A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: The Aussie women have won silver at the Hong Kong Sevens, Arsenal and Chelsea are through to the Champions League Semi-Finals and the NSW Waratahs are Super W's Minor Premiers. For the key story, we’ll discuss … new projections which show global women's sports revenue is expected to reach $3.6 BILLION Australian dollars this year! Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathlet...
Mar 31, 2025•26 min
Australian Diamond Jo Weston spent her childhood growing up on her family’s nut farm in regional Victoria. But it was a move to Melbourne where she found her love for the game of Netball and never looked back. It’s been ten years since she first made her debut for the diamonds and in that time she’s helped lead them to gold at both the Netball World Cup and Commonwealth Games. Off the court, Jo is President of the Australian Netball Players Association and played a major role in negotiating the ...
Mar 26, 2025•45 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: Nicola Olyslagers has become the first Aussie to win back-to-back goldsat the World Indoor Athletics Championships, Melbourne City are through to the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League and Holly Ranson has become the newest 24-hour Australian champion, running 263.548 km ran in 24hrs.For the key story, we’ll discuss … a new seven aside women’s soccer series that’s starting in May and the prize pool is expected to be worth 5 MILLION ...
Mar 24, 2025•24 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: Aussie Charlotte Wilson has won her first World Cup gold in dual moguls, Chelsea are League Cup Champions, and The Aussie Gangurrus have secured bronze at the 3x3 Champions Cup. For the key story, we discuss … whether the women’s super league should get rid of the promotion and relegation system. Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Get the wrap deli...
Mar 17, 2025•27 min
Like many Winter athletes, Jackie Narracott fell in love with winter sports after watching the movie Cool Runnings. But unlike most other athletes, Jackie grew up in Queensland, Australia - known as the Sunshine State. So it was a chance encounter with the Australian bobsled team that led Jackie on her journey to discovering skeleton racing. A sport she describes as going down an icy waterslide with no brakes. And let’s just say it was love at first slide. This week Chloe sits down with Jackie N...
Mar 12, 2025•48 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: The Bendigo Spirit are the 2025 WNBL Champions, Georgia Voll has equalled the highest individual score in Women's Premier League cricket history and Molly Taylor is a race of champions t For the key story, we discuss … a new alliance of world-leading sports scientists which is being labelled as "transformational" for the future of women's sport. Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www....
Mar 10, 2025•23 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: The Jillaroos have hit the jackpot in Vegas, Aiva Anagnostiadis has become the first Australian woman to join the F1 academy and the Melbourne Ice are the 2025 Women’s Ice Hockey Champions For the key story, we discuss … how Sponsorship deals in women’s sports are outpacing growth in some men’s leagues by nearly 50 per cent. Want to spend International Women's Day with The Female Athlete Project in Sydney? We've teamed up with Nike and Fem...
Mar 03, 2025•32 min
Growing up Molly Taylor’s dream was to represent Australia in equestrian at the Olympics. But oh how that all changed when she went to get her drivers' licence at age 16. Her parents encouraged her to do a defensive driving course, and once she got in that car, the rest was history. It was that moment that propelled Molly into motorsport, becoming the first and only woman to have won the Australian Rally Car Championship. She currently races in the International off-road racing series, Extreme E...
Feb 26, 2025•40 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: Grace Harris has become the first Aussie cricketer to take a hattrick in the WPL, American Skiier Mikaela Shiffrin has won her 100th World Cup race and the WNBL finals are heating up! For the key story, we’ll discuss … the dramatic growth in football participation for women and girls in Australia since the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Want a say in what TFAP looks like in 2025? We'd love it if you could take this 5 minute survey and share ...
Feb 24, 2025•28 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: Aussie Bree Walker has once again shown she is queen of the monobob, the Perth Lynx have beaten the Townsville Fire in a WNBL overtime thriller and North London is red because Arsenal have smashed the Spurs in the WSL's North London Derby. For the key story, we’ll discuss … a new report showing four of the top seven most searched sports competitions in 2024 were women’s specific sports leagues. Want a say in what TFAP looks like in 2025? W...
