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They are the best in the world, but compared to men they are still treated as second best.
The best female athletes continue to be treated unfairly compared with male sportsmen.
Corporate brands have a potentially lucrative opportunity with women’s hockey. All they need to do is have a little imagination and take a chance on long-term potential.
The AFLW has come a long way in a short time. But amid calls for even faster expansion, more games and a longer season, it pays to remember that in footy you shouldn't go too hard, too early.
It is now time for fans and administrators to put their money where their mouths are and support women's sport in meaningful ways.
China want to win the World Cup by 2050. This year, its team didn't even qualify for the tournament. China has money, power and a dream – but that doesn't add up to soccer brilliance.
New research with elite sportswomen found half use hormonal contraceptives.
Commonwealth Games netball is an intensely physical and competitive affair. It's a far cry from netball's roots – the game was designed to shape women into model middle-class citizens.
Sportswomen still struggle for attention and too many girls are discouraged from taking sport seriously.
With its "Pro hijab" Nike has mainstreamed what is generally considered as an oppressive and marginalised garment.
And they are attracting record crowds: Lord's is a sellout for England vs India in the World Cup Final.
The teams and players to watch ahead of the tournament's kick-off on July 16.
The unpredictability of women's tennis in 2017 should make us strongly question the performance of the official rankings – and not simply the players’ performance.
Women's football was introduced in the Olympics a staggering 96 years after the men's event – and some sports still struggle with gender inequalities.
Playing football demands full-contact physicality. How does celebrating women playing elite level football impact the way gender and sexuality is perceived, experienced and made possible?
There's clearly a growing enthusiasm for the sport but our experts crunched the numbers to see if this is just more middle-aged men in lycra (Mamils).
Last week’s prestigious National Press Club address was delivered by the Australian Football League’s CEO, Gillon McLachlan, on the topic of “Australia’s game in a global environment”. This was an opportunity…
Thoughtless tweets and unfair conditions didn't hold women back – but they still deserve better.
The players, matches and teams to watch for Canada 2015.
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Chair of Sport and Head of the Academy of Sport, University of Edinburgh
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Lecturer in Sport & Fitness, The Open University
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Visiting Fellow, La Trobe University
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Senior research fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, University of Winchester
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Professor of Sociology, The Open University
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Lecturer in Film and Media, University of Stirling
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Professor in Geocomputation, University of Leeds
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Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education, Stellenbosch University
