And I look back now and even though that was painful and it made me feel disappointed I realised that shaped an enormous amount of my persistence and that I was never in an environment where I was the best athlete ever and it took me until you know when I was 42 and I broke a world record to be the best in the world at something and thats a long time of trying and I do think that some people who peak early theres a sense there of complacency or perhaps perhaps even a lack of strategies on how to win. Dr Bridie O'Donnell (born 29 April 1974) is a road cyclist from Australia. 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. 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. ODonnell put hercareer as a medical doctor on hold and spent her mid-30s chasing the dream of representing her country and racing her bike in Europe among the best in the world. in Queensland to help to help them fast track their board quotas in whatever form it they are helping them learn for our from our mistakes and our lessons. But it is frustrating when you see the standard of play in the success of play because often the argument is so well medals will will win for funding means as it does in the UK for example with lottery funding they want to see the medals first but it can be a catch 22 as well. She would say why dont the race organisers just mandate to you know Euro sport that they have to show 30 minutes and they would say well you need to pay us and then say Okay fine. My teammate would eat an apple. And we do look forward to continuing the conversation with you so thanks again and well stay in touch. And were seeing this more in the States. My concerns about that were met with derision by old, chain smoking Italian men who drove the vans and said that seatbelts were invented by the English and are a waste of time! Less than 10 per cent of the coaches of all teams at the Commonwealth Games were women and worse than that. [00:30:53] And what has happened is seven white straight men have put their hand up. 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. [00:25:13] And of course here in the States so many are owned by my wealthy people you know of the Womens Soccer League here in the States. Now how do you do you have any thought so. 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. How do they respect and talk about women in their privacy of their own home. [00:07:56] But I was a very academic kid and so I studied really hard through high school and I was completely mediocre at team sports and I wanted to be a leader like I was so desperately trying to be the best athlete and I just wasnt I didnt have enough speed I didnt have enough agility and all those things that you do when youre playing netball and touch football and some of the sports that have really big in teams here in Queensland. We know in many cases that can lead to violence. Whats that look like for you now. And yet we have over 30000 girls and women registered to play was he rules in this state and hundreds more that are paid teach physical education teachers or former coaches in other jobs that could be highly qualified to do that. 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. During her residency she was a rower and then an iron man triathlete and finished theq Ironman highway world championship in 2006. You know these are the things that shape us for when were sitting in a very difficult meeting with difficult personalities or when we have staff who are feeling unrecognized via a process thats happening whether thats in government or in medical industries and as I said Ive been a doctor for a very long time. 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. I think no go do the deal with our channel 7 9 or 10 or ABC or SBS which are our national broadcasters because its not good enough anymore to just say oh thats not our job. But Im curious as to where you see the progress that youre making. She would say why dont the race organisers just mandate to you know Euro sport that they have to show 30 minutes and they would say well you need to pay us and then say Okay fine. And what was what followed was a real a real moment in time because of revolting abuse ensued of people sort of objectifying and making really disgusting sexist comments about her about the physical position she was in. So the bar was really high so I got my arse handed handed to me every single race. 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. So youre youre pioneers in some way. And if you say those things about women or you you devalue women and show them no respect. I really do appreciate it. Dont rub it in an area had it right. I was allocated a coach in my state, persisted through that year then won the time-trials in the Oceania and National Championships. Women and what they when they dug down into these. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? We have estimated 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. Then it would have been an even more difficult. Thats what you want in the best kind of basketball coach. Collingwood's latest addition to the club's embattled board denies she became a Magpies member after being approached to join. The rigors and sometimes the bullying and abuse that comes with professional sport. There was no chance I could have been a lightweight; I was too tall with healthy but heavy muscle mass that would have required me to radically transform my eating habits. [00:34:24] So theres a couple of prongs to this attack if you like. Bridie ODonnell took to cycling late, but a rapid rise to the top ranks of the Australian scene fuelled her ambitions. "It makes you very proud not just of myself, but all of the wonderful people who supported me.". 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. And look were winning the mens ashes too. The progress that the organization has made to advance women and girls participation in sport and the challenges that lie ahead. 