After the Matildas’ heart-stopping quarter final win over France, the French coach, Herve Renard, congratulated his players, “for playing so well against an entire nation.” The Matildas at the FIFA...
Category: Sport governance
Aussie girls smash skateboarding championships in the US
Two Australian girls, Chloe Covell (aged 13) and Arisa Trew (also 13) have just won gold in the Street and Park divisions at the latest X-Games competitions in California. The X-Games is, to...
How sports became a battleground
There has been a sharp increase in public resistance and backlash to the advancement of LGBTIQ+ inclusion and equality recently. The UK charity Stonewall reports that LGBTIQ+ recorded hate crimes in...
Trans people welcomed into community sport despite online vitriol
Content notification: This blog post discusses transphobia (specifically transmisogyny) and is likely to be triggering to trans women and transfeminine people more broadly. Most people will be...
What can we learn from sport governance challenges?
FIFA's threat to withdraw its recognition of its member federation, Football Australia, prompted gender equality measures to be adopted. This governance crisis led to the establishment of a Congress...
Recognising the achievements of sportswomen: Correct the Internet
A few days ago, BroadAgenda editor Ginger Gorman spotted a stunning Internet campaign, designed to "Correct the Internet", allowing female elite athletes to take their rightful places in the history...
Want to do a PhD about cyberhate against female athletes?
Remember when AFLW Carlton forward Tayla Harris got predator trolled simply for doing her job? In case your memory needs jogging, back in 2019 a photograph taken by AFL Media senior photographer...
Is this sexism? UC Capitals without finals home
A few days ago, the ABC reported that the UC Capitals' basketball team had effectively been left 'homeless' with no location to play their finals game in ACT. BroadAgenda editor, Ginger Gorman, had...
Come to our IWD Discussion! Women in sport
International Women’s Day 2022 - Morning Tea & Panel Discussion ‘Issues affecting women in sport - Equal Pay, Homophobia, cyber/media bias and hope for the future’ Join us! Find all the details...