218]”." Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 23, no. 9 (September 2020): 790–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.04.009.

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Brown, Wendy J., Gita Mishra, Christina Lee, and Adrian Bauman. "Leisure Time Physical Activity in Australian Women: Relationship with Well Being and Symptoms." Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 71, no. 3 (September 2000): 206–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2000.10608901.

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Pavey, Toby G., Nicola W. Burton, and Wendy J. Brown. "Prospective Relationships Between Physical Activity and Optimism in Young and Mid-aged Women." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 12, no. 7 (July 2015): 915–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2014-0070.

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Background:There is growing evidence that regular physical activity (PA) reduces the risk of poor mental health. Less research has focused on the relationship between PA and positive wellbeing. The study aims were to assess the prospective associations between PA and optimism, in both young and mid-aged women.Methods:9688 young women (born 1973–1978) completed self-report surveys in 2000 (age 22 to 27), 2003, 2006, and 2009; and 11,226 mid-aged women (born 1946–1951) completed surveys in 2001 (age 50–55) 2004, 2007, and 2010, as part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Generalized estimating equation models (with 3-year time lag) were used to examine the relationship between PA and optimism in both cohorts.Results:In both cohorts, women reporting higher levels of PA had greater odds of reporting higher optimism over the 9-year period, (young, OR = 5.04, 95% CI: 3.85–6.59; mid-age, OR = 5.77, 95% CI: 4.76–7.00) than women who reported no PA. Odds were attenuated in adjusted models, with depression accounting for a large amount of this attenuation (young, OR = 2.00, 95% CI: 1.57–2.55; mid-age, OR = 1.64 95% CI: 1.38–1.94).Conclusions:Physical activity can promote optimism in young and mid-aged women over time, even after accounting for the negative effects of other psychosocial indicators such as depression.

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Sawrikar, Pooja, and Kristy Muir. "The myth of a ‘fair go’: Barriers to sport and recreational participation among Indian and other ethnic minority women in Australia." Sport Management Review 13, no. 4 (November 2010): 355–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smr.2010.01.005.

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Caperchione, C., G. Kolt, and K. Mummery. "Physical activity service provision for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women across three Australian states." Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 12 (January 2010): e145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2009.10.303.

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Wyckelsma, V., R. Aughey, and M. McKenna. "Physiological responses and movement demands of elite women playing Australian football in the midfield position." Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 13 (December 2010): e15-e16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2010.10.493.

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Lumb, Peter. "Young Women and Injured Blokes: Gender and Change in Rehabilitation Work." Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling 12, no. 1 (April 1, 2006): 37–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/jrc.12.1.37.

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AbstractThis article begins by reviewing some findings contained in the recent report: Gender, Workplace Injury and Return to Work (2005), before elaborating a relational perspective on gender and its importance to rehabilitation counselling. The article presents data about gender and injury in and out of workplaces, with a special interest in gendered data. Data is also presented about gender of rehabilitation counsellors, before reflecting on the complexity associated with gendered professionals and injured older men. The article draws on Australian data sets, and takes a critical sociological approach.

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