International Conference on Women’s Sports
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The Recommendations of the International Conference on Women’s
Sports for Peace and Development, Kathmandu, Nepal, 18-19 November 2004.
The following conclusions and recommendations were unanimously accepted
by the International Conference in its concluding session.
The Conference recognises the importance of the education system in
socialisation and therefore:
- recommends a review of the structure and delivery of the physical
education system be undertaken in order to develop a gender appropriate
curriculum;
- recommends that physical education be incorporated as a compulsory
subject in the curriculum of primary, lower secondary and secondary
school levels;
- recommends that at all levels teachers delivering physical education
should have specialist training and that such training should incorporate
gender appropriate pedagogical practices. This has implications both
for university initial teacher training and for in-service training.
- recommends that a major campaign be launched to promote women’s
involvement at all levels and in all roles in sport among parents and
communities.
The Conference also recognises the importance of women undertaking
leadership roles in sporting organisations at local, national, and international
levels. Specifically the conference recommends:
- that leadership training courses and seminars be developed for
prospective women leaders;
- that the norms proposed by the International Olympic Committee for
National Olympic Committees and International Sports Federations,
be adopted for appropriate national and local organisations in Nepal,
such as the National Olympic Committee, the National Federations and
the Sports Council;
- that recruitment strategies for attracting prospective women leaders
in sport take account of the importance of encouragement by senior
figures, particularly women, to foster interest and confidence among
potential candidates.
The Conference recognises that to promote equitable participation for
men and women, action should be taken in relation to:
- the promotion of appropriate Nepali sportswomen as role models
through the media;
- the fostering of indigenous sports activities, and the introduction
in Nepal of Women’s Netball, one of the few female only sports;
- the encouragement of national sports federations to develop strategic
proposals to increase women’s participation in their particular
sport.
Name Of The Guest Speakers and their Topics
Ms. Fan Hong PhD.,De Montfort University Of England, UK.
TOPIC: Women and Sport in the West and East: A Comparative Study
Mr. Professor Ian Henry, Loughborough University, UK.
TOPIC: Women and leadership in the Olympic movement.
Ms. Joan Mills, England Netball Association, UK.
TOPIC: From Small Beginnings to the International Arena.
Ms. Eleni Yvonni Kampitsi, Democritos University of Thrace, Greece
Topic: Quality Physical Education: An inclusive and gender fair
approach.
Ms. Dorota Idzi, Ministry of Nationl Education and Sport, Poland
Sita Pandey
President
Women In Sports/ Nepal
G.P.O Box: 3442
Ph: 977-1- 423 100 5
Fax: 977-1- 424 002 0
Web: www.womensports.org.np

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International Conference on Women’s Sports for
Peace and Development
Sita Pandey, Nepal
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