Advancing Women in Sport

In this episode of the Advancing Women in Sport podcast, I interviewed Suzie Betts, the founder of Boob Armour. Boob Armour is revolutionary protective gear specially designed for women athletes. The idea for Boob Armor was born out of Suzie's personal health scare, which highlighted a significant gap in sports safety for women's breasts. The mission of Boob Armour is to reduce breast injuries and...

In my latest episode of the Advancing Women in Sport podcast, I had an energising conversation with Karen Hennessy, the founder of Women's Sport WA. We discussed Karen's journey from Ireland to Australia, her roots in physical education, and her lifelong involvement in various sport. I was so pleased to hear Karen's tireless voluntary advocacy for women's sports. Karen shared insights from her Sav...

Sarah Karlik joins me in this Advancing Women in Sport podcast episode. Sarah, a multi-talented figure in sports, shared her journey, spanning over 25 years, from a young athlete to a respected name in women's soccer. Our discussion was about Sarah's academic pursuits, particularly her PhD research focused on the experiences of international women's football players. This research coincides with t...

In this episode of The Advancing Women in Sport podcast, Molina Asthana joins as a guest to discuss her trailblazing career in the legal and sporting industries. Molina shares her story of growing up in India, where girls' participation in sports was not encouraged. She found inspiration in the Australian sporting culture. She began running and participating in fun runs, which helped her gain conf...

In this episode of the Advancing Women in Sport podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Catherine Ordway, Associate Professor of Sports Management at the University of Canberra. Dr. Ordway, a trailblazer in sports law and advocacy, shared her journey from a young lawyer to a critical influencer in sports integrity, ethics, and leadership. She detailed her instrumental role in establishing...

In this episode of the Advancing Women in Sports podcast, I was delighted to chat with Ellen Connor, a pioneering NCCP-certified level one boxing Canada coach and the founder of a non-profit Boxing Club and West Coast Wonder Women. Ellen shared her unique journey, starting with her experiences in the Canadian Navy at 19, where she first encountered the stark realities of gender inequality. This ea...

In this episode of the Advancing Women in Sport podcast, I talked with Angelica Georgopoulos, a 24-year-old ambitious to become FIFA's first female president. Angelica highlighted the ongoing issues of gender inequality in sports, highlighting the need for better education and increased awareness. Our discussion covered the challenges of gendered language in the workplace, the importance of addres...

On the latest episode of the Advancing Women in Sport podcast, I spoke with Diana Taylor, a trailblazer as the first female Vice President of the Geelong Football Club. Diana recounted her transition from a young lawyer to a prominent figure in sports administration. A proponent of the quota system, she highlighted the importance of creating distinct pathways for women's leadership positions. Dian...

In this episode of the Advancing Women in Sport podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jordan Robinson, a remarkable freelance writer and host in the sports journalism world. Based in Los Angeles, Jordan's contributions have been featured in GQ and Essence, and she co-hosts the engaging podcast ""Queens of the Court"" with Sheryl Swoopes. My conversation with Jordan explored her journey from...

Welcome to the first episode of Season 3 of the Advancing Women in Sport podcast. Season 3 is Stories of Women Levelling the Playing Field in Sport. This season, I am listening to and learning from women's stories of resilience, advocacy, and leadership, shaping the future of women's sport. From the groundbreaking work of women in sports media like Jordan Robinson, who is altering the narrative to...

Tarik Bayrakli was a banker and is now an active advocate for respect and social inclusion in sport. Tarik is the Manager of the Victorian Women’s Trust harm prevention sports initiative, Club Respect, and runs a sports adventure camp for at-risk African-Australian teenage girls and boys. In his spare time he plays social-league Futsal, loves hanging out with his 2 kids and laments the poor perfor...

You may not be surprised that women athletes receive more online abuse than their male counterparts. However, you may be surprised (and appalled) that women in sport are 2.6 x more likely to receive abuse online than men in sport.  With women's sport on an inexorable rise, and with it the profile of women athletes, it is now time to turn our attention to what we do to protect them from harmful onl...

