I have spoken to audiences from club committees to international conferences. I facilitate workshops, sit on panels, and talk to media about women’s sport and gender equity.
Topics I speak on
- Gender equity and belonging in sport, and how organisations move from intention to accountability.
- Te Poukapa: a practical framework for equity and belonging.
- The history of women’s football in Aotearoa, and why it matters now.
- Women’s health, wellbeing and participation in sport.
- Turning research into public conversation and organisational change.
- The experience of rainbow communities in sport, in particular transgender inclusion.
Keynotes and conference presentations
- Somewhere I belong? Gender equity and belonging in community football organisations. Reimagining Fields of Play: Gender and Sport Research Symposium, University of Waikato, July 2023.
- Belonging and equity in sports organisations (presentation and workshop). International Working Group (IWG) on Women and Sport World Conference, Auckland, November 2022. 1,800+ delegates, streamed online.
- Understanding club and regional sport organisations’ attitudes to diversity. SMAANZ Conference, online, December 2020.
- How far have we really come? Questions arising from Sport NZ’s Women and Girls Strategy. SMAANZ Conference, Christchurch, December 2019.
Invited talks and workshops
- Te Poukapa: The Belonging and Equity Matrix (workshop). NZ Cricket, June 2023.
- Women in coaching: High Performance Sport NZ survey results. NZ Cricket, July 2023.
- Equity and belonging in community sport, with Glen Maguire. Harbour Sport Sector Knowledge, April 2023.
- Gender equity and the gender pay gap in sports organisations. Harbour Sport Sector Knowledge, October 2022.
- Goal setting and tools to implement them (workshop). Scholars @ Massey leadership group, February 2021.
Panels and webinars
- Managing imposter syndrome and burnout (panellist). SMAANZ, September 2023.
- Social media in a PhD (facilitator). SMAANZ Higher Degree Research webinar, February 2022.
- Tools to tackle your PhD. SMAANZ Higher Degree Research webinar, October 2021.
- Data collection and analysis during a pandemic. SMAANZ Higher Degree Research webinar, May 2020.
Campaign and engagement projects
- FIFA U-20 World Cup #NZWhiteOut (2015). Fan engagement video campaign encouraging white attire at matches, coordinated across hockey, swimming, the Warriors, the Auckland mayor’s office and the Sport Minister’s office. Video here.
- Wellington Phoenix March to the Match (2013). Organised a fan march from Queen’s Wharf for the A-League opening, with junior football clubs, a brass band, a Brazilian dance group, acrobats and a local band. Video here.
- Digital publications. Concepts and content for digitised football programmes, tournament guides, and a quarterly Kantar NZ publication.
Selected media
- RNZ, The Panel, on the momentum and legacy of the FIFA Women’s World Cup (August 2023).
- RNZ, The Detail, on capitalising on New Zealand football’s World Cup fever (August 2023) and on the World Cup lighting up local clubrooms (April 2023).
- The Conversation, informed article by Holly Thorpe and Julie Brice on history of women’s football (July 2023).
- Stuff, on helping fill the women’s football history gap (August 2023) and on the long-lasting impacts of the 50-year ban on women in football (July 2023).
- NZ Herald, on the Zambia Copper Queens arriving in Hamilton (July 2023).
- RNZ and TVNZ, on community facility upgrades (July 2023).
- Waikato Newstalk ZB, All Sports Breakfast, on the legacy of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in the Waikato (June 2023).
Booking
To discuss a talk, workshop, panel or interview, get in touch.