' s ▁first ▁female ▁Winter ▁Par al ym p ian . ▁ ▁Government ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Sex ▁Disc rim ination ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁was ▁passed . ▁This ▁Act ▁made ▁it ▁un law ful ▁to ▁disc rim inate ▁against ▁a ▁person ▁for ▁their ▁sex , ▁mar ital ▁status ▁or ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁pre gn ant . ▁All ▁sport ing ▁clubs ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁women ▁if ▁they ▁wanted ▁to ▁become ▁members ▁in ▁any ▁sport ▁they ▁played ▁or ▁participated ▁in . ▁ ▁Australian ▁government ' s ▁have ▁encourag ed ▁women ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁sport . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Australian ▁Government ' s ▁working ▁group ▁on ▁women ▁in ▁sport ▁published ▁a ▁report ▁titled ▁Women , ▁Sport ▁and ▁the ▁Media ▁which ▁recommended ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Sport ▁unit ▁within ▁the ▁Australian ▁Sports ▁Commission ▁( ASC ). ▁This ▁Unit ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁an ▁Active ▁Girls ▁campaign ▁was ▁launched ▁by ▁the ▁ASC ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁drop ▁out ▁of ▁te en age ▁girls ▁from ▁sport . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁ASC ▁with ▁ ▁$ 1 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Status ▁of ▁Women ▁established ▁a ▁gr ants ▁program ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁leadership ▁skills ▁of ▁women ▁who ▁deliver ▁sport ▁in ▁rural ▁and ▁remote ▁communities . ▁In ▁the ▁financial ▁year ▁ 2