At 19 years old, Alyssa Azar became the youngest Australian to summit Mt Everest and at 21, she climbed Everest again, this time from the other side. She improved on her already impressive title, beco…
‘We’ve got this moment in time’: Meet Sarah Styles, Head of Engagement at Cricket Australia
An investment banker with strategy experience and an indoor virtual golf business on the side, Sarah Styles seemed to have the perfect combination of skills for a position at Cricket Australia. Styles…
Mary Fowler, 16-year old soccer star, named in the Matildas World Cup squad
On Tuesday, Matildas coach Ante Milicic named the 23 player squad he will take to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. Among the 23 players named was teen sensation Mary Fowler. The 16-yea…
Caster Semenya, sport & the policing of women’s bodies
It seemed like an ordinary day for Caster Semenya, the South African-born two-time Olympic track champion, as she cruised to win the 800m at the Doha Diamond League meet last Friday. It was her thirti…
Sportswomen face overwhelming sexism on social media, study finds
Australian sportswomen face a barrage of sexist comments on social media. More than a quarter of all social media comments directed towards sportswomen are sexist, sexualised, belittling or otherwise …
‘Why sport needs more female leaders’: Marina Go
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. Recent negative events involving cheating, violence towards wo…
Meet Annie Flamsteed, the 23-year-old CEO of iNSPIRE SPORT
Annie Flamsteed is on a mission to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of young athletes. She’s the founder and CEO of iNSPIRE SPORT, a game-changing app that supports young athletes to st…
‘We are using rugby league to drive change’: Meet PNG Orchids star Amelia Kuk
Amelia Kuk’s latest achievement is playing for the Brisbane Broncos and winning the premiership in 2018. That’s the top of a massive list of achievements for the 23 year-old rugby league s…
How sport continues to sideline women
The AFLW grand final may have played out in front of a 53,034-strong crowd (the biggest-ever crowd at an Australian women’s sporting event) at the Adelaide Oval on the weekend, but the level of intere…
These are the gaps that exist for women in sports administration
Women represent just 22% of board chairs and 13% of CEOs across more than 60 Australian sporting organisations. Why is there such an imbalance? It may be because, in some sporting organisations, women…
