Sport

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.

Annie Flamsteed is the founder and CEO of iNSPIRE SPORT, an app that supports young athletes stay mentally and physically strong in sport.

Amelia Kuk’s latest achievement is playing for the Brisbane Broncos & winning the 2018 premiership. She tells Women’s Agenda how sport is driving change.

Despite the growing popularity of AFLW the level of interest in, and the treatment of, women’s sport remains problematic.

Women represent just 22% of board chairs and 13% of CEOs across more than 60 Australian sporting organisations. It’s no coincidence.