The Women in Sport Podcast

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  • The Women in Sport podcast brings together insight, advice and expertise from across the sector to discuss the issues and topics you think are important and affecting women and girls in the UK. Join the conversation on social media and follow us @womeninsport_uk Donate to Women in Sport online. (https://www.womeninsport.org/get-involved/make-a-donation/)
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  • 44: 40th Anniversary Conference - Highlights - Part 2

    44: 40th Anniversary Conference - Highlights - Part 2
    Dec 20 2024
    In November 2024 Women in Sport held our 40th anniversary conference in London.

    In this episode of the podcast we’ll hear further highlights from the event, featuring a discussion chaired by Dame Katherine Grainger, the new Chair of the British Olympic Association.

    Nick Read, managing director of Vitality Programme

    Caroline Hawkings, Chief Talent Officer at Savanta

    Dan Frumkin, CEO of Metro Bank

    Vikki Monk, The Collective at Wasserman

    These four senior figures in the business world talk about how they have put sport at the heart of their corporate agendas.

    The episode is introduced by the journalist and former gymnast Julia George.

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    About Women in Sport

    Because women and girls belong

    DONATE and support our work here

    Founded in 1984, Women in Sport is the longest-standing charity in its field with a proud history of securing change for women and girls. At its heart lies a deep understanding of the needs of women and girls in relation to sport and a passion to address the stubborn gender inequalities that still exist.

    Based on expert insight, Women in Sport challenges the system, offers solutions and inspires change. Not only do we believe in girls and women having access to fair and safe sport for the joy, fulfilment and lifelong benefits it offers, but we care about this because it can address health inequalities and help society to thrive.

    We continue to build strong partnerships with the corporate, sports and leisure sectors, grow our influence in parliament and develop powerful projects. By doing so we have led the field in creating change for teenage girls and challenged the system to better serve women in midlife.


    Follow Us
    Instagram – Instagram.com/womeninsport_uk

    X – x.com/womeninsport_uk

    LinkedIn – linkedin.com/company/women-in-sport

    TikTok – tiktok.com/@womeninsport

    Acknowledgments
    Thank you to the Royal Institute of British Architects for hosting our conference.

    Thank you to Vitality, Metro Bank and Wasserman for their generous sponsorship of the event.

    Edited and mixed by Steven George

    Music: Luna Cantina - A Huevo
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    24 mins
  • 43: 40th Anniversary Conference - Highlights - Part 1

    43: 40th Anniversary Conference - Highlights - Part 1
    Dec 19 2024
    In November 2024 Women in Sport held our 40th anniversary conference in London.

    In this episode of the podcast we’ll hear some highlights from the event, featuring a discussion chaired by Julia George with three high-profile women in sport, talking about their vision for the future – and what makes them mad about the lack of progress towards true equality.

    Paula Dunn MBE is the first female head coach appointed by UK Athletics

    Lisa O’Keefe MBE is the Secretary General of the International Working Group on Women and Sport

    Kelly Simmonds OBE spent thirty years at the Football Association, latterly as the director of the women’s professional game

    All of them faced down some kind of prejudice, misogyny or discrimination on their way to the top.

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    About Women in Sport

    Because women and girls belong

    DONATE and support our work here

    Founded in 1984, Women in Sport is the longest-standing charity in its field with a proud history of securing change for women and girls. At its heart lies a deep understanding of the needs of women and girls in relation to sport and a passion to address the stubborn gender inequalities that still exist.

    Based on expert insight, Women in Sport challenges the system, offers solutions and inspires change. Not only do we believe in girls and women having access to fair and safe sport for the joy, fulfilment and lifelong benefits it offers, but we care about this because it can address health inequalities and help society to thrive.

    We continue to build strong partnerships with the corporate, sports and leisure sectors, grow our influence in parliament and develop powerful projects. By doing so we have led the field in creating change for teenage girls and challenged the system to better serve women in midlife.


    Follow Us
    Instagram – Instagram.com/womeninsport_uk

    X – x.com/womeninsport_uk

    LinkedIn – linkedin.com/company/women-in-sport

    TikTok – tiktok.com/@womeninsport

    Acknowledgments
    Thank you to the Royal Institute of British Architects for hosting our conference.

    Thank you to Vitality, Metro Bank and Wasserman for their generous sponsorship of the event.

    Edited and mixed by Steven George

    Music: Luna Cantina - A Huevo
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    30 mins
  • 42: Paris 2024 Paralympic Preview: Monica Vaughan

    42: Paris 2024 Paralympic Preview: Monica Vaughan
    Aug 27 2024
    It’s August 2024 and this week, the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games begins.

    The Paralympics, as we commonly know them, have their roots in the Stoke Mandeville Games, first held in 1948, when only wheelchair athletes competed.

    In 1960, they were renamed as the Paralympic Games, and in 1976, para-athletes besides wheelchair users were allowed to compete for the first time.

    My guest today was one of those. And she didn’t just compete – she cleaned up.

    Monica Vaughan represented Great Britain in swimming at two Paralympics.
    Five Gold medals in Toronto in ’76 were followed by four more plus a Silver in Arnhem in Germany in 1980.

    By the way, thank you to Stylist Magazine for naming us as one of the best podcasts about women in sport.

    Archive info about the Paralympics and Monica Vaughan

    "From Stoke Mandeville to Stratford" - A History of the Summer Paralympic Games by Ian Brittain

    Toronto 1976

    Monica Vaughan profile National Paralympic Heritage Trust

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    About Women in Sport

    Women in Sport was founded in 1984 and its vision is that no-one is excluded from the joy, fulfilment and lifelong benefits of sport and exercise.

    Recognising that gender stereotypes and institutional bias are holding women back in life and in sport, the charity’s purpose is to give every woman and girl the opportunity to take part and inspire her to do so.

    DONATE and support our work here

    Find out more about us here

    Follow Us
    Instagram – Instagram.com/womeninsport_uk

    X – x.com/womeninsport_uk

    LinkedIn – linkedin.com/company/women-in-sport

    TikTok – tiktok.com/@womeninsport


    Acknowledgments
    Thank you to Whistledown Productions for the technical help and use of the studio to record this podcast.

    Edited and mixed by Steven George

    Music: Luna Cantina - A Huevo
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    24 mins

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