the [female] athlete project

Australian Rugby Union player Eva Karpani debuted for the Wallaroos in 2019 and hasn't looked back. Growing up in Adelaide, Eva took a leap of faith to move states in her pursuit of becoming the best player she could be. In 2023, she was rewarded for that determination, being named the Wallaroo's Player of the Year. Eva represented Australia at the 2021 Rugby World Cup and is a crucial member of the current Wallaroos squad with their sights set on qualifying for the 2025 Rugby World Cup. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. bit.ly/tfapsubscribeShop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject#womensspor

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Taking a look around the grounds: The women’s state of origin has broken tv and attendance records, Rose Davies has broken the Australian record for the 5000 metres just months out from the Paris games and Australia will host the 2026 Football Asian Cup! For the key story, we’ll chat about the WNBA's investigations into a sponsorship deal offering $100K to every Las Vegas Aces player. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. bit.ly/tfapsubscribe Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Emma McKeon became Australia’s most successful Olympian of all time. Her 11 Olympic medals overall broke the previous Australian record of nine from Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones over the course of their careers. A failed attempt to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics was one of many moments where Emma chose to walk away from the sport, but it was her Olympic goal that always drew her back. Sport and the Olympics is a moment in time that unites people and creates such a strong community for the athletes. This series is presented by Nike, championing athletes like Emma, listening to athlete’s needs and supporting them throughout all their journeys. A true honour to sit down and chat with Emma to learn more about her journey through self-criticism, doubt and overwhelming pressure to becoming the most decorated Olympian in our countries’ history. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. bit.ly/tfapsubscribe Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Taking a look around the grounds: 200,000 people are needed to fill in the bloody big survey, football icon lydia williams retires from the matildas AND the wnba is heading to toronto! For the key story we’ll chat about an absolute debacle in the super netball game between the Giants and the Lightning. Fill out the bloody big survey: https://www.sharethedignity.org.au/end-period-poverty/bloody-big-survey-2024 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. bit.ly/tfapsubscribe Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

Australian Waterpolo player Holly Young (nee Lincoln-Smith) made her first international appearance in 2009 at the FINA World League Super Finals. She went on to represent her country at two Olympics, bringing home a bronze medal from London 2012. Holly has had an incredible career, but it was her achievements and battles outside of the pool that have shaped who she is today. She gave birth to two beautiful kids, before receiving a breast cancer diagnosis. After years away from the sport, after recovering from cancer, Holly made the courageous decision to get back in the pool, and put her body on the line once again. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. bit.ly/tfapsubscribeShop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject#womenssport

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Taking a look around the grounds: Sydney FC claim their fifth A-league title, Australia qualify for olympic 3x3 basketball for the first time, and Liz Ellis has been appointed to a director position on the Netball Australia board. For the key story we’ll chat about the disparity in the number of spots for male and female surfers on the WSL. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. bit.ly/tfapsubscribe Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

It was a lost bet with her brother that led to Shae Graham to first try wheelchair rugby, after many years of refusing to try. In 2019, Shae Graham became the first and only woman to have represent Australia’s mixed gender wheelchair rugby team, the Steelers. Shae also sits on the board as an athlete representative of World Wheelchair Rugby, and is currently preparing to be selected in the Australian team for her second Paralympics in Paris 2024. 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 (http://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop) Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. bit.ly/tfapsubscribe (https://bit.ly/tfapsubscribe) Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop (https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop) Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. Taking a look around the grounds: Sydney FC qualify for their 7th straight grand final appearance, the NSW Waratahs win their 5th super rugby title, and Saya Sakakibara has taken out her second overall world cup title in a row. For the key story we’ll chat about the new Super Netball reserves competition that has been introduced. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. bit.ly/tfapsubscribe Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

23 year old Tash Bryant has had a remarkable sailing career to date, achieving landmarks not seen in the sport before, winning the U19 Youth World Championship at only 15 years old and qualifying her country for the Olympics at 17. In 2022 she became the youngest member of the Australian SailGP Team, and then in 2023 the youngest ever winner of the SailGP Championship after winning the season finale with the Australian team in San Francisco in May 2023. She has continued her role as strategist onboard the Australian team for Season 4, with a highlight of winning the home event in Sydney in February 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.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Get the wrap delivered into your inbox as a weekly newsletter! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. bit.ly/tfapsubscribe Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news, hosted by Chloe Dalton and Erin (Bez) Morton. Taking a look around the grounds - Torrie Lewis shocks the world with a diamond league win in the 200m, Mollie O'Callaghan swims the world’s fastest 200m time this year and rugby contemplate making the women’s ball smaller For the key story we’ll chat to rugby player turned coach Meretiana Robinson about what World Rugby are doing to increase pathways and opportunities for women in coaching. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

Reanna is an academically trained and practicing futurist, industry fellow, strategic workforce planner, start-up co-founder, keynote speaker, creative practitioner and former elite athlete. She is the founder of Work Futures - a global strategic foresight consultancy that helps organisations and workers ‘unlearn the future’, build foresight capability and get practical about the future(s) in the present. She also has a background as an elite cricketer, working as both an athlete, coach and game development administrator. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject#womenssport