Feb 17, 2025•21 min
Australian Cricketer Phoebe Litchfield is quite the character off the cricket pitch. But when she’s at the crease, almost nothing can stop her. The young gun from country New South Wales made her debut in the women’s big bash league at just 16 years old, and continues to etch her name in history. She’s the youngest Aussie cricketer to score fifty runs in both an ODI and the big bash. But just recently Phoebs become the youngest player to captain a women’s big bash team, as captain of the Sydney ...
Feb 12, 2025•35 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: The Aussie women have clean-swept the slopes at the Aerial Skiing World Cup, Tyler Wright has become the first woman to win surfing’s Pipeline TWICE and the Hockeyroos have made a solid start to 2025. For the key story, we’ll discuss … the decision to split men's and women's golf at the Australian Open and what this means for the future of women's golf. Want a say in what TFAP looks like in 2025? We'd love it if you could take this 5 minut...
Feb 10, 2025•26 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. The Tillies have signed off on 2024 with 2 wins, Cayla George has broken the 5,000 point barrier in the WNBL and Ellyse Perry dominates game 2 of the ODI series against India. For the key story, we’ll discuss … The big money earners and a new report that calls womens sport "Not a Moment. A Movement" Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Get the wrap delivered in...
Dec 09, 2024•25 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Jakara Anthony has broken another record, the North Melbourne Kangaroos are AFLW champions and the Perth Thundersticks are Hockey One Champions. For the key story, we’ll discuss the Melbourne Renegades WBBL title and the incredible story of Josie Dooley. Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscrib...
Dec 02, 2024•28 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Taking a look around the grounds: the “granny” between the Kangaroos and Lions, a rematch, our ParaMatildas becoming World Champs and Michele Kang leading the way again. For the key story we’ll discuss a new report from Wasserman about how growth of the WNBA and NWSL will result in maximum return for investors. Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Get the wrap ...
Nov 25, 2024•27 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. The prelim finals are set in the AFLW, the Paramatildas defeat the USA for the first time ever and Whoopi Goldberg gives us all what we want! For the key story, we’ll discuss the battle to bring together the 'Afghanistan Women’s XI' cricket team to play a T20 match in Melbourne in January. Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for adults GIRLS DON’T PLAY SPORT. www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Get the wrap delivered into your i...
Nov 18, 2024•18 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Around the grounds this week: Port Adelaide have crushed the Richmond Tigers in their elimination final, South African Lizelle Lee has smashed the highest score in WBBL history and the Jillaroos are Pacific Cup Champions. For the key story, we’ll discuss Coco Gauff’s victory in the WTA Finals which were held in Saudi Arabia and attracted plenty of media attention, not all of it positive. Buy our kids book The A to Z of Who I Could Be, or book for ad...
Nov 11, 2024•16 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds: North Melbourne have finished the AFLW season undefeated to claim the Minor Premiership, the Matildas have beaten Germany for just the second time in history and Ash Gentle has won her 10th consecutive Noosa Triathlon. For the key story, we discuss the new broadcast deal signed for the women’s super league that’s being hailed as the most significant broadcast partnership for women’s soccer ever. Congratulations to t...
Nov 04, 2024•16 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds: New Zealand have won netball’s Constellation Cup for just the third time in history, 15-year-old Caoimhe Bray has helped the Sydney Sixers to victory in the WBBL and the Jillaroos are into the Pacific Championships Final. For the key story, we discuss requests by the The Rugby League Players Association (RLPA) for the NRL to pay more to players who play in Thursday night NRLW matches. Voting for the 2024 TFAP Awards...
Oct 28, 2024•24 min
Growing up, Alyssar Narey loved netball and basketball. But as she describes it, once you get into football, it never really leaves you. And it never did for Alyssar. While she started her career in the music industry, Alyssar channelled her passion for live events into sport, and never looked back. Now this year, she’s been appointed as the CEO of the Central Coast Mariners, making her the club’s first female chief executive officer. She’s hoping her presence will help inspire diverse young wom...
