You know these are the difficult things to manage training when its cold and wet and rainy is actually quite simple compared to inter family tensions or a difficult boss or trying to manage team leaders or staff that you you just cannot seem to get on the same level. There are still definitely haters and trolls and people who are abusive. And if youve said to me a year ago that Id be sitting down with other jurisdictions and talking about how important it was that we are going to bid for the Womens World Cup football in 2023 to host that in four years time I would have thought Id. [00:30:53] And what has happened is seven white straight men have put their hand up. "In cycling it's known as this ultimate test of endurance and mental fortitude," she said. You know we had yes we had the Olympics in 1956 we had the Sydney Olympics in 2000 we were one of the first countries in the world to have an institute of sport. [00:04:31] You can imagine there were dozens or they said to me you know 100 women and men applied for this job. And if youd like to find out more about Bridies work and the organization you could find a link in the show notes accompanying this episode at WiSP Sports dot com. [00:04:00] Mel Jones is an international test cricketer here from from Victoria was the face of that campaign but it wasnt until 2017 when the Minister for Sport announced that he would create an Office for Women in Sport that would be dedicated to pursuing the outcomes of these nine recommendations that he would staff them. Given that most of the mid-season races on the womens calendar were between three and four hours long, and involved circuits with long climbs and technical descents, riders who had been on a bike for decades and were not only fearless and desperate, but quite literally, hungry, were potential winners. And then about nine months later they announced that there would be a campaign sort of suite of initiatives called change again. [00:34:19] And how about the increase in female coaches. Managing their social media accounts and to make it very clear that this is a powerful image that needs to be shown and and it became an accelerated image the world started talking about this. Dont rub it in. 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. And since Title 9 in the United States were seeing now a third generation of girls and women benefiting from legislation that allows them to receive the same financial support at universities. Last week Dr O'Donnell was inducted into the 2021 Victorian Women's Honour Roll under the 'Change Agent' category. But O'Donnell said after nearly a year of preparation, when she spent thousands of dollars on a bike and partaking in a strict anti-doping protocol, the record attempt was surprisingly easy. In 2007, she began road cycling and in 2008 after winning the National Time Trial title, she raced on the Australian National Team, and then Professional teams in Europe and the United States, representing Australia at three World Championships. So the bar was really high so I got my arse handed handed to me every single race. For anyone who I mean for most people who work in sport or even volunteer in sport its the passion that drives them its the reason that you get out of bed every morning and some of those days are extraordinarily difficult and heartbreaking. Bridie O'Donnell has enjoyed two very different careers. In 2016, at age 42, she broke the womens world record for the longest distance covered by bike in one hour. Teach you about what what it requires to be a woman in leadership and sport in Australia. [00:17:26] I dont know if you saw just recently there were some moderate criticism about the scheduling of the nipple World Cup that they played a lot of games in a short space of time which for Lisa Alexander the coach of the diamonds said you know she felt that the time is now to expand that tournament to greater numbers of days which of course takes greater investment to allow the athletes to give their best so that theyre at their best and theyre not actually fatigued by the final game and obviously New Zealand had such an extraordinary performance there to win again. 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. Bridie O'Donnell took to cycling late, but a rapid rise to the top ranks of the Australian scene fuelled her ambitions. She also graduated with a Master in Public Administration from the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) in 2021. So learning that online is not good enough. Has this been a lifelong passion and did you. Six years of med school was helpful but actually following around the senior doctor and thinking Okay heres what being a surgeon involves. One of them is being done by the Australian Institute of Sport led by Kate Palmer CEO. Systems are the problem. [00:37:23] It doesnt all have to look the same way but no one is fully prepared for her job. So I was appointed after a very long process. Im not suggesting that we all need to endure. 