During her career, Magee relentlessly campaigned to have the gender imbalance of Australian track and field athletes in major sporting events equalised. She objected to the omission of Clarice Kennedy from the 1936 Summer Olympics. When she was appointed as manageress of the women's track and field team for the 1938 British Empire Games held in Australia, she challenged the policy of only selecting seven women due to financial constraints, despite the depth of female talent within Australian athletics.[12][13] The quota was raised to 15 when Magee took full responsibility for the women.[3][14]