Here at Siren we’re thrilled to announce this new opportunity to assist the next generation of women who want to enter the sports media landscape. Women’s Sports to the Front! This is something we passionately campaign for at Siren through our own coverage and through advocating the work of other women writing on women’s sport. …
Looking for an opportunity to help boost your career in sports writing? Applications are now open for the newly announced Siren Emerging Sports Writer Program! Who are we? We are a collective of women’s sports advocates, content creators and fans who for years have been left wanting more from mainstream coverage of women in sport. …
In a career that spanned 34 years, South Australian sports writer Lois Quarrell was a pioneer. A meticulous reporter, a passionate advocate, a champion administrator.
By Professor Jean Williams Women in Boots – Football and Feminism in the 1970s by Marion Stell and Heather Reid is a fantastically detailed account of the history of women footballers in Australia and New Zealand, in the 1970s, a pivotal time for the internationalisation of the women’s game. The book builds upon a growing …
In my last listicle that I put together – I shared some of my favourite pieces of sports journalism written by women, on women in sport. In that list I wrote, “I love sports journalism. I love great writing on sport” and that love of sports writing extends beyond journalism. In this small list, I’ve …