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Woman in Sport
Participation Programmes
The Women in Sport Initiative is aimed at promoting increased participation of women of all ages in sport.
Less than one in five Irish women come close to conducting what the World Health Organisation deems to be the minimum levels of physical activity necessary for good health. More than three-quarters of Irish women do some recreational physical activity such as walking, swimming or aerobics, but the majority do so with insufficient regularity or intensity of effort to meet the minimum standard. Sport is less of a focus of social activity for women than for men.
The Women in Sport Initiative has been developed to address the differences that exist between women’s and men’s interaction with sport.
Women are less likely than men to volunteer for sport, or to attend sports events. When they do either volunteer or attend, they are more likely than men to do so because their own children or other young people are involved. Carlow Sports Partnership aims to provide the means by which many women can rekindle their relationship with sport, or be introduced to it and experience its life enhancing power.
Woman in Sport Website
The woman in Sport website, supported by the Irish Sports Council, promotes, encourages and supports women's participation in sport. It provides valuable information on many aspects of active living. It incorporates events and training material along with real life inspirational success stories.
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