Back in early 2017 the excitement and momentum around the official launch of the AFL Women’s competition, a moment the AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan described as ‘100 years in the making’…
‘We are a new vision of courage’: 147 survivors of Larry Nassar take to stage to accept award
More than 100 survivors of Larry Nassar have taken to the stage at the ESPN awards to accept the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. It took them a number of minutes to line up on the stage, presenting an emot…
I have only praise for those who speak out about mental health: Retiring netballer Sharni Layton
One of Australia’s greatest ever netballers Sharni Layton has opened up about her mental health challenges while announcing she’ll soon retire from the sport. The Collingwood defender who …
Alexis Ohanian’s sweet tribute to wife Serena Williams (& why he’s pushing for paid parental leave)
We always knew Serena Williams’ return from maternity leave would be big, but the way she’s stormed the court to become an advocate for new mothers is something else. Off the court William…
We’re not willing to put up with sexism in sport anymore, and the World Cup proves it
Mainstream sporting events are often a hotbed of sexist antics and the World Cup is proving no different. But, before you get disheartened take comfort in the fact that women are no longer putting up …
‘Don’t make sacrifices, make better choices’: Paralympian Lakeisha Patterson on becoming an elite athlete
Meet 19-year-old Lakeisha Patterson, a professional athlete who is studying architecture and achieving some epic times and feats in the pool. Patterson has cerebral palsy, epilepsy and symptoms of ear…
Zero women on Forbes’ 100 highest paid athletes in the world
For the first time no women are on Forbes’ 100 highest paid athletes in the world. That means that in 2017, 100 of the top 100 paid athletes in the world were men and none were women. Forbes unv…
Cricket, a cheating scandal & woeful role models: Why women in sport deserve the airtime
A confession. Until Sunday morning I had only been peripherally, at best, aware of the cricket test matches that have been taking place in South Africa in recent weeks. The Australian team’s unf…
“I see you, I hear you, I believe in you”: Ten words that changed Layne Beachley’s life
For the first eight years of Layne Beachley‘s surfing career she supported herself financially without any help and it was tough. She had four jobs, worked 60 hours a week waiting tables, sellin…
Is men behaving badly the perpetual news story sport cannot avoid?
The AFL and the NRL made front page news over the weekend in national broadsheets as well as state tabloids. But the headlines and associated stories were no cause for celebration. Two senior executiv…
