A trailblazing group of women sports reporters were early advocates for women’s sport in the 1930s, particularly during the first Ashes test series against England.
Some Welsh women’s rugby players have professional contracts, but many sportswomen face major funding issues.
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While the style and fit of sport apparel may seem like a minor detail in the broader scheme of things, what if it’s not? Let’s let women and girls dress for the role they want to play in women’s sport.
Canada’s Sarah Fillier celebrates her goal during overtime play of a women’s hockey game against the United States in a pre-Olympic Games series in October 2021.
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The audience for women’s professional hockey is waiting to be recognized and realized by the same energy and commitment broadcasters devote to men’s hockey.
A new set of postage stamps pays tribute to the male voices of Australian sports commentary - but there have long been female sports broadcasters and their voices are getting louder.
With growing fanbase spurred through online communities, the Matildas have never been so popular.
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getonside 2023 is Australia’s fourth time bidding for the women’s world cup, but the campaign feels brand new. With the sport’s growing popularity – and equal pay for the women – is this our chance?
Former Les Canadiennes de Montréal players Mélodie Daoust, Marie-Philip Poulin and Ann-Sophie Bettez wait for their shift at a Dream Gap Tour game in Toronto.
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Professional women’s hockey is trying to emerge from a crisis by creating a players’ union to improve pay and working conditions.
Joe Denly, left, was hailed for taking time out to attend the birth of his child. Anthony Martial, right, was fined.
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Men are still expected to prioritise sport over their families.
Bianca Andreescu serves to Serena Williams during the women’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, on her way to making Canadian history.
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Bianca Andreescu’s success provides an example of how to cover women’s sport and promote the athletic achievement of female athletes with hype and enthusiasm.
England’s captain Steph Houghton reacts to having a vital penalty saved in her team’s 2-1 World Cup semi-final defeat to the USA.
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Research Fellow, Institute for Health & Sport, member of the Community, Identity and Displacement Research Network, and Co-convenor of the Olympic Research Network, Victoria University