Women’s sport has made leaps and bounds but there is still a lot of work to be done.
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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.
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.
In the aftermath of the Tokyo Olympics it’s worth reflecting on just what kind of meaning the games still generate.
A women’s European Super League was an afterthought, evidence of the sport’s increasing swallowing up the men’s game.
A new documentary is an extraordinary window into the second-class treatment once endured by female surfers.
Some evidence shows that hormonal fluctuations throughout the menstrual cycle can both increase and decrease athletic performance.
Women’s sport makes up about 4% of all sports coverage. But during the lockdown, that has shrunk to almost nothing.
Could the pandemic be the end of the women’s game? Action must be taken to safeguard it.
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.
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?
Professional women’s hockey is trying to emerge from a crisis by creating a players’ union to improve pay and working conditions.
Men are still expected to prioritise sport over their families.
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.
A sport psychologist on how sportspeople are taught to handle high-pressure situations.
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.
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Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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Associate Professor in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Durham University
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Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato
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Assistant Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Football Consultant & Visiting Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Governance in Women's Football, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Sport Management & Chancellor's Chair for Research Excellence, Brock University
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Senior Lecturer in Sports Business, Leeds Beckett University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton
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Chair of Sport and Head of the Academy of Sport, The University of Edinburgh
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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
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Mississippi State University
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Lecturer, The Open University
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Professor, Sport Management and Director, Centre for Sport Capacity, Brock University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Sport, Nottingham Trent University
