By Samantha Lewis “For us, women’s football is much more than a game,” says the introduction to Australia and New Zealand’s historic joint bid to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup. “It is a game-changer for women in our countries, where we celebrate our proud history of advancing women’s leadership, promoting women’s sport and striving …
*in no particular order In the process of reflecting on our journey to 20 issues, we were interested in looking back at which of our pieces were most popular with you, our readers, the most. As a collective that largely came together in the stands of AFLW games, it’s exciting to see so many sports …
I remember the first time I met Rachel Bach. I attended the book launch event for ‘Never Say Die: The Hundred-Year Overnight Success of Australian Women’s Football’ by Lee McGowan and Fiona Crawford late last year at Heidelberg United FC in Melbourne. The event was expertly hosted by the amazing Helen Tyrikos, Heidelberg United FC’s …
Here is the running data from our analysis of mainstream media coverage of women in sport since the coronavirus sent sport into shutdown. We’ve partnered with Swinburne University of Technology to collect this data to measure how women’s sports are being impacted during this time in terms of media coverage, which before COVID-19, was already …
Gemma I remember being at a family dinner maybe a year ago talking about footy—as I am wont to do—and my father turning to me and saying “who made you like this?”. It made me laugh a little because it seemed obvious to me. My Mum and her mum, my Nan. As a kid if …