Pushing for Equity in Women’s Sport - Laura Siddall

“We can be grateful for the amazing progress that's happened, for those trailblazing women that have done so much work before us, for the changes that are happening, but why should we be satisfied when there's still such big gaps?

We've seen Jasmin Paris become the first woman to finish the Barkley Marathons, and Catlin Clark tear up the stats in March Madness in the US the year, where the women's basketball games outsold the mens. However, there's still a real battle for even coverage and equity between men's and women's sports, particularly in the media despite the success of teams like the Lionesses. The BBC recently published an Elite Sportswomen's Study which was heavily contributed to by our season 1 guest Laura 'Sid' Siddall.

We welcome her back for a quick chat about the state of women's sport, what progress has been made and what could and should be done from here. We talk about coverage, women's health, diversity at the top of the sport, and mental health. If she had a magic wand, what would she do?

We also catch up with her about the impact and incredible recovery from her serious crash at Ironman Brazil and how she went on to go sub 9 at Ironman Kona last year.

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