Oct 23, 2024•27 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds: The Jillaroos have defeated PNG 84-0, Aussie golfer Hannah Green has won her third LPGA golf title of the year and Lauren Parker has won bronze at the World Para-Tri Championships. For the key story, we discuss new research out of the UK that shows women on Team GB dominated social media content creation and views at the Paris Games. The Female Athlete Project is excited to announce the 2024 TFAP Awards. These award...
Oct 21, 2024•29 min
Growing up in the Australian country town of Albury, Zarlie Goldsworthy always had a love for any sport she could get her hands on. In fact, it was soccer that she had fallen in love with from a young age. But after moving to the city when she was just 15, she associated burnout with soccer and lost her passion for the game. But it was moving back to Albury that helped her re-find her love for Aussie rules. She was the GWS Giants first draft pick in 2022, and capped off her 2023 season as the Gi...
Oct 16, 2024•41 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds: The Wallaroos are the WXV2 Champions and have qualified for the Rugby World Cup, Australia are through to the T20 World Cup Semi and the World Record for the women’s marathon has been broken. For the key story, we’ll discuss a new report to the United Nations that found Women and girls in sport face widespread violence at all levels and what the UN recommends be done to eliminate this. The Female Athlete Project is ...
Oct 14, 2024•26 min
Corban Baxter is one of the pioneers of modern day professional NRLW. But her sporting journey actually started with a love of netball. Something she refused to give us as she went on to raise her son from the age of 16. While managing motherhood, Corban discovered the lure of rugby league, and hit the ground running, Going from spectator to Jillaroos player within twelve months. Channelling her self-described calmness and positivity, she went on to captain the Maori all-stars and eventually cap...
Oct 09, 2024•39 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds: The Roosters are the 2024 NRLW Champions after a thrilling Grand Final, the Wallaroos have continued their unbeaten run in WXV2 and Team Australia are off to a flying start in the Americas Cup! For the key story, we’ll discuss a four-year strategy by the English Football Association with the ambition of building a sustainable future for women’s and girls’ football and so far the results are encouraging. The Female A...
Oct 07, 2024•21 min
Sam Bloom is a four-time para surfing world champion. But it was with the help of a magpie named penguin that she found her way there. Growing up by the beach, Sam always had a strong connection with the ocean. But after an accident left her paralysed and in a dark place, it was Sam’s companion Penguin that helped reignite that love for the water. So much so, that she won two Australian Para-canoeing titles, and represented Australia at the Para-Canoeing World Championships. But she eventually f...
Oct 02, 2024•35 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds: The Wallaroos have opened their WXV2 campaign with a win, the Sharks have upset the Broncos to book themselves a GF spot and the Brisbane Lions are looking like defending premiers, getting a two-point win over the Adelaide Crows. For the key story, we’ll discuss the inaugural women’s track event Athlos which has launched in NYC this week. The Female Athlete Project is excited to announce the 2024 TFAP Awards. These ...
Sep 30, 2024•23 min
Dr. Bridget Munro has always had a love for science and sport. So it's only natural that this path has led her into the role of Women’s Research Lead at the Nike Sport Research Laboratory. Growing up in Tasmania, she spent her early years studying in biomechanics in Australia, before her and her family moved to Portland, Oregon to join the Nike team. Here, Bridget has played a major role in the ongoing investment in women-specific innovation. Bridget and the NSRL team test women’s product with w...
Sep 25, 2024•28 min
A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds: The ICC has doubled the prize money for the upcoming women's T20 World Cup, the Roses have made it 1-1 in the netball series against our Diamonds and Oceana Mackenzie has won Australia's FIRST ever medal at a Boulder World Cup event. For the key story, we look at a new study out of the U.S. that examines the Generational Impact of Sports on Women’s Leadership. The Play to Lead study looks at the skills, traits, and ...
Sep 23, 2024•27 min
When Lisa Blair was 25, she fell in love with sailing while she was working as a hostess on a sailboat. Fast forward only seven years later and she became the first woman to sail solo around Antarctica with one stop. But it wasn’t without complications, having a near-death experience where her yacht dismasted at sea. Still she kept sailing, quickly becoming the fastest woman to sail solo around Australia and then Antartica as she crazily attempted her record again, and beat it by ten days. All t...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 14 min
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