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Report from WomenSport International
to the IWG meeting in London 8-9 Nov. 2003
Main activities since the meeting in
Paris in Nov. 2003
Executive meetings
WSI has had one executive board meeting in Copenhagen in July 2003
in connection with the European Congress of Sport Psychology. In
addition The President and Vice President met in California to discuss
WSI business in October 2003.
The Web Page
Our new web side had just been opened when I wrote this report one
year ago. It has improved since that time, and the newest development
is that we have a Spanish-speakers “Question/Answer”
section, and people can now ask questions which are answered in
Spanish language. This is facilitated by Zoila Palacio, exercise
scientist and coach from Colombia and USA ,WSI Advisory Board and
Naydi Nazario, a WSI member from Puerto Rico.
News from the Triad Task Force:
Patricia Sangenis, M.D. (WSI Advisory Board) had previously been
appointed to the IOC Medical Commission and has now also been appointed
Chair of the Women in Sport Group for the Commission. Dr. Barbara
Drinkwater was appointed as a member of the Medical and Scientific
Group of the IOC. Concerns relating to the health issues of female
athletes can be forwarded to either of them.
The Triad Task Force is also working to put together a Power Point
presentation for use by team physicians as a means of educating
coaches and athletes about preventing this particular condition.
News from the Sexual Harassment
Task Force:
Year 2 of a longitudinal study on the impact of child protection
in soccer in England has been completed. Celia Brackenridge Ltd.,
with a staff of nine researchers, conducted 257 interviews, 24 club
case studies and seven surveys to provide data that is informing
future policy directions on child protection.
All sport governing bodies funded by the government in England
have five years to comply with new National Standards for Child
Protection in Sport. To assist them with the recording and management
of allegations of abuse in sport, Celia Brackenridge Ltd. is developing
a software package –A.B.I.S.S.- Abuse in Sport Statistics.
The database from these cases will eventually be used by researchers
to analyse risk hot spots for abuse in Sport.
Kari Fasting, in cooperation with Nada Knorre (Czech Olympic Committee),
is continuing a major study about Gender Relations in Sport in Czech
Republic. The study includes questions on the experiences of sexual
harassment by elite and national athletes and sport students.
Prevalence studies of abuse in sport are under design in the Netherlands
and the United Kingdom. A study of women athlete’s experiences
of sexual harassment is also understood to be underway in Japan.
UN-DAW publication: “Women
2000: physical activity, sport, exercise and achievement of women’s
development goals.”
Carole Oglesby met with the new DAW Director Carolyn Hannan at the
2003 CSW March meetings. She developed a plan together with her,
which was sent to the IWG in April. The plan was accepted and distributed
to different potential contributors, with a time schedule.
Carole Oglesby has received contributions and also gathered relevant
published research information (review articles, positions statements
etc.) herself. She mailed the ‘official plan’, previously
agreed upon, to Carolyn Hannan on May 19. We have waited for the
formal acceptance from Hannan and have received a positive response
just a few days ago. When the first draft has been finished it will
be sent to members of IWG and others (see the original plan) for
editing, comment and modification. The manuscript will be delivered
to UN-DAW by Feb/Mar 2004 according to the original plan (see accompanying
reply from Oglesby).
Successful Conference on Women
and Sport in South Africa
WSI’s advisory board member from South Africa Ntambi Ravele
was the Programme Director for a seminar on Women and Sport, arranged
by the South African Sport Commission in August this year. The seminar
adopted 13 resolutions, which together with the program, can be
found in the appendices to this report as well as the WSI website.
Election
WSI‘s vice president, treasurer, and two advisory board members
are up for election this year. The election is taking place now,
and results will be announced in the beginning of next year.
WSI’ symposium at the Pre-Olympic
congress in Thessalonica August 2004
WSI has applied through ICSSPE to arrange a symposium at the Pre-Olympic
Congress in 2004 in Greece, named: Women, Physical Activity and
Health: International Considerations Related to Ethnicity and Race.
The program is attached.
WSI 10 year anniversary
WSI was founded in 1994 and we will celebrate our first 10 years
in connection with our symposium at the Pre- Olympic Congress in
Greece in August 2004.
Kari Fasting
Vice-President
WSI
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