0 1 3 – 2 0 1 4 , ▁ ▁Sport ▁Le ad ership ▁Gr ants ▁and ▁Sch olar ships ▁for ▁Women ▁Program ▁provided ▁$ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁individuals ▁and ▁organis ations ▁to ▁undert ake ▁training ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁leadership ▁potential ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of : ▁co aching , ▁offici ating , ▁govern ance , ▁management ▁and ▁administration ▁and ▁communic ations , ▁media ▁and ▁market ing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Australian ▁Parliament ' s ▁Senate ▁Environment , ▁Rec re ation , ▁Communic ations ▁and ▁the ▁Arts ▁Committee ▁published ▁the ▁report ▁ ▁About ▁time ! ▁: ▁women ▁in ▁sport ▁and ▁recre ation ▁in ▁Australia . ▁This ▁extensive ▁review ▁made ▁recommend ations ▁related ▁to ▁grass ▁roots ▁and ▁el ite ▁ath lete ▁participation , ▁leadership ▁and ▁govern ance ▁and ▁the ▁mass ▁media . ▁The ▁Committee ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁benefits ▁to ▁women ▁and ▁girls ▁of ▁particip ating ▁in ▁sport ▁and ▁recre ation ▁but ▁noted ▁the ▁high ▁drop ▁out ▁rates ▁in ▁female ▁participation . ▁It ▁also ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁some ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁media ▁neglect ed ▁reporting ▁women ' s ▁sport ing ▁achiev ements . ▁The ▁Australian ▁Government ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁report ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Australian ▁sport sw omen ▁– ▁notable ▁current ▁and ▁former ▁athlet es ▁ ▁Australian ▁W om ens port ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁Association ▁Australian ▁Women ' s ▁Health ▁Sport ▁Awards ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Australian ▁W om ens port ▁and