Five-Year Changes in Community-Level Sport Participation, and the Role of Gender Strategies

Background: The rate of participation in community-based sport by boys and men has been double that of girls and women. Contributing to this is the fact that some sports have been traditionally male-only or at least very male-dominated.Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate changes in partici...

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Autores principales:	Rochelle Eime, Melanie Charity, Jack Harvey, Hans Westerbeek
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	sport policy community sports club women Sports GV557-1198.995
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9b31eee39c1143a0bf6250b62528d2592021-11-16T07:49:22ZFive-Year Changes in Community-Level Sport Participation, and the Role of Gender Strategies2624-936710.3389/fspor.2021.710666https://doaj.org/article/9b31eee39c1143a0bf6250b62528d2592021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2021.710666/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2624-9367Background: The rate of participation in community-based sport by boys and men has been double that of girls and women. Contributing to this is the fact that some sports have been traditionally male-only or at least very male-dominated.Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate changes in participation in sport by sex and age across 10 major sports in Australia over a 5-year period. In conjunction with the analysis of participation trends, the gender strategies that were developed and implemented during this time are reviewed.Methods: This study encompassed all sport participants registered with one of 10 State Sporting Associations in Victoria, Australia in 2015 and in 2019. Participation rates by region, age and sex were calculated. State sport and health policies relating to female participation in sport were reviewed.Results: There were 749,037 registrations in 2015 and 868,266 in 2019. A comparison between 2015 and 2019 shows increases in participation for women and girls across all age groups (4–84 years), and highest increases for those aged 4 (6.6%) and 5–9 (4.7%). For boys there was a considerable decrease in participation for those aged 5–9 years (−3.8%).Discussion: This study provides evidence that whilst participation in sport is still dominated by males, the gap might be gradually closing and this is in line with recent strategies and investments into sport and wider cultural developments in society. The implications of these findings are discussed.Rochelle EimeRochelle EimeMelanie CharityMelanie CharityJack HarveyJack HarveyHans WesterbeekFrontiers Media S.A.articlesportpolicycommunitysports clubwomenSportsGV557-1198.995ENFrontiers in Sports and Active Living, Vol 3 (2021)
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description	Background: The rate of participation in community-based sport by boys and men has been double that of girls and women. Contributing to this is the fact that some sports have been traditionally male-only or at least very male-dominated.Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate changes in participation in sport by sex and age across 10 major sports in Australia over a 5-year period. In conjunction with the analysis of participation trends, the gender strategies that were developed and implemented during this time are reviewed.Methods: This study encompassed all sport participants registered with one of 10 State Sporting Associations in Victoria, Australia in 2015 and in 2019. Participation rates by region, age and sex were calculated. State sport and health policies relating to female participation in sport were reviewed.Results: There were 749,037 registrations in 2015 and 868,266 in 2019. A comparison between 2015 and 2019 shows increases in participation for women and girls across all age groups (4–84 years), and highest increases for those aged 4 (6.6%) and 5–9 (4.7%). For boys there was a considerable decrease in participation for those aged 5–9 years (−3.8%).Discussion: This study provides evidence that whilst participation in sport is still dominated by males, the gap might be gradually closing and this is in line with recent strategies and investments into sport and wider cultural developments in society. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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title	Five-Year Changes in Community-Level Sport Participation, and the Role of Gender Strategies
title_short	Five-Year Changes in Community-Level Sport Participation, and the Role of Gender Strategies
title_full	Five-Year Changes in Community-Level Sport Participation, and the Role of Gender Strategies
title_fullStr	Five-Year Changes in Community-Level Sport Participation, and the Role of Gender Strategies
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Five-Year Changes in Community-Level Sport Participation, and the Role of Gender Strategies

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