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. In 2017, she was appointed the inaugural head of the Victorian Government Office for Women in Sport and Recreation, and in 2018 she published Life and Death a cycling memoir about her experiences racing in the womens professional peloton. What theyve also done is looked around and thought Wow we dont have a lawyer or we dont have a community fund raiser or we dont have a person who understands around membership protection. Talent transfer athletes had basic physiology that was often dramatically different from other riders, and we lacked the innate riding instincts that come from growing up in cycling-mad European countries. It was free to air on Channel 10 Channel 10 did an amazing job not only of broadcasting it but as you know the power of social media of retweeting great little clips of some of the really strong athletic performances of women batting and bowling etc. You are my reputation as a sporting nation but just to give a little bit about Graham Brady is to your sporting history because youve been very involved with sport actively as a triathlete and then as a cyclist. She was a champion rower and ironman triathlete before swapping to cycling in 2007, when the Australian Sports Commission was looking for sportswomen to compete as cycling time trialists. Nothing really was landed at that time around how that would look at that. My teammate would eat an apple. Dr Bridie O'Donnell graduated Valedictorian from the University of Queensland Medical School and won the JRS Lahz Prize for Most Outstanding Intern at Mater Adult Hospital. [00:29:59] They would need to have 40 per cent women on the boards of these organisations acknowledging these were all volunteer positions. And were seeing this more in the States. Right there. Okay. Thats where all of our networking events support it. and theres been so such a lack of diverse thinking that you know these people generally all the same age that probably went to school together and so by by asking them to have a quota and bring women in. As a young girl growing up in a house with no electricity and television, Dr Bridie O'Donnell had no idea she would one day be a world champion cyclist. How we overcome this hurdle of you know challenging the networks to make this free to air and satisfying the sponsors and getting the coverage that women need in the media. You know theres this myth that oh lets just train more women lets give them coaching courses lets educate them. O'Donnell is a world champion road cyclist, a former rower, and triathlete. You know how to deliver you keep going when youre tired you keep going when youre annoyed when it rains when its windy. Thats sort of resistent attitude. They could do it five years ago they would probably struggle and so well I think we need to determine the barriers. 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. But I think thats a long conversation and when I do that we can solve it here now. On 22 January 2016 O'Donnell broke the Womens UCI Hour Record at the Adelaide Super-Drome. I can tell you that. Understandably, for the month leading in, she was irritable, selfish and prone to wild mood swings, butthat was the requisite sacrifice, and standing atop the podium the reward. Thank you so much for having me on. She would also not need to, given the low intensity of the session. While working in Intensive Care and studying for physician exams, Bridie competed first in rowing . There were a lot of team vans that had no seatbelts in the backseats, which terrified me. It was a problem all over the worldwhat youd almost term performance-enhancing eating disorders. 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. Now how do you do you have any thought so. Head Coach - Rowing South Australian Sports Institute Aug 2022 - Present5 months Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Head of Rowing Xavier College Aug 2020 - Aug 20222 years 1 month Senior High. And if you say those things about women or you you devalue women and show them no respect. And then about nine months later they announced that there would be a campaign sort of suite of initiatives called change again. Shes an expert shes respected shes hard. Our guest this week is Dr. Bridie ODonnell who is head of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation in Melbourne Australia and she is here to discuss the issues affecting women and girls from her perspective. 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. You have to work with people of varying abilities different types and motivations and you have to rally them all you have to have a plan and b c and d when things dont go your way. conversations from the world of women's sports. And we do look forward to continuing the conversation with you so thanks again and well stay in touch. Ultimately the hard work, planning, persistence and determination lead her to. We have had women meddling in basketball at the Olympics for five six Olympics and yet and we have some of the best basketball is in the world have come from Australia. And yet the WNBA all is a really as a league that is struggling and has struggled to get investment. If you want to learn more about him, check this article after a few days. And so whilst were not where we need to be in terms of pay equality and the number of women in leadership positions and the doors that are open to girls and women of all abilities and all genders and all racial backgrounds we are certainly much in a much better position than we have been even two years ago. You know all those generalised resistance statements that a lot of people have which is Im okay with girls playing footy but I dont want to watch women doing it on TV. Lets say my former sport cycling incredible para cycling bombs as by Australians in the last world championships. So I was appointed after a very long process. Number two increasing the number of girls and women but mostly women in leadership positions in sport more CEOs but even more importantly more umpires coaches referees visible leadership of women on fields with whistles telling people what to do is an extraordinarily powerful debunking of this myth that women dont know how to rally a team or they dont know how to be harsh or they dont know how to be assertive and firm or they dont know how to bring together twenty five guys to get them to do something thats thats a complete myth as we all know. Im not suggesting that we all need to endure. Well it certainly teach to see problem solving skills and what we know theres data from an amazing piece of research that Ernst