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - A-League Women became the most attended season of any women’s sport, in Australia ever; super netball is back! PLUS, run the city to surf with us to support the Raise Foundation. For the key story we’ll chat about the campaign that’s looking to Save Canberra United. Donate to the campaign: https://chuffed.org/project/savecanberraunited Register to run the City to Surf to support the Raise Foundation: https://city2surf24.grassrootz.com/raise-foundation 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

Ilsa Wakeling was a part of the Australian softball squad in the early to mid 2000s, and played in the Italian professional league, before making an incredible return to the side in her 40s after giving birth to son Hunter. She has transferred her elite mindset into the workplace, working with Victoria Police since 2006, currently an acting superintendent before returning to the critical incident response team as an inspector. Ilsa is incredibly disciplined, and shares some awesome lessons she has learned around leadership, fear, and looking after your body and mind. This episode is presented by Victoria Police. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - Melbourne city steal the A-League Premier’s Plate from Sydney FC, tennis to head to Saudi Arabia, and the NRLW is set to expand. For the key story we’ll chat about the insanity that was March Madness - records broken, and some pretty horrible social media storms that followed. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

With the dream of winning an olympic gold medal, Jakara Anthony decided as a teenager that she would start skiing full-time. By 2022 she recorded the most successful season by an Australian winter sports athlete in history. At the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, Jakara won every round of the competition to become just Australia's sixth ever winter gold medallist, and the first since Lydia Lassila in 2010. In the 2023-2024 World Cup season, she won an incredible 14 World Cup events, which is the most ever by a mogul skier in a single season. I absolutely loved hearing more about the way Jakara prepares to perform. For her, it’s not about the podiums and the records, it’s about challenging what is possible not only for her, but for women in the sport as a whole. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

A Deakin University study Addressing Online Harm in Australian Women’s Sport presents the findings of a landmark investigation into the online harassment and abuse of the nation’s top sportswomen. It explores the experience, impact and potential solutions to online harm of professional and elite women’s sports athletes across Australia Dr Kim Toffoletti is internationally recognised for her interdisciplinary research on women, sport and media. Kim's research has been published in top-ranking academic journals. She is the Associate Editor of the Sociology of Sport Journal, and sits on the editorial board of Communication & Sport journal. Dr Caitlin McGrane is a digital ethnographic researcher interested in gender, technology and everyday life. She is currently a Research Fellow at Deakin University and RMIT University. At Deakin, she has led research into gendered online harassment in sport. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - Bree Walker wins the first ever bobsled World Cup gold for Australia, in wheelchair rugby the Australian Steelers have qualified for the 2024 Paralympics, and the Tillies are set to face Germany and USA in Paris. For the key story we’ll chat about the serious LACK of statues of women in Australia, and why the Matildas shouldn’t have to win to get a statue. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

Rachel Jarry graced the WNBL for over a decade, claiming championships with the Bulleen Boomers and Southside Flyers. A WNBA champion with the Minnesota Lynx in 2013, Rachel also represented Australia at the London and Rio Olympics, earning bronze medals. Amidst a stellar career, she joined Victoria Police Academy in 2019, currently on secondment to a Detective Unit. Deanne Butler is considered a serious trailblazer for women’s basketball. Deanne made history with the first WNBL Championship-winning AIS team and went on to a stellar 13-year WNBL career, DeAnne's impact is undeniable (251 games, earning Life Membership). Balancing full-time shift work at VicPol with a thriving basketball career, she represented the Opals in 2005, for China tours and FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. Post-retirement, she ventured into coaching, achieving success in various leagues and even securing a FIBA Scout role at the Tokyo Olympics and the Women's World Cup in Sydney. This episode is brought to you by Victoria Police. Search police careers to find out more. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject#womenssport

A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds - Southside flyers are the WNBL champions! Perry, Molineux and Wareham become the first Australian winners of the Women's Premier League, and Football NSW have reported a 34% increase in registered players for the upcoming season. For the key story we’ll chat about a hot topic at the moment - why are women not competing in the decathlon at the olympics? 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport

At the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, goalkeeper Lydia Williams, alongside teammate Claire Polkinghorne, became the first Australian footballer (man or woman) to play at FIVE FIFA World Cups. Lydia is a proud Noongar woman who was born in Katanning, WA, but lived most of her childhood years in Kalgoorlie, a small town north-east of Perth. In 2022, she became the first female goalkeeper to register 100 caps for Australia, and just the second Indigenous player to do so after Kyah Simon a few months earlier. On top of an incredible Matildas’ resume, she’s had an extensive career overseas, with clubs including Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain. I absolutely loved the chance to sit down and chat with Lydia, she’s really calm and composed, and reflects beautifully not only on her career to date, but on the legacy she hopes to leave, in particular for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids. 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! Subscribe here for the newsletter + don’t miss a merch drop. www.linktr.ee/thefemaleathleteproject Shop TFAP merch: https://www.thefemaleathleteproject.com/shop Find us on Instagram: @thefemaleathleteproject #womenssport