2022 Highlights

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In this special episode we’re sharing a roundup of some of the highlights from 2022. 

First up, Paralympian Hannah Cockcroft talked about being an advocate for all wheelchair users. 

Next, in a fascinating conversation with Radha Balani from Beyond Sport we addressed the issues of anxiety, depression and eating disorders in WSL footballers. 

We brought together a powerful panel of experts to explore the issues of women's sport kit. Wendy Taylor from the Youth Sport Trust shared some shocking stats about how periods & clothing affect girls’ participation in school sport before Rimla Akhtar shared her personal experience of clothing bans. Finally, why are women still wearing dresses to play sport? GB Hockey player and sportswear activist Tess Howard enlightens us 

Sue Day is now head of operations and finance at the RFU. The former England Captain had 59 caps for her country. She spoke to me about being an LGBTQ+ woman in rugby 

In an incredibly moving conversation with Kelly Lindsey, the Former Head Coach of the Afghanistan Women's Football Team, tells me about the process of creating a national team and what football meant to Afghan women

Dr Emma Ross reflects on her work at the English Institute of Sport and why sports science is currently failing our elite female athletes 

In panel discussion on racial inclusion in women's’ sport, Garnet Mackinder, Diversity lead at Sport England and a former Prem 15s rugby player shares her personal experience of finding rugby, before the ECB’s Shruti Saujani highlights her learnings from taking cricket to women in South Asian communities. Finally, we hear from former British Paralympian, Anne Wafula Strike, as she highlights the importance of how we talk about women’s sport

Hear Sarah Hunter, England captain and England’s all-time most capped rugby player on the importance of young girls seeing strong, powerful female roles models 

The first guest to ever return to The Game Changers podcast, Sally Munday, CEO at UK Sport, talks so openly about how we change attitudes to gender in sport 

Rachel Pavlou, a total trailblazer in women’s football, reflects on the Euros and why its so important to recognise the people that played a part in the growth of the women’s game

Finally we hear from Shaunagh Brown, former England Professional player on role of allies in sport

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If you’d like to hear more from these incredible trailblazers, you can find the full episodes all podcast platforms, or head over to fearlesswomen.co.uk

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Hosted by Sue Anstiss
Produced by Sam Walker, What Goes On Media

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