TOOLKIT
Gender Equity in Recreational Sport: Optimizing Facility Use
The resources in this section reflect the four different areas of focus of this project. Beyond those, we have added resources that provide general information about the topic of gender equity as well as resources that address the issue of leadership for women in recreation and sport.
Community Engagement (View All Resources)
| Image | Title | Summary | Categories | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Building Inclusive Recreation and Sport Communities for Women and Girls: Engagement Module | This Engagement module was presented as part of the in-person workshops that CPRA facilitated across Canada (2022-2024). It focuses on “getting them in the door”. Additional resources appear throughout the presentation. | Community Engagement, General Resource | |
 | Personna Needs Statements | It is easy to assume we know what people want from our facilities and services. However, oftentimes our assumptions are incorrect or based on incomplete information. To combat this typical mistake, we use personas, archetypes of people, based on real end users By stepping into their shoes, we can design a more relevant and successful destination. | Community Engagement | |
 | Caren Cao goes for a slam dunk with Network Of Women in Basketball | For lifelong baller Caren Cao, playing in a co-ed basketball league wasn’t much fun. “If it’s a competitive league, men don’t take you seriously,” she says. “If it’s a casual game, they won’t even put in a full effort to guard you.” | Community Engagement | |
 | Workshop #2 — Who are the People in Your Neighbourhood? | This workshop will explore non-traditional ways of understanding the community and, specifically, those who do not typically participate in recreation. | Community Engagement | |
| Workshop #2 — Who are the People in Your Neighbourhood? (Slide Deck) | Community Engagement | ||
 | Supporting Newcomer Girls and Women through Sport (CWS) | Quality engagement in physical activity can further the integration of newcomer women and girls into their communities and positively impact their overall quality of life. | Community Engagement | |
 | Toolkit: Reframing Sport for Teenage Girls (Sport England) | Includes resources and key findings from the research which is funded by Sport England. | Community Engagement | |
 | Helping Women and Girls to Get Active: A Practical Guide (Sport England) | This guide will help you get more women and girls in your area active – even if you’re not directly involved in the sport or leisure sector. | Community Engagement | |
 | Go Where Women Are: Insight on engaging women and girls in sport and exercise (Sport England) | “Go Where Women Are” is about engaging women in sport and exercise on their terms and in their space whether physically or emotionally. | Community Engagement | |
 | Making the Case: Physical Activity and Women 55-70 (CWS) | This resource provides concrete evidence that makes the case for investing in physical activity initiatives for women 55–70. | Community Engagement |
