Tag: female sports
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Analysis of the UN Report by Reem Alsalem titled Sex-Based Violence Against Women and Girls in Sports: Causes and Consequences (A/79/325)
Overall Focus of the Report In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, explores the various forms, causes and consequences of violence against women and girls in sports. Key Points on Men in Women’s Sports 1. Fairness and Safety Reem reported “the least powerful…
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Senator Chandler Holds Sport Australia to Account on Women’s Sport
Tasmanian Liberal Senator Claire Chandler has shone a much-needed spotlight on the controversial Guidelines for the Inclusion of Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Sport during Senate Estimates hearings. In a robust exchange on 4 March 2020, Senator Chandler pressed officials from Sport Australia and the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on the real-world impact…
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Katherine Deves’ Call for Accountability from Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins on Women’s Sport
Excellent Letter by Katherine Deves to the Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins asking questions about how and why she failed to protect girls and women in sports. Signed by all the men and women who stand for women’s rights! 25 May 2020 Dear Commissioner Jenkins, We are writing in relation to your response to Senator…
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School principal issues trans warning for sport
Women’s sport is under threat from transgender athletes who identify as women but compete with “the steroidal power” of male biology, says headmaster Tony George of Sydney’s King’s School for boys. “People with Y chromosomes have a natural source of steroids — these people are commonly known as men, and they have much more testosterone…
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TGD Guidelines in Sport – Senator Colbeck’s Support Questioned
Earlier this month, the Australian Human Rights Commission released its ‘Guidelines for Inclusion of Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Sport’. The guidelines are the result of a collaboration between the AHRC, Sport Australia and the Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports (COMPPS) in consultation with governments, player associations, legal advisers and athletes. Today,…
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Trans and Gender Diverse Guidelines in Sport – the End for Women’s Competitions?
The Australian Human Rights Commission this week released its ‘Guidelines for Inclusion of Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Sport’. The guidelines are the result of a collaboration between the AHRC, Sport Australia and the Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports (COMPPS) in consultation with governments, player associations, legal advisers and athletes. The guidelines…