Theres theres thousands of reasons that get put forward as to why a woman cant actually follow around the head coach of a mens cricket team and just think OK what does this job look like and how would I do it if it were me because thats how I learned how to be a doctor. But we do have a lot of great wheelchair athletes who did very well obviously in Rio and do very well. The medal was awarded to my great grandmother who won an Irish bag piping competition as a teenager and she kept it with her every day. [00:36:46] And so whilst we are we have scholarship programs that are offered. So these are things like nipple Victoria hockey Victoria swimming Victoria and three years ago before I even started they were instructed that there would be a board quota. So learning that online is not good enough. It doesnt all have to look the same way but no one is fully prepared for her job. It has the largest population and the City of Melbourne as its capital has a barometer Metro Melbourne has a population of around six million. About so many things I could have done better. There are still definitely haters and trolls and people who are abusive. So all I need to do my job is curiosity persistence support from my employer and my colleagues and a willingness to learn and anyone can do any job when they had those four characteristics. Shes very tall incredible flexibility of this photograph of her kicking so her legs completely apart almost 90 degrees flexible hips incredible flexible flexibility and strength. There was definitely a bumpy start and Im sure that the governing body the AFL they did receive criticism. Required fields are marked *. And what has happened is seven white straight men have put their hand up. And if I had had men in the public service say youll never be able to be this boss of this office and run this budget do make this change because youve never done it before then. [00:00:00] Hello and thank you for downloading this episode of transcending sport here on WiSP Sports. She is currently on secondment to the Department of Health as Area of Operation Controller for the South-East Metro region in the COVID-19 response. Bridie: In 2007, Cycling Australia put a call out to other sports for athletes with the potential to become time trialists. So, how much is Bridie O'Donnell worth at the age of 48 years old? [00:10:12] So what did being a professional. Dr O'Donnell is a medical doctor, graduating from the University of Queensland's school of medicine in 1998 and is the current head of the Office for Woman in Sport and Recreation for the Victorian State Government. Im not suggesting that we all need to endure. This year, Australias most unique slashie will again join the SBS commentary team for the Tour De France when it kicks off on Saturday 26 June. I would go back to the lost baggage section each week when a team mechanic was headed to the airport for one reason or another, but it never showed up. Systems around unconscious bias around myths of maintaining confidentiality so we dont want to have a mentee follow the head coach male coach around or retaining information and privacy that you cant have women in mens spaces because you know sexuality issues or nudity or whatever. Thank you for listening and turning up the volume on womens sport. I arrived in that sport aged 26, weighing just below 70kg, which put me right in the middle of two body types. But as you saw not only from the extraordinary performances of the US national womens team but the one point one billion viewers and the stadiums that were packed out is that people want to see and witness the best quality sport on offer. For women, it was a legal version of doping, without the financial cost or the risk of being caught breaking the rules. [00:36:52] We now had over 100 women last 18 months benefit from our scholarship program where they apply through a competitive process to get to five or ten thousand dollars to seek out an educational opportunity to advance their sporting career or their administration career whatever it is they do in sport and rec but we also know that systems need to change and thats where board quotas support it. So were not even retaining our high performance coaches from one Commonwealth Games to another. When I graduated from medical school my grandmother gave me the medal and necklace, and Ive kept it safe for 20 years. But there are very many ways and Peggy ONeills who I mentioned before she is an extraordinary example of a person who delivers leadership in her own style. And these images and these these styles of leadership also show us that being a coach or an umpire or CEO or a president does not have to be one way doesnt have to be delivered one way by one type of old authoritative suit wearing table thumping man. O'Donnell said her primary education was also unique, going to the Blackall Range Independent School, which shunned traditional classroom education and held many lessons run by parents. Well thats like where its very nicely into my next point. [00:06:43] But as youve seen globally weve been taken over by Russia China the UK and definitely the US. At 48 years old, Bridie O'Donnell height not available right now. You know we have a really a problem in Australia against violence against women. Its all of the things that I experience which is you lose a lot. Thats a powerful image of a man who knows her sport. And what of the swimsuit she misses? And then what needed to come from that and there were nine recommendations that came from this report and the Victorian Government committed to implementing all nine of them. By 1 July of this year and with an amazing amount of work and meetings and resistance and some yelling by some cranky aggrieved gentleman who were long term president saying I know women but I just dont know any woman who wants to be on this board and I think to myself I know why Barry day we got to 93 per cent of those funded organisations by 1 July who would achieve 40 percent or more and the other 7 per cent of them which is about 10 organisations were working with and meeting with every month and there may be extraordinary general meetings and theyre bringing women in and what we know about this is that whatever your feelings are about quotas I they work be they force an exploration of your existing board which is the best outcome because for so many people theyve just said we just need seven people. But if youre just mediocre as a girl you tend to drop out whereas boys who are mediocre keep going. But its early days but theres no doubt that what were seeing now is instead of the why we used to there would have been a lot of the why why should we fund womens sport or why women arent as good as men. Posted on July 26, 2021 by July 26, 2021 by You know how to deliver you keep going when youre tired you keep going when youre annoyed when it rains when its windy. [00:36:16] Theres theres thousands of reasons that get put forward as to why a woman cant actually follow around the head coach of a mens cricket team and just think OK what does this job look like and how would I do it if it were me because thats how I learned how to be a doctor. We had a team of champions and let me tell you we did not translate into a champion day. So all I need to do my job is curiosity persistence support from my employer and my colleagues and a willingness to learn and anyone can do any job when they had those four characteristics. After rotating through various Medical and Surgical departments as part of junior residency she moved to Melbourne in 2001. 