Working to level the playing field for women and girls in sport and active recreation.
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The Victorian Government is committed to increasing the number of women and girls participating in sport and active recreation, from grassroots through to leadership roles.
In late 2015, the Inquiry into Women and Girls in Sport and Active Recreation presented nine recommendations to increase female leadership and participation.
The Inquiry also outlined a way forward, helping change and improve sport and recreation for all involved.
The Victorian Government has accepted all nine recommendations.
The sport and recreation sector, state and local governments and other partners across Victoria are now actively working together to bring about this change. Having strong partners is key. ‘Change our Game’ is a rally cry to ignite an undeniable desire amongst women and men who want to see their sport and recreation activities prosper into the future.
Women and girls make up just over half of the Victorian population, and we know through academic graduation rates and other measures that women have skills, knowledge and experience that are equal to men.
Yet the overwhelming finding of the Inquiry is that women are under-represented in leadership roles in the sport and active recreation sector.
Not tapping into that talent pool is inequitable and wasteful.
Change Our Game is changing that.
Find out more about Change Our GameNew study highlights the importance of uniforms in making girls feel comfortable and more likely to participate in sport.
Download the summary infographic (February 2021)
Thirty women will be putting their sports broadcasting expertise into practice next month, after being selected to take part in the 2022-23 Change Our Game Women in Sports Broadcasting Program.The
A further 104 community sporting organisations are set to benefit from the 2022-23 Change Our Game Community Activation Grants Program, sharing in over $500,000 of funding collectively.The program
Applications are now open for the 2022-23 Change Our Game Research Grants Program!The program supports Victorian university researchers to undertake research to identify tangible solutions to emer
The following is an address from Sarah Styles, the Director of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation, at the Change Our Game International Women's Day Lunch which took place on March 8, 202
