Defining moments : women's contribution to outdoor education leadership and an examination of the gender divide

Tonia Gray, Sandy Allen-Craig, Denise Mitten, TA Loeffler, Cathryn Carpenter

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference PaperConference Paperpeer-review

Abstract

Throughout our collective experiences in the outdoors, defining moments have helped ignite innovation and provided inspiration for women and men in the outdoor profession. Women comprise around half the outdoor education industry however our representation is disproportionately low among the ranks of the senior leaders and researchers in the field.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBook of Abstracts: 7th International Outdoor Education Research Conference, Unama̢۪ki/Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, July 4-8th, 2016
PublisherCape Breton University
Pages45-46
Number of pages2
Publication statusPublished - 2016
EventInternational Outdoor Education Research Conference -
Duration: 4 Jul 2016 → …

Conference

ConferenceInternational Outdoor Education Research Conference
Period4/07/16 → …

Keywords

  • outdoor education
  • education, higher
  • women
  • sports

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