3-min read. What Ive experienced and when I was a professional cyclist lets say 10 years ago I was in an extraordinarily talented team. But I think thats a long conversation and when I do that we can solve it here now. Systems are the problem. [00:04:37] And like so many of them I took a chance of you know quitting my job as a physician where I was working behaviour change because I just felt that this was a unique opportunity and remarkable way for me to have an influence over the lives and the outcomes of so many girls and women that I didnt have when I was coming through sport and that so many girls and women who are who have a disability or who are from a multicultural background or from a marginalized communities definitely dont have in Australia. conversations from the world of women's sports. But the 41-year-old former Mapleton woman this week broke the world hour record, riding 46.882 kilometres in 60 minutes 609 metres further than the existing record. I would grab Gypsy, my rescue greyhound, and some family heirlooms that might be of very little value to others but are of great sentimental value to me. If you have any comments or questions about the shows that we do or suggestions for guests please do drop us a line to info at WiSP Sports dot com. The discipline required to constantly deny oneself adequate calories to fuel hard training was also something that others would admire in many women riders: Did you see how she is looking now for the Giro? But my goodness it does allow you a context and help you deal with strong personalities and we say that a lot in where Im working now as a sports administrator or working in government. Then, in her mid-30s, O'Donnell made the sharp pivot to professional cycling, a field where she. I was one of 70 who applied and one of 12 who got selected to be part of a testing programme. Bridie was the first woman to join SBS Cycling to commentate the Tour de France, covering the race in 2020 and 2021. They would lament conspiratorially how irritating it was that an idiot old lady with no authority, who was not a world champion, was telling them what to do. Honor womens stories and the right to play, Protect womens integrity in sport and society, Strive to achieve gender equality and fairness in all sporting endeavors, Celebrate the achievements of women athletes in all sports, Annemiek van Vleuten Wins Second UCI World Road Championship. [00:03:39] And then what needed to come from that and there were nine recommendations that came from this report and the Victorian Government committed to implementing all nine of them. What were seeing now is those people are being left behind. Shes an expert shes respected shes hard. During her residency she was a rower and then an Ironman triathlete, and finished the Ironman Hawaii World Championships in 2006. I really do appreciate it. The progress that the organization has made to advance women and girls participation in sport and the challenges that lie ahead. That access is all a part of being accessible right the accessibility of sport. Teach you about what what it requires to be a woman in leadership and sport in Australia. The joy of having secured that first pro-contract was quickly dented by some fairly harsh realities, not the least of which was seeing the damage some cyclists were prepared to inflict on their bodies inthe pursuit of success. What were seeing now is those people are being left behind. And I do find myself thinking that a lot whatever work Im doing I think you know what Ive been in a worse situation than this. But we also need the networks to to buy into it too because at the end of the day everybody benefits if they have the foresight to invest in it at whatever level. And I think that is a conundrum too about you know we do need bums on seats and we do need the women to be attending sports events and filling these stadiums too. I was good but just never great enough to represent my country. Well I was active as a kid but I wasnt good at anything and we certainly had a bit of a culture of high achievement when it comes to sport and particularly we know this from from the data that girls who are really great at sport get supported and cultivated not only by their parents but by coaches by schools. Bridie ODonnell took to cycling late, but a rapid rise to the top ranks of the Australian scene fuelled her ambitions. The progress that the organization has made to advance women and girls participation in sport and the challenges that lie ahead. So what did being a professional. Dr Bridie ODonnell is a bike race commentator for SBS, medical practitioner and former professional road cyclist. [00:02:45] In 2015 there was an inquiry into women and girls in sport and active recreation here in Victoria which was actually initiated by the then opposition government and then implemented by the current government. If we were to simplify wed say our three strategic priorities are increasing the number of girls and women participating in sport and aggression. My sessions were always prescribed by Donna [Rae-Szalinski]; they were time trial-specific, and often focused on flat roads, whereas my teammate would put in four or five hours of slow pedalling, then maybe some climbs, usually across the highway towards Sienna. But more of them are mind lovingly great and a privilege an absolute privilege to work in an industry to be paid a salary every fortnight to do something that is affecting change for millions of people is a distinct privilege and I just I know its the job of my lifetime. 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