Resources
CPRA is committed to being a contributor of knowledge and opportunities that enhance and grow the Parks & Recreation sector. Explore our library of resouces below.
Latest Resources
Safer Parks Project
Visiting parks is an integral part of everyday life, reflecting the vital social, health and recreational role parks play in towns and cities. Parks have numerous benefits for health and wellbeing yet concerns about safety can constrain women and girls’ use and experience of them.
What would a city designed by women be like?
Cities are supposed to be built for all of us, but they aren’t built by all of us. We spoke to feminists working in urban planning in the city to find out what they think needs to change to make cities better for women.
Give Inclusivity a Sporting Chance by designing better recreational spaces
By taking a full sustainability lens to our designs at the beginning of the process, we can support better equity, health, and climate resilience for future communities, making our spaces better for everyone.
Whose Eyes?: Women’s Experiences of Changing in a Public Change Room
Fitness and recreation centres populate today’s modern urban communities and cater to a wide range of people seeking health, fitness and social connection through physical activity. While women’s experiences in these spaces have received some scholarly attention from feminist scholars and scholars of the body, little research has explored women’s lived experiences of the change room.
Better Design Suggestions for Parks
This resource, from Make Space for Girls, provides pictures that prompt conversations about what girls want from a park.
Building Inclusive Recreation and Sport Communities for Women and Girls: Facility Design Module
This Facility Design module was presented as part of the in-person workshops that CPRA facilitated across Canada (2022-2024). Additional resources appear throughout the presentation.
Boîte à outils destinée aux gestionnaires du milieu sportif
Pour la participation et l’avancement du leadership féminin dans le milieu sportif québécois!
Making the Case: Physical Activity and Women 55-70 (CWS)
This resource provides concrete evidence that makes the case for investing in physical activity initiatives for women 55–70.
Go Where Women Are: Insight on engaging women and girls in sport and exercise (Sport England)
“Go Where Women Are” is about engaging women in sport and exercise on their terms and in their space whether physically or emotionally.
Helping Women and Girls to Get Active: A Practical Guide (Sport England)
This guide will help you get more women and girls in your area active – even if you’re not directly involved in the sport or leisure sector.
