In a huge sigh of relief, the AFL Commission has confirmed that the 2021 AFLW season will go ahead as agreed in the 2019 CBA, and this isn’t the only update we’ve had so far in this AFLW off-season, so here’s the rundown. Trade and Sign Period The time period where clubs sign the bulk […]
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A place of protest and empowerment: Women in Boots and the story of the 79ers
A few weeks ago, we published a review of Marion Stell and Heather Reid’s Women In Boots: Football and Feminism in the 1970s by Professor Jean Williams. This week, we catch up with the authors Marion Stell and Heather Reid to discuss just why that 1979 series is so important. In the early hours of […]
Securing the Women’s World Cup: Emotions running high
By Angela Christian-Wilkes In the wee hours of Friday morning, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced that Australia and New Zealand will host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Emotions are still running high. But in the months leading up to the announcement, the bid occupied a grey and shapeless space in my mind—a football fog, […]
What you need to know about the Women’s World Cup announcement
In just a few days the host country of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be announced. With just Australia/New Zealand and Colombia remaining after Brazil dropped out in recent weeks and Japan withdrew with days remaining, our local bid remains the favourite. Recently FIFA released their Bid Evaluation Report, with Australia/New Zealand earning […]
The right to shorts
In the fight for gender equity and equality across all facets of sport, it can be really disheartening to find another aspect of the fight that also needs attention. But where there are fights, there are people fighting them. People like Simone Cariss, the Co-Founder, Director and Victorian Representative of Girls’ Uniform Agenda. Girls’ Uniform […]