Inquiry into women in sport and recreation in Australia
Media Release - 6 September 2006
ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS REFERENCES COMMITTEE
About Time! Women in sport and recreation in Australia
Tabled Today: 6 September 2006
After 4.30 p.m.
Senator Andrew Bartlett, Chair of the Senate Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee, will table the Committee's report intoWomen in sport and recreation in Australia today 6 September 2006 after 4.30 p.m.
This unanimous report highlights the benefits to women and girls of participating in sport and recreation but also draws attention to the high attrition rates in female participation in sport and recreation activities. The Committee makes 18 recommendations which address the need for more support for women's sport and recreation in Australia .
The report is critical of some sections of the media for the role it plays in neglecting women's sporting achievements. The Committee makes a number of recommendations which seek better engagement between the media and women's sporting organisations.
For Comment: Senator Kate Lundy , Deputy Chair, ph: 02 6277 3334
Senator Michael Ronaldson , ph: 02 6277 3582
For copies of the Report:
Committee secretariat
ph: 02 6277 3526
fax: 02 6277 5818
internet: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate_environment
6 September 2006
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Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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