the [female] athlete project

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Taking a look around the grounds: Aussie sailor Lisa Blair has become the first person to sail around New Zealand Solo, FC Barcelona have won their third Champions League title and Jessica Hull has broken the national record for the 1500m! For the key story, we’ll chat about the findings of the largest EVER survey looking at equity in women’s sports ar...

Australian Rugby Union player Eva Karpani debuted for the Wallaroos in 2019 and hasn't looked back. Growing up in Adelaide, Eva took a leap of faith to move states in her pursuit of becoming the best player she could be. In 2023, she was rewarded for that determination, being named the Wallaroo's Player of the Year. Eva represented Australia at the 2021 Rugby World Cup and is a crucial mem...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Taking a look around the grounds: The women’s state of origin has broken tv and attendance records, Rose Davies has broken the Australian record for the 5000 metres just months out from the Paris games and Australia will host the 2026 Football Asian Cup! For the key story, we’ll chat about the WNBA's investigations into a sponsorship deal offering...

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Emma McKeon became Australia’s most successful Olympian of all time. Her 11 Olympic medals overall broke the previous Australian record of nine from Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones over the course of their careers. A failed attempt to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics was one of many moments where Emma chose to walk away from the sport, but it was her Olympic goal that a...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Taking a look around the grounds: 200,000 people are needed to fill in the bloody big survey, football icon lydia williams retires from the matildas AND the wnba is heading to toronto! For the key story we’ll chat about an absolute debacle in the super netball game between the Giants and the Lightning. Fill out the bloody big survey: https://www.sharet...

Australian Waterpolo player Holly Young (nee Lincoln-Smith) made her first international appearance in 2009 at the FINA World League Super Finals. She went on to represent her country at two Olympics, bringing home a bronze medal from London 2012. Holly has had an incredible career, but it was her achievements and battles outside of the pool that have shaped who she is today. She gave birth to two...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Taking a look around the grounds: Sydney FC claim their fifth A-league title, Australia qualify for olympic 3x3 basketball for the first time, and Liz Ellis has been appointed to a director position on the Netball Australia board.  For the key story we’ll chat about the disparity in the number of spots for male and female surfers on the WSL.  Buy our k...

It was a lost bet with her brother that led to Shae Graham to first try wheelchair rugby, after many years of refusing to try. In 2019, Shae Graham became the first and only woman to have represent Australia’s mixed gender wheelchair rugby team, the Steelers. Shae also sits on the board as an athlete representative of World Wheelchair Rugby, and is currently preparing to be selected in the Austral...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Taking a look around the grounds: Sydney FC qualify for their 7th straight grand final appearance, the NSW Waratahs win their 5th super rugby title, and Saya Sakakibara has taken out her second overall world cup title in a row. For the key story we’ll chat about the new Super Netball reserves competition that has been introduced. Buy our kids book The...

23 year old Tash Bryant has had a remarkable sailing career to date, achieving landmarks not seen in the sport before, winning the U19 Youth World Championship at only 15 years old and qualifying her country for the Olympics at 17. In 2022 she became the youngest member of the Australian SailGP Team, and then in 2023 the youngest ever winner of the SailGP Championship after winning the season fina...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news, hosted by Chloe Dalton and Erin (Bez) Morton.  Taking a look around the grounds - Torrie Lewis shocks the world with a diamond league win in the 200m, Mollie O'Callaghan swims the world’s fastest 200m time this year and rugby contemplate making the women’s ball smaller For the key story we’ll chat to rugby player turned coach Meretiana Robinson ab...

Reanna is an academically trained and practicing futurist, industry fellow, strategic workforce planner, start-up co-founder, keynote speaker, creative practitioner and former elite athlete. She is the founder of Work Futures - a global strategic foresight consultancy that helps organisations and workers ‘unlearn the future’, build foresight capability and get practical about the future(s) in the...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - A-League Women became the most attended season of any women’s sport, in Australia ever; super netball is back! PLUS, run the city to surf with us to support the Raise Foundation.  For the key story we’ll chat about the campaign that’s looking to Save Canberra United.  Donate to the campaign: https://chuffed.org/proj...

