Agenda Sports

Across sporting codes, female athletes are making us all proud not simply because of their talent (which is undeniable) but because of their spirit.

As the Women’s FIFA World Cup begins, attention is being focused on the significant gender gap between the men’s and women’s competition.

Ash Barty’s straight-sets win against American Madison Keys in the French Open quarter-finals means she is now just one game away from making the final.

Serena Williams has made history as the first athlete to be included in Forbes’ annual list of the World’s Richest Self-Made Women.

Nike has released a powerful new advertisement with a budding young female player, Makena Cook, in the lead up to the Women’s World Cup in France,

Ash Barty has made it to the fourth round of the French Open after a compelling victory over Andrea Petkovic.

Alyssa Azar became the youngest Australian to summit Everest at 19. She tells Women’s Agenda about the thrill of adventure and what it took.

Sarah Styles joined Cricket Australia as Head of Female Engagement in late 2014. She believes there is momentum building in the world of women’s cricket.

Mary Fowler, 16 year old soccer star, is named in the Matildas 23 player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.

Caster Semenya lost her case with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which many argue was imposed specifically to restrict her participation in athletics. 

More than a quarter of all social media comments directed towards sportswomen are sexist, sexualised, belittling or otherwise negative in nature.

Sport needs more female leaders and there are many reasons for this but no more compelling than the need for a drastic change of culture.