Speaking of #WomenInSport #PlayLikeAGirl the hot topic at the moment.

The Sydney Sirens who play in the #AWIHL which is THE top level Ice Hockey competition in Australia, don't get anywhere near as much sponsorship as the men. To the point the players themselves usually pay for all of their own equipment, ice time, travel & accommodation out of their own pockets.

This season is going to be expanded to a full home & away comp, which puts even more stress on the players own wallets.

If you or a business you know are interested in sponsoring players or a team and helping out in women's sports, you can get more info here. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TBPBSR5

The season runs from late October through until the start of March. There's a few hundred people who attend every home game at Macquarie Ice rink PLUS every single game is broadcast on https://cluch.tv/ and available to anyone with an account (no paid sub required).

As well as volunteering with them (and hopefully doing rink announcing) I'll be throwing $500 in with a group who like to pool money towards player sponsorships. #SoundTheSiren #RefuseToLose

"Women need to pick the fights and tell us men what to do"
"Equal pay doesn't solve anything"
"I have daughters so I understand"
This is what #patriarchy looks like. 👿
Here you go #Infantino, I fixed it for you:
"Men should take accountability for solving the hugely unfair problem that they created"
"Equal pay doesn't fix everything but it's a start and it's the least we can do"
"Gender equality is a responsibility we all share"
#WomenInSport #WorldCup #FIFA #football
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66541044

Oh, and if soccer is now your thing the #ALeague #ALeagueW season will kick off over summer too and you'll find it here when announced https://keepup.com.au/a-league-women/fixtures/

I've almost always found #ALeagueW more entertaining than #ALeagueM. Less frustrating to watch, more positive play style. #WomenInSport #PlayLikeAGirl

Every single podcast in my feed this morning is on the #Matildas #FIFAWWC .

How good is this for #WomenInSport #PlayLikeAGirl ?

I absolutely love the way people are discovering women's sport is actually good. If I follow a sport it's generally both men's & women's teams. Not always but mostly.

It'd be great to see larger crowds at the women's matches! Especially the #SuperW Rugby Union and #AWIHL Ice Hockey (starting late October).

This year's Soccer World Cup is on track to be the most attended standalone women's sporting event ever.

The opening match has already been relocated from the SFS to Homebush Stadium due to high ticket sales. #WWC2023 #WomenInSport #PlayLikeAGirl https://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/football/2023/06/09/over-one-million-tickets-sold-womens-world-cup/

#OnThisDay, 28 May 1990, Maiden, captained by Tracy Edwards, crosses the finishing line to become the first all-woman crew to complete the Round the World yacht race.

#WomenInHistory #WomenInSport #Histodons #WomensHistory

The world of #TrackAndField is mourning the tragic early death of 32 year old Tori Bowie. The young #Mississippi woman rose from difficult circumstances to win #Olympic gold medalist and become a World Champion

#Athletics #WomenInSport #Sport

https://www.letsrun.com/news/2023/05/former-100m-world-champion-tori-bowie-dies-at-32/

"The mentalitiy in the 1960s was that women weren't smart or strong enough to be jockeys. But I provied that a woman could do the job."

#OnThisDay, 2 May 1970, Diane Crump becomes the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby.

#WomenInHistory #Histodons #WomenInSport

In Her Nature by Rachel Hewitt review – reclaiming the great outdoors

"An impressive blend of memoir and history that takes inspiration from the women written out of sporting history"

#WomenInSport
#MountainWomen
#OutdoorWomen
#WomensHistory

*adds to reading list 🤩

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/20/in-her-nature-by-rachel-hewitt-review-reclaiming-the-great-outdoors

#OnThisDay, 19 Apr 1967, Katherine Switzer becomes the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon as a registered runner, despite the organiser trying to stop her.

She ran it again in 2017, 50 years later.
#WomenInHistory #WomenInSport #RunningHistory #Histodons #WomensOpportunities

In her own words: "The Real Story of Kathrine Switzer’s 1967 Boston Marathon" https://kathrineswitzer.com/1967-boston-marathon-the-real-story/

https://mstdn.social/@CarveHerName/110224260609034719

h/t (because credit where due!) @CarveHerName @liamo

#OnThisDay, 19 Apr 1967, Katherine Switzer becomes the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon as a registered runner, despite the organiser trying to stop her.

She ran it again in 2017, 50 years later.
#WomenInHistory #WomenInSport #RunningHistory #Histodons

So please to be able to share the stellar career of Marlene Elliott, a credentialed and accomplished woman in sport and business.

#WomenInSport #HowSheDidIt #LeadToSoar

https://www.leadtosoar.com/podcast/episode/3e537c05/not-the-cool-kid-with-board-director-marlene-elliott

#OnThisDay, 9 Apr 1983, Jenny Pitman becomes the first woman to have trained a Grand National winning horse.

#WomenInHistory #WomenInSport #GrandNational

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pii6oGBFp00

It's been brought to my attention that orders for my book have not been coming through. My apologies to those who have not got their books! Have fixed it.

And if you want to read the inside story of an #AFLW season at the GWS GIANTS order your copy at https://neversurrender.sydney/

#football #australianfootball #womeninsport

#OnThisDay, 20 Mar 1985, Libby Riddles is the first woman to win the 1,100-mile trans-Alaska #Iditarod dog sled race.
#WomenInHistory #WomenInSport #MondayMotivation #histodons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P9_48VLB0I

#OnThisDay, 16 Mar 1876, Rose Harland and Nelly Saunders step into the ring at Harry Hill's bar for the first all-woman boxing match in the USA.

[no illustration of their fight exists]

#WomenInHistory #SportsHistory #WomenInSport #Histodons #NYCHIstory

RT @LU_SportsExSci
Join us today from 11am at @HICLancaster for a film created by our final year students ‘mind the gap’ and a panel featuring our team members discussing ‘how level is the paying field?’ for #InternationalWomensDay! #WomenInScience #WomenInSport 🏋️‍♀️👩‍🔬

RT @LU_SportsExSci
On Wednesday 8th March members of our team are forming part of a panel to discuss ‘how level is the playing field?’ for #WomeninSport and #WomeninScience! And our fabulous 3rd year students are showing a short film ‘mind the gap’ for #InternationalWomensDay 🎉 Come along!

The 'Voice of Women Working in Sport' report identifies that less than 1% of women working in sport believe there is gender equality in the industry. Download the report, and to take action to level the playing field for #WomenInSport.

Download Here:
https://www.sportinginsights.com/product/voice-of-women-working-in-sport/

Massive congratulations to arguably Australia’s most successful sporting team, The Australian Women’s Cricket team, on winning the T20 World Cup.

#WomenInSport

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/feb/27/dominant-australia-hailed-as-best-ever-after-sixth-womens-t20-world-cup-triumph?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other @guardian