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Appendix 1 - Context of the inquiry
The Committee acknowledges that this inquiry follows a large
body of work over the last 25 years addressing the challenges facing women in
sport and recreation.[382] These have
included:
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Fit To
Play (1980), sponsored by the NSW Women's Advisory Council
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Sport:
Achieving the Ultimate Recognition (1985), Elizabeth
Darlinson
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Women,
Sport and the Media (1985), Working Group on Women in Sport - Office of the
Status of Women and the Australian Sports Commission
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Girls'
Achievement and Self Esteem: The contribution of physical education and sport
(1985-87), Commonwealth Schools Commission
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National
Policy and Plan for Women in Sport (1987), Office of the Status of Women
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Equity for
Women in Sport (1991), Wendy
Ey
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Sportswomen
Step Forward (1991), Conference conducted by the Australian Sports
Commission
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Halfway to
Equal (1992), House of Reps standing committee on Legal and Constitutional
Affairs
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An
Illusory Image: A Report on the media coverage and portrayal of women's sport
in Australia
(1996), Murray Phillips
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National
Policy on Women and Girls in Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity
(1999), Australian Sports Commission
The Committee notes the various international and national
instruments which impact on women in sport and recreation.
International instruments include:
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Charter of the United Nations (1945)
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United
Nations, 1948)
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 1979 (ratified by Australia,
1983)
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Health Promotion — The Ottawa
Charter (World Health Organisation, 1986) (Ottawa
Charter)
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Beijing
Declaration and the Platform for Action Fourth World
Conference on Women, Beijing, 1995
(United Nations, 1996) (Beijing
Platform for Action)
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Brighton Declaration on
Women and Sport (First World Conference on Women and Sport, 1994) (Brighton
Declaration)
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Jakarta Declaration on Leading Health Promotion
into the Twenty-first Century (World Health Organisation, 1997) (Jakarta
Declaration on Health), and
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Windhoek
Call for Action (Second World Conference on Women and Sport, 1998).
National instruments include the:
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Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cwlth)
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Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Act 1986 (Cwlth)
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Affirmative Action (Equal Opportunity for Women)
Act 1986 (Cwlth)
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National Women’s Health Policy: Advancing
Women’s Health in Australia
(1989)
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National Policy for the Education of Girls in
Schools (1987)
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Fourth United Nations World Conference on Women:
Platform for Action — Australia’s
Implementation Report (1997), and the
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Charter of Public Service in a Culturally
Diverse Society (1998).
The Committee notes:
the 1994 Brighton Declaration on Women and Sport is an
international set of principles intended as a guide to increasing the
involvement of women in sport at all levels. Australia
is a signatory to the declaration. The Windhoek Call for Action is a
declaration that arose from the Second World Conference on Women and Sport held
in Windhoek, Namibia,
in 1998. It reaffirms the principles established in the Brighton Declaration,
acknowledges the need for greater cooperation and coordination between agencies
and organisations responsible for women’s and girls’ issues, and seeks further
development of equal opportunities for women and girls to participate fully in
sport, recreation and physical activity.[383]
The Brighton Declaration is available here: http://www.iwg-gti.org/e/brighton/index.htm
The Windhoek Call to Action is available here: http://www.iwg-gti.org/pdfs/call_e.pdf
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