Chloe Dalton decided to take action on gender inequality by using her platform as a triple-code elite athlete. She did that by creating The Female Athlete Project (in her Mum and Dads garage) to shine a light on the positive achievements of women athletes. TFAP has a podcast, social media channels, merch and much more with a lofty goal: to increase the number of people following women's sport. I l...

Matt Hammond works in one of the most patriarchal sectors in sports, the sports betting industry. He is determined to use his privilege as a young, white, straight, cis-gender man to improve not only his organisation and the sector but also to help shift attitudes about women by standing up for women's rights. Matt is a great example of someone who is privileged yet is intentionally and continuous...

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Kerry Harris is the founding Chair of Women Onside, a membership group that advocates on behalf of women in football and for women’s football. The organisation commenced in 2017 as a response to the governance issues at Football Australia and FIFA and to ensure that women were part of the discussion and were influencing decisions being made about football (soccer) in Australia. Women Onside have a...

Like many of my other guests, Gen Dohrmann has had a lifetime in and around sport. She is now CEO of Table Tennis Australia and President of Women Sport Australia and has held numerous roles in her career, predominantly in sport.   The gold in our interview is the work Gen is doing in her role at Women Sport Australia. Firstly how WSA has proactively taken the role to connect people in sport, acro...

Tony Hallam has evolved from an auditor to an advocate for women in sport. Tony wears a couple of different hats when it comes to sports. He is a co-owner of the Deakin Melbourne Boomers WNBL (Women's National Basketball League) and is also the Executive Chair of the board.   In this episode, we discuss the prevailing challenges that women’s sports face, including a lack of media coverage, chronic...

Adam Bishop has had a long career in sport and became aware, very early in his career about the disparities and discrepancies in terms of access and profile of women and girls in sport in general. Rather than ‘admire the problem’ he decided to take action, whenever and wherever he could.   We discuss the matter of fairness, which can get overlooked in the dialogue about advancing women in sports a...

Professor Clare Hanlon is focussing on building organisational capacity to encourage more women to advance into leadership roles in sport. Clare discusses how she learns from the sport industry to identify what is working and what is not when it comes to having more women in leadership. Whilst she is a researcher, she is clear that she only wants research that will create change for women and girl...

Dr Ryan Storr is a ‘pracademic’ who is determined to move beyond research and reporting on how bad things are for the LGBTQIA+ community in sport. He is the co-founder of Proud2Play which is the peak organisation for LGBT sport in Victoria, Australia and a vocal advocate for enabling people in community sport to become more informed about and connected to diversity and inclusion.   Ryan is one of...

Moya Dodd is a self-confessed football nut who has had lots of adventures in football. In fact, she has played 3 different codes of the game in her life. Including playing at the highest level for Australia for The Matilda’s, Australia National Football (soccer) team.   In our conversation, Moya and I reflect on her career, from the early days when women literally had to fund themselves and fundra...

Welcome to Season 2 of The Advancing Women in Sport podcast. This time, I am lifting my eyes and shifting my focus to the whole system of sport.  I know from the work that I do with clients in both the business and sport areas that it's important to fix systems and remove barriers that prevent women from all walks of life, from all ages and stages, in all sports on and off the field from reaching...

The finale episode is a live recording of our launch event for the Advancing Women in Sport Podcast, where we had a live audience along with Q&A.   About the Podcast The need to tell the stories of women in sport and to create a clarion call to action to close the gender gaps in sport has never been stronger. The Advancing Women in Sport podcast goes beyond the statistics about women in sport so t...

About Dr Hannah Macdougall  Hannah Macdougall is a dual Paralympian and previous World Record Holder, representing Australia in swimming and cycling. She also co-captained the Australian Swimming Team at the 2006 World Championships and the 2008 Paralympic Games.   Hannah has completed a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/ Bachelor of Commerce (Sport Management) at Deakin University and comple...