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Government And Interest Group Relations: An Analysis Of The Canadian Association For The Advancement Of Women And Sport, Susan Lesley Forbes
Government And Interest Group Relations: An Analysis Of The Canadian Association For The Advancement Of Women And Sport, Susan Lesley Forbes
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport (CAAWS) is a non-profit feminist advocacy organization established to work towards enhancing the position of women and girls in sport in Canada. Imbedded in a sport system which reflects societal values, CAAWS has undertaken activities to eliminate gender inequity, such as lack of acknowledgment, inadequate financial support and limited opportunities for participation, in Canadian sport. This study has addressed the question of whether or not CAAWS has been coopted as a result of its relationship with the federal government agencies responsible for sport in Canada (i.e., Sport Canada and Sport …