Girls In Sports

• Hockey Canada report highlights need for more professional development in women’s hockey

  A report from Hockey Canada highlights the need to reduce barriers, improve resource allocation and grow enrollment of women and girls in the sport. Public consultation is next.

  Sports

  Oct 27, 2024
  
• ‘Really special’: Fund launched for Indigenous women and girls in sports in Atlantic Canada

  The Genevieve Francis Memorial Fund was launched this week by Ryan Francis of the Acadia First Nation, who named it after his late grandmother. 

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2022
  
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• Calgary club helps cultivate girl power in skateboarding scene

  Women are helping usher in a revival in a male-dominated sport. A Calgary club dedicated to that inclusivity has helped foster the rise of the skater girl.

  Features

  Aug 26, 2022
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• Winnipeg team promoting ways to get more girls active in sports

  Two Winnipeg women are looking to get more young girls to participate in sport and other physical activities. They've teamed up with dozens of organizations to showcase different sports and fitness activities available to girls in the city of Winnipeg.

  Health

  Jun 18, 2018
• How youth mentorship fosters confidence in Canadian women

  Experts say having a mentor at a young age who improves an individual’s confidence has a number of positive life outcomes -- this is particularly true for girls.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2014
• UPDATE: Dick’s CEO apologizes to 12-year-old for gender inequality in catalogue

  An Edmonton-born Arizona girl has taken on an American retail giant over a lack of women in its basketball catalogue.

  Oct 13, 2014
• Girls struggle more to play sports longer

  While more girls are signing up for sports, studies have shown by the time they turn 14, they are quitting sports twice as fast as boys.

  Sports

  Oct 9, 2014