Ilsa Wakeling was a part of the Australian softball squad in the early to mid 2000s, and played in the Italian professional league, before making an incredible return to the side in her 40s after giving birth to son Hunter. She has transferred her elite mindset into the workplace, working with Victoria Police since 2006, currently an acting superintendent before returning to the critical incident...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Melbourne city steal the A-League Premier’s Plate from Sydney FC, tennis to head to Saudi Arabia, and the NRLW is set to expand.  For the key story we’ll chat about the insanity that was March Madness - records broken, and some pretty horrible social media storms that followed.    Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who...

With the dream of winning an olympic gold medal, Jakara Anthony decided as a teenager that she would start skiing full-time. By 2022 she recorded the most successful season by an Australian winter sports athlete in history. At the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, Jakara won every round of the competition to become just Australia's sixth ever winter gold medallist, and the first since Lydia Lassila i...

A Deakin University study Addressing Online Harm in Australian Women’s Sport presents the findings of a landmark investigation into the online harassment and abuse of the nation’s top sportswomen. It explores the experience, impact and potential solutions to online harm of professional and elite women’s sports athletes across Australia Dr Kim Toffoletti is internationally recognised for her interd...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Bree Walker wins the first ever bobsled World Cup gold for Australia, in wheelchair rugby the Australian Steelers have qualified for the 2024 Paralympics, and the Tillies are set to face Germany and USA in Paris.  For the key story we’ll chat about the serious LACK of statues of women in Australia, and why the Matil...

Rachel Jarry graced the WNBL for over a decade, claiming championships with the Bulleen Boomers and Southside Flyers. A WNBA champion with the Minnesota Lynx in 2013, Rachel also represented Australia at the London and Rio Olympics, earning bronze medals. Amidst a stellar career, she joined Victoria Police Academy in 2019, currently on secondment to a Detective Unit. Deanne Butler is considered a...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Southside flyers are the WNBL champions!  Perry, Molineux and Wareham become the first Australian winners of the Women's Premier League, and Football NSW have reported a 34% increase in registered players for the upcoming season. For the key story we’ll chat about a hot topic at the moment - why are women not co...

At the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, goalkeeper Lydia Williams, alongside teammate Claire Polkinghorne, became the first Australian footballer (man or woman) to play at FIVE FIFA World Cups. Lydia is a proud Noongar woman who was born in Katanning, WA, but lived most of her childhood years in Kalgoorlie, a small town north-east of Perth. In 2022, she became the first female goalkeeper to register 1...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Cortnee Vine is on fire for sydney FC, Lauren Jackson is maybe still going to the olympics?! New research shows 6 of the top 10 properties experiencing the biggest increases in online search volumes were women’s sport properties. For the key story we’ll chat about the allegations against Sam Kerr. Buy our kids book...

This week's guest is the incredible Sarah Styles, Director at the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation (OWSR) in Victoria. Sarah and Chloe chat through the OWSR's new report,  The Conversation of Sport: Representation of Women in Sports News Coverage (2022-23) .   This report is a key step in OWSR seeking to work in partnership with media and sporting organisations to aim for better ou...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Nicola Olyslagers is the world indoor high jump champ, the Tillies put on a clinic in Melbourne, and Hannah Keane scored the second-fastest goal in A-League women history - 14 seconds into the match. For the key story we’ll chat about the French Olympic Committee’s confirmation that they will provide hotel rooms for...

After watching that insane penalty shoot out at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, I’m so curious to hear from anyone who has been a soccer goal keeper at a high level – and Beth Mason-Jones is exactly that. Beth signed for Melbourne Victory at 19, claiming an A-League Premiership in her 3-year stint before moving across to Canberra United. Beth joined Victoria Police in 2019 as a Protective Services Off...