Fi writes:
Thank you so much Sue Anstiss MBE for coming to Bristol to share your wonderful film with us. We enjoyed our ‘Game On’ day.
We welcomed wonderful academic colleagues to Bristol in the morning for a symposium discussing all things gender inequality and sport. Huge thanks to Jessica Francombe-Webb, Sheree Bekker, Luke Jones, Mike O Mahoney, Jean Williams, Kath Woodward and Katie Liston for joining me and Martin Hurcombe for a wonderfully thought provoking morning.
In the afternoon we welcomed school students from Clifton High School, colleagues at the University of Bristol Business School and across the university, students and members of the Womens Sport Collective to Bristol to share Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport.
We had a fascinating panel discussion afterwards, featuring Sue Anstiss MBE of course, but also Aneela McKenna (Mòr Diversity), Aoife Glass, Zoe Woodman and Professor Jean Williams.
The audience questions were fascinating, and we touched on grassroots sport, brand influence, activism, authenticity and much more. Thanks to all involved in a wonderful day celebrating, discussing and imagining the trajectory of women’s sport.