the [female] athlete project

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - The Tillies pull through late in game one of Olympic Qualifiers, Tassie Tigers win 3rd WNCL title in a row, and London Marathon will become the first major marathon event to award equal prize money for able-bodied and wheelchair athletes.  For the key story we’ll chat through some of the key stats presented in Footb...

Dr Jenny Cook is a highly skilled Gynaecologist, Fertility Specialist and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon. With over 20 years experience in Gynaecology and Fertility, Jenny’s special interests are fertility treatment, endometriosis, fibroids and hysteroscopic surgery. She has published widely in the area of Gynaecologic Laparoscopy and has also presented at many national and international meetings....

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - 6,834 fans show up to see Lauren Jackson potentially play her last game in NSW, Annabel Sutherland becomes the first woman to take five wickets and score 200 runs in a Test, Rhiannon Iffland wins her 4th consecutive high diving gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha. For the key story we’ll chat abou...

With two Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games medals, and a No. 5 world ranking, Amanda's journey spans 45 countries. Choosing badminton over lacrosse for its Olympic status, Amanda was also good enough to qualify for shooting! This episode is brought to you by Victoria Police. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Opals book ticket to Paris without the GOAT on board, Pipeline is for the f***ing girls, and, not a single woman has been named on Sportico’s list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes. For the key story we’ll chat to Heather Harman-Michael, whose video we shared on our socials recently, where she used some seriously...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - The proposal for an ATP-WTA tennis merger gains momentum, we’ve got a new queen of diving - Alysha Koloi is world champ in the 1-Metre Springboard, and Jakara Anthony claims the overall crystal globe in the moguls at the world cup.  For the key story we’ll discuss a big sticky question - should there be an olympics...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Torrie Lewis becomes fastest Aussie woman in history, Diamonds win the Netball Nations cup, and wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot claims her sixth Australian Open title For the key story we’ll discuss the Basil saga. Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT.  ww...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Young guns shine at the Aus Open, Mallory Swanson inks the largest NWSL football deal in history - $2 million over 5 years, Lauren Jackson looking on track for another olympics appearance. For the key story we’ll discuss DAZN’s huge move to remove the paywall for all live women's football coverage in the UK. Buy...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Donna Urquhart sets a new world record for longest polar run - 1300km, Sarah Gigante wins the Tour Down Under, and the Flames raise $$$ and awareness for breast care nurses.  For the key story we’ll discuss the SponsorUnited report that predicts that US sports sponsorship revenue could potentially surpass US$8 billi...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - Devastation for Sam Kerr and football fans around the world, the PWHL breaks multiple attendance records in it’s inaugural week, and Ellyse Perry is the first Aussie woman to play 300 international cricket games. For the key story we’ll discuss the game-changing broadcast deal between ESPN and the NCAA that recognise...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Snow mogul Jakara Anthony secures her fourth gold medal in five World Cup events, Netball Aus CEO Kelly Ryan steps down, and Jo Yapp is announced as the first female coach in a major Aussie football code.  For the key story we’ll chat to Sophie Norris who created a documentary series about women in sport in Bathurst...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Annabel Sutherland's $364,000 payday in Indian cricket, GB’s shock exit from Olympic contention and Aussie 7s back up with a tournament win in Cape Town.  For the key story we’ll discuss the growing list of accusations toward former Spanish football President Luis Rubiales. Buy our new kids book The A to Z of Wh...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - four medals in the snow! Brisbane Lions claim their second AFLW premiership, and the Aussie 7s are once again queens of the desert.  For the key story we chat to ultramarathon runner Kellie Angel  Buy our new kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT.  www.thefemaleathleteproj...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Auckland set to get new A-League team, gymnast Georgia Godwin has a move named after her, and AOC set to spend 100k on air con for Paris games.  For the key story we’ll discuss the ongoing pay dispute between Netball Australia and the players. Buy our new kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GI...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - The NRL has announced a 3-game State of Origin series for the first time in women’s history, Geelong upset reigning premiers Melbourne Demons to progress to the AFLW prelim finals, and mackenzie arnold’s jerseys are set to be for sale by Paris 2024! For the key story we’ll chat to Australian hockey player Kalindi Co...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - The legendary Meg Lanning retires from international cricket, AFLW finals are heating up, and the Paramatildas claim victory in the IFCPF Asia-Oceania Championships. For the key story we’ll discuss the new collective bargaining agreement that could see top Matildas receiving up to $200K/year for national duties.  Bu...

We’ll be back next week with our women’s sports news podcast #thewrap, but in the meantime, check out this interview with World Rugby’s Director of Women’s Rugby, Sally Horrox.  An incredibly insightful discussion around World Rugby’s intentional planning, investment and pathways to grow women’s rugby right across the world. Part of that approach includes the introduction of the new global competi...

Run Antarctica  is a world first, Guinness World Record attempt to complete the  longest ultramarathon in a polar region in history . Donna Urquhart is an ultra-marathon runner and pain scientist who is about to attempt at Union Glacier Camp in Antarctica, the coldest, windiest and driest desert on earth, on 4th December 2023. The conditions will include sub-zero temperatures, winds of up to 100km...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - The Aussie Steelers wheelchair rugby team win the world cup! Cayla George and the Las Vegas Aces win the WNBA championships, and Kaylee McKeown is the first EVER woman to hold all three backstroke world records. For the key story we’ll chat to Sydney Sirens and international representatives Ava Calabria Sarah Edney...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - FOUR attendance records broken in the first round of the a-league, Lucy Charles-Barclay from England re-wrote history when she set a new course record at the first-ever women's-only Hawaii Ironman World Championship in Kona, and we take a deeper look at the netball negotiation breakdown.   For the key story we’l...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Newcastle knights go back to back! The giants are on the board (go the giants!), and the Aussies have started their summer with a 2-1 series win in the T20 international matches against the West Indies For the key story we’ll chat to wheelchair racer Christie Dawes who is attempting to qualify for her EIGHTH Paralym...

This week, we are sharing with you an interview with Chloe Dalton, founder of The Female Athlete Project at the recent book launch event for GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. TFAP legend and operations extraordinaire Bez interviews Chloe, to take a look into her life, sporting career, and to hear more about why she is so incredibly passionate about gender equality. Buy Chloe’s book GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT an...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - The paddle G.O.A.T Jess fox wins her TENTH individual world title, Gold Coast Titan’s coach Karyn Murphy will become the first female coach to lead a team in an NRLW grand final, and we take a look at the new AFL collective bargaining agreement.  For the key story we’ll discuss Cricket NSW launch of multi-format cri...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Former world number one Simona Halep banned from tennis for four years, Ariarne Titmus shares her scary journey of finding tumours in her ovaries, and LInden Hall smashes her own Australian 1500m record in the diamond league.  For the key story we’ll discuss new research by the Women’s Sport Trust showing that peopl...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Coco Gauff wins maiden Grand Slam title, knights dominated ladder-leaders Roosters, and coach Kim Mulkey signs the richest deal in women’s college basketball history, signing a new 10-year contract worth US $36 million. For the key story we’ll discuss netballer Maddy Proud’s article about concussion and it’s impacts...