E74: It's Game On for women in sport with Sue Anstiss

Strong Voice Podcast

A founding trustee of the Women’s Sport Trust, and co-founder of the Women’s Sport Collective, in 2018 Sue received an MBE for her services to women’s sport. Sue is the author of a new book, ‘Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport’, and hosts The Game Changers, an award-winning podcast that celebrates trailblazing women in sport.

Having run a sports PR agency for 26 years, Sue is now CEO of Fearless Women, a company driving positive change for women’s sport. She sits on the RFU’s Diversity and Inclusivity Advisory Group and is a Non-Executive Director at Leisure Focus, a charity running leisure facilities in Berkshire.

Coming late to the sport of triathlon, Sue represented Great Britain as an Age Group triathlete, competing at World and European Championships in her forties. All things women's sport and equality including the history, commercial funding, sponsorship, role models, participation, governance etc / My new book GAME ON / The Game Changers podcast

Timestamp for talk:

• 1:34 - Sue talked about her family introduction to the sport
• 4:20 - Sue talks about how she slowly realized the disparity between male and female athlete treatment
• 6:00 - Sue talks about how society shapes attitudes towards male and female sports
• 8:47 - Sue talks about how we can change the mindset around women’s sport
• 10:31 - Sue talks about role models but no simple answer in making women’s sport more high profile
• 13:06 - Sue talks about her work and how women are taking part in more sport
• 14:26 - Sue talks about how to include more women in sport-related jobs