This presentation was made as part of a workshop called “Fostering a Global Voice for Women and Sport”, sponsored by the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport. This was part of the National Convention for AAHPERD – American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
Slides and Script (slide by slide narrative) can be found here. (PDF files easiest to read)
http://aahperd.confex.com/aahperd/2013/webprogram/Session56876.html
File names:
PAM BOTELER 2013 Apr 23 AAPHERD UNCGreensboro NAWGS Case for Womens Canoe Rio 2016 FINAL PPT
PAM BOTELER SCRIPT 2013 April 23 AAPHERD UNC Greensboro and NAWGS FINAL.pdf
Link to London 2012 Gender Equality Audit by the University of Toronto:
And to a study conducted by the SHARP Center (Women’s Sports Foundation – USA). http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/sitecore/content/home/research/sharp-center.aspx
I do not understand why, nor do I support the decision to exclude any sport such as C1 and C2 as an Olympic event for Women when it so for Men. You could not justify this decision to me for any reason. Please consider the quality and commitment of these women athletes and try to explain how that it is not Olympic worthy. It is time for the Olympic committee to make this right.
Sincerely,
Amy Steinmetz
Physical Education and Adventure Education Instructor
Stevens Point Area Senior High School, Wisconsin
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