the [female] athlete project

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - 92,003 people show up to watch the nebraska cornhuskers volleyball team, Belinda Sharpe and Kasey Badger become the first females to officiate an NRL match under the single referee system, and The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that the England cricket’s women’s players are to receive the same m...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Nina Kennedy shares gold in the pole vault, Spanish football president Luis Rubiales has been stood down following an unsolicited kiss of a player, and the Aussie team Sprint Kayak and Paracanoe team make history - topping the medal tally at the world champs.  For the key story we’ll chat to Georgie Maynard, founder...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Spain wins their first ever world cup, $200 million govt investment into women’s sport, and for the first time the men and women will be using the same balls at the US Open tennis tournament.  For the key story we’ll discuss the Australian Wallaroos player statement calling out inequity in standards, pay and resourc...

Helen Hardy - Lionesses superfan and owner of Foudys, a small business dedicated to women’s football - chatting all things FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. Buy Chloe’s new book GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - The Tillies are out here changing the world, Hockeyroos and Stingers qualify for Paris, and the Aussies clink a few medals at the Cycling World Championships!  For the key story we’ll chat to the head coach of the inaugural Australian Women’s Blind & Low Vision Cricket Team, Taylah Purton, as the team are curren...

After missing out on the 2018 Commonwealth Games team, New Zealand midcourter Gina Crampton made a triumphant return in 2019 when the Silver Ferns went on to win the Netball World Cup in Liverpool. She was anointed the Silver Ferns 28th captain in 2021 and led the Silver Ferns to a bronze medal in Birmingham at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. First coming to prominence in 2015, Crampton’s vast experi...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - The Diamonds are world champions! Google starts to correct the internet, and Diana Taurasi becomes the first WNBA player to score 10,000 points For the key story we’ll discuss the research demonstrating that males are earning up to 24 times more in sponsorship and endorsement than female athletes as well as 21 times...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Demi Vollering wins her maiden Tour de France Femmes title, Australia beat USA in the swimming medal tally for first time since 1956 Olympics, and a huge 450 per cent attendance increase in the 2023 ashes compared to the total gate for the 2019 series. For the key story we’ll chat to NRLW player for the North Queens...

TFAP founder Chloe Dalton sits down to chat with pioneer of women’s football, Pat O’Connor, who was the captain of the first Australian women’s football team that travelled to compete in the Asia Cup in 1975. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - World records tumble at the swimming in fukuoka, crowd records tumble at the football, and two aussie 13 year olds win X games gold!  For the key story we’ll discuss the "The Value of You Can Be What You Can See" report looking into the gap in sponsorship for women’s elite sport. Pre-order Chloe’s new book GIRLS DON’...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Vondrousova becomes the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon women's singles title in the professional era, Sabrina Ionescu breaks WNBA and NBA records for most points in a 3-point shooting contest, and Australia retain the ashes.  For the key story we’ll chat to Former Arsenal Academy player, Fran Hurndall, w...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Basketballers launch a new league in the USA to allow domestic year-round careers, the Ashes are heating up! And football pioneer Megan Rapinoe has announced her retirement at the end of this year. For the key story we’ll chat to Australian water polo player Tilly Kearns who is prepping with her team for the world c...

Welcome to TFAP's The Edge of Change, presented by Nike. A series of conversations with athletes, innovators and designers who are pushing boundaries, creating ideas and advancing change for women in sport.  For nearly 20 years, Jordie Katcher has been helping to drive Nike’s mission to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world. Her tenure at Nike has spanned multiple fun...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Aussies claim T20I victory with one ball to spare, the Matildas sell out 81,500 seats at Accor Stadium, and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) share plans for a pathway to equal prize money.  Pre-order Chloe’s new book GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.linktr.ee/chloeedalton Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a w...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - WNBA teams now allowed to use chartered flights, QLD win state of origin on points differential, thunderbirds secure their spot in the super netball grand final  For the key story we’ll discuss the “huge mindset shift” by England Cricket in the promotion and marketing of the women’s ashes.  Pre-order Chloe’s new boo...

Welcome to TFAP's The Edge of Change, presented by Nike. A series of conversations with athletes, innovators and designers who are pushing boundaries, creating ideas and advancing change for women in sport.  Since joining Nike in 2020, Caitlin Kis has focused on Women’s Apparel, initially working on sports bras and then expanding her scope to include all performance apparel. She leads a team o...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Sprinter Tori Bowie’s passing highlights the disproportionately high maternal mortality rate among Black people in the US, Shayna Jack claims the 50m freestyle win at the world champ qualifiers, and we can’t wait for the Matildas to win the world cup so that we can get a public holiday (according to Anthony Albanese...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Iga Swiatek wins her fourth major title, Faith Kipyegon breaks two athletics records in a week, And FIFA significantly increase the player prize money for the upcoming world cup. For the key story we’ll chat to former Matilda turned commentator Grace Gill, who will be part of Channel 7’s commentary team for the FIFA...

Welcome to TFAP's The Edge of Change, presented by Nike. A series of conversations with athletes, innovators and designers who are pushing boundaries, creating ideas and advancing change for women in sport.  Emily van Egmond has football in her blood. Born and raised in Newcastle, she was immediately immersed in the sport. Her father represented Australia and it was clear from an early age tha...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - Jess Fox wins her first gold of the season, Penny Taylor to be inducted into FIBA hall of fame, and more than 20 sporting bodies have come together to urge Australians to vote YES in the upcoming referendum.  For the key story we’ll discuss new restrictions on the English Lionesses that could see them breaching contr...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Rugby league players call out lack of 3 game State of Origin series, Carissa Moore wins at the ranch, and Collingwood withdraw from the Super Netball competition.  For the key story we’ll chat to pro triathlete Emma Pallant-Browne, whose response to embracing your period as an athlete has gone absolutely viral this...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Hockeyroos secure series win over India, a new soccer league set to form in the US, and could we see cricket included in the 2028 LA Olympic games?  For the key story we’ll discuss the financially-troubled Collingwood magpies super netball team.  Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscri...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Naomi Osaka wins the internet once again, Sam Kerr wins our hearts, once again, and the WNBA sells out Toronto, for the first time.  For the key story we’ll chat to Aussie rugby player Sally Faerhmann about their recent trip to the Deaf Rugby World Cup in Argentina.  Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekl...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - Fingers crossed for Sam Kerr, the female F1 racing academy kicks off, and WNBA pre-season is in full swing.  For the key story we’ll discuss netball’s potential inclusion in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a mer...

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news.  Taking a look around the grounds - The Sky blues get the job done for the first time since 2019! Tayla Harris claims the Australasian junior middleweight boxing title, and a new world record crowd for women’s rugby - 58,498 fans at Twickenham Stadium in London.  For the key story we’ll discuss the incredible bar in Portland, Oregon that only shows wo...