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By Donna Spencer A new report on women in Canadian sport leadership roles presents a mixed bag of progress, stalling and backtracking. The number of women on the boards of national sports organizations, which are unpaid positions, has jumped. The number of women who are paid chief executive officers has plummeted. Canadian Women and Sport released its 2025-26 \u201cWomen in Sport Leadership Snapshot\u201d report Tuesday, saying women now hold a record 45 per cent of board seats and 48 per cent of board chair positions in national sport organizations. “It really shows that the sports system is capable of change,” CWS chief executive officer Allison Sandmeyer-Graves said. “This is a lot of individual organizations choosing to put the effort in to get that result.” Women make up 48 per cent… <\/p>\n

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By Donna Spencer A new report on women in Canadian sport leadership roles presents a mixed bag of progress, stalling and backtracking. The number of women on the boards of national sports organizations, which are unpaid positions, has jumped. The number of women who are paid chief executive officers has plummeted. Canadian Women and Sport released its 2025-26 \u201cWomen in Sport Leadership Snapshot\u201d report Tuesday, saying women now hold a record 45 per cent of board seats and 48 per cent of board chair positions in national sport organizations. “It really shows that the sports system is capable of change,” CWS chief executive officer Allison Sandmeyer-Graves said. “This is a lot of individual organizations choosing to put the effort in to get that result.” Women make up 48 per cent... <\/p>\n

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