I was like, ‘oh, we have a New Zealand women’s team.'" That, in a nutshell, is why it is important we continue to highlight, promote and support women’s sport. Female participation in weekly sport is still 12% less than male participation, and women fill just 27% of governance roles — and a measly 7% of chief executive roles — in the sporting sector. There is also, rightly, a push to ensure it is not just the traditional behemoth of New Zealand women’s sport getting the attention and the resources and the visibility. There is also the hugely significant World Conference on Women & Sport here next year.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 11, 2021 15:33 UTC