2013 marks the 10 year anniversary of the first-ever Women’s Canoe Exhibition events at an ICF World Championships: The 2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships - held in Gainesville, GA.   These history events were made possible because of 5 years of non-stop lobbying and globetrotting on the part of Women’s Canoe pioneer Canadian Sheila […]

The International Olympic Committee Medical Commission (IOC MC) validated their statement dispelling the myth about potential injuries to female reproductive organs and it is now on the IOC web site. The IOC MC also validated that the IOC does not require International Federations and National Olympic Committees to have policies on harassment or abuse (sexual, gender, etc.), however, […]

Check out this CBC Special - Women’s Canoeing Should Have Place in Olympics. Thank you CBC! http://www.cbc.ca/sports/opinion/2013/06/womens-canoeing-should-have-place-in-olympics.html

Over the years a myth has been perpetuated by officials at all levels of the sport of Olympic Canoeing: that unilateral movement from Olympic style canoeing will damage the female body (sex/reproductive organs, urinary tract, etc.) potentially causing infertility, incontinence, stunt feminine development, and/or cause lopsided development. The WomenCAN International Health and Science Advisory Board […]

The Ban on Women in Olympic Canoeing and Its Effect on Canoeing for Women in Poland – by Maja Madziewicz Throughout world history, it has been a struggle to bring forth new ways of thinking for people rooted in tradition. To change the mindset of all, many people have devoted their time to fight for […]

A SHARP Center Report “Women in the Olympic and Paralympic Games” Reveals Equity Gaps in Participation, Leadership Opportunities for Women. http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/home/media-center-2/press-releases/april-11-2013-press-release “The SHARP Center findings demonstrate both the successes and shortfalls of the IOC’s gender equity thresholds.” The Report also uncovers startling gender inequalities in athletic participation by men and women. Although competing in the […]

“Let’s get Women’s Canoe into the Olympics Now!” by Albert McDonald. Excerpt: “Not including Women’s Canoe racing, in equal measure with the men, at the 2016 Olympic Games is unjust. Plain and simple. There can only be one reason – politics. There are politics because the IOC has put a “cap” on the total number […]

SIGN THE PETITION SEE 2013 May 11 Petition Comments - Almost 600 as of May 11, 2013! History: The sport of Canoe/Kayak was introduced as a Sprint (flatwater) sport in the Olympics in 1924 – with Kayak and Canoe events for men only. Women’s Sprint Kayak was added in 1948. Slalom (whitewater) was […]

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 […]

The London 2012 Olympics - A Gender Equality Audit. From the Centre for Sport Policy Studies at the University of Toronto, Peter Donnelly and Michele K. Donnelly analysed gender equality in sport using the case of the 2012 London Olympics. From the Executive Summary: “The data in this Report show that there is […]