and Young did globally where they examined women in leadership positions all over the world. [00:11:35] So all of those things are challenging. Equally with Sydney in this country and the population of Victorias about eight and a half million and we have 115 now. Bridie ODonnell took to cycling late, but a rapid rise to the top ranks of the Australian scene fuelled her ambitions. Were seeing this more in the year in the UK and in parts of Europe with the different networks too. The way to solve those critics is to. In 2007 she began road cycling and in 2008 after winning the national time trial title she raced on the Australian national team and then professional teams in Europe and the United States representing Australia at three world championships. First, she worked as a medical practitioner. Were you very very active from a child like most Australian girls. You have to work with people of varying abilities different types and motivations and you have to rally them all you have to have a plan and b c and d when things dont go your way. The cause and effect: get lean first and the results will follow. Ive been an athlete than a successful athlete. Im Chris Stafford. The rigors and sometimes the bullying and abuse that comes with professional sport. Bridie was appointed the inaugural head of the Office for Women and Sport and Recreation by the Victorian Government and in May 2018 she published a life and death a cycling memoir about her experiences as a professional cyclist in the international peloton. And we have nowhere near enough adult women participating in organised sport. 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. Where are you. So what we know about women in sport in Australia is it has extraordinary links to the importance of just challenging our rigid gender stereotypes. 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. Now if we come back to Australia and we look at the WB ls a great example we have the fourth season of The Womens Big Bash. Eighty five per cent of those women were new women. And the idea around comparison is actually incredibly unhelpful and quite ignorant by a lot of commentators. Bob Marleys daughter who owns the Jamaican womens team the Thai billionaire who has funded the Thai womens team you know. We have 17 per cent of school aged children are getting the required amount of physical exercise every day of one hour one hour of movement and only 17 percent of kids are getting it. I arrived in that sport aged 26, weighing just below 70kg, which put me right in the middle of two body types. Bridie O'Donnell was born on 29 April, 1974 in Australia. 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. Women like Angela Merkel and Christine Lagarde You know Theresa May. 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? ODonnell has written about the experience in her newly released book Life and Death, which not only tells the tale of the personal journey, but also shines a light on many of the issues those in the womens peloton have to grapple with if they choose to chase cycling success. So we all bore the moody behaviour for the good of the team. So I was appointed in November 2017. But I think thats a long conversation and when I do that we can solve it here now. Theyre powerful for women and theyre equally powerful for boys and men. I would make some coffee and then I would eat some sort of cereal with yogurt and berries. Right there. And she said if thats how theyre talking about me on social media what are they. Theyre powerful for girls growing up. Women and what they when they dug down into these. I can tell you that. Its not actually how well am I getting along with my family my children my wife my husband my parents. [00:05:55] 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. 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. So youre youre pioneers in some way. Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. To make matters worse, at least in the eyes of management, I showed nowhere near enough shame about my body and its apparently terrible excesses. The first day she gets it and I am living breathing example of that that I had never worked in government before and all I was was just a washed up athlete doctor. You know we have a really a problem in Australia against violence against women. Just go to the listen tab on the main menu at the top there and drop down to transcending sport and youll find all previous episodes of this show too. [00:39:37] And if youd like to find out more about Bridies work and the organization you could find a link in the show notes accompanying this episode at WiSP Sports dot com. "It makes you very proud not just of myself, but all of the wonderful people who supported me.". Collingwood's latest addition to the club's embattled board denies she became a Magpies member after being approached to join. So youre right were seeing enormous change and you mentioned the M O U the memorandum understanding the Cricket Australia finally succumb to with the male and female cricket players here and look at the impact thats had on our Australian women. And she said if thats how theyre talking about me on social media what are they. My skill set as Team Valdarnos only Australianthe oldest, the least experienced and the heaviestdefinitely didnt fulfil the kind of outlier traits Italian womens cycling valued. After rotating through various Medical and Surgical departments as part of junior residency she moved to Melbourne in 2001. CEOs and board directors and the stats are mind boggling 96 percent of women in leadership positions across all industries have been competitive athletes. Killer pizza from mars calories; The personality will become 45 years old in the upcoming year. 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