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. Bridie: In 2007, Cycling Australia put a call out to other sports for athletes with the potential to become time trialists. Peggy ONeil shes the president of the Richmond Football Club here the first woman to be president of an AFL club which is no mean feat and certainly as an outsider to a non Australian. So the other another problem them for example is the AFL. Our guest this week is Dr. Bridie ODonnell, Head of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation in Melbourne, Australia to discuss the issues affecting women and girls from her perspective, the progress that the organization has made to advance women and girls participation in sport and the challenges that lie ahead. So its one of the biggest cities. They were selected because of their admirable strength, their long limbs, and the extraordinary power required for a six or seven-minute effort. Its just it can be overwhelming but I hope it can be rewarding too and youll youll see absolutely the changes. 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. So were not even retaining our high performance coaches from one Commonwealth Games to another. 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? Bridie also managed and reached for Rush womens team a national road series cycling team in Australia in 2016. I soon realised the reason for her meandering: the beauty of riding for long, slow hours with no money on her was that she wouldnt be tempted or able to eat. And so I would say that the London Paralympics was probably the best broadcast and profiled Paralympics weve seen and as you know so much investment went into the campaign that amazing ADVERTISEMENT Whether you loved it or not it was memorable in reminding us of the extraordinary abilities of all of those athletes that were going to Paralympics. We know that not all violence against women is due to environments that people grow up in but it all starts from a lack of respect. 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. As a doctor, and being well aware of ideal training methods, nutrition and exercise physiology after spending three years studying for my sports medicine exams, I knew what I was seeing was unsustainable in the short term and unhealthy in the long term. Where did that money go and why are we not seeing as much content as we would like and the WNBA is a great example. And it has been outstanding and we are now supporting New Zealand South Australia W.A. In road cycling, where images of men with lean, tanned legs and hollowed cheekbones had been emblematic of true professionalism, most teams aspired for the same appearance for their women riders. It meant I was surrounded either by taller, heavier womentheir physical prowess enviableor small, wiry and dynamic lightweights, who were always adding a run or an extra ride to their countless on-water sessions. O'donnell is a world champion road cyclist, a . 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. And we do look forward to continuing the conversation with you so thanks again and well stay in touch. [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. What were seeing now is those people are being left behind. There are still definitely haters and trolls and people who are abusive. 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. We had a team of champions and let me tell you we did not translate into a champion day. And unfortunately under that category of niche was womens sports. [00:25:11] Yeah. But what were seeing now is many more questions about how Okay okay we get it but how are we going to do it. 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 of course here in the States so many are owned by my wealthy people you know of the Womens Soccer League here in the States. Search Log In Sign Up I really do appreciate it. And we have nowhere near enough adult women participating in organised sport. 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. I had some staff by the time we got to April 2018 and so weve been up and running. So weve invested twenty nine million dollars in female friendly facilities over the last four years which means upgrades to pavilions so that these girls toilets and change rooms better lighting better surfaces on the field so that more teams can play. I had some staff by the time we got to April 2018 and so weve been up and running. [00:05:17] Just a little over 18 months I want to dig a little bit deeper into what youre working on now because Australia of course seems in many ways to tell us and the rest of the world is one of the leaders when it comes to womens sports in terms of equality and opportunity facilities and so on. Thank you so much. When I was a rower, there were two weight categories for elite competition. Eighty five per cent of those women were new women. In 2016, she became the first Australian woman to make an attempt on the UCI World Hour record in 15 years, setting a new world record of 46.882km at the Adelaide Superdrome. If you want to learn more about him, check this article after a few days. 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. Its all of the things that I experience which is you lose a lot. One of them is a beautiful gold pendant necklace that has a small glass and gold medal on it. 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. For women, it was a legal version of doping, without the financial cost or the risk of being caught breaking the rules. It became a vicious cycle. So sometimes one could argue which should come first and I am definitely no media broadcasting expert but I think that the time is for action. Shes an expert shes respected shes hard. In 2006, she finished Ironman Austria, Ironman Hawaii and rode a bike course record at Busselton Ironman. So I was appointed after a very long process. 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. Were making sure we support every organisation and their attacks on. But it is frustrating when you see the standard of play in the success of play because often the argument is so well medals will will win for funding means as it does in the UK for example with lottery funding they want to see the medals first but it can be a catch 22 as well. But you also then when you come out the other side of that and transition into civilian life as I like to call it you also realize just how unimportant that is as well. I think thats a critical part of increasing the coverage and exposure of womens sports. You know the cricket team and others. O'Donnell will have "a week or so of non-goal oriented behaviour" before training for the national road cycling competition with the Women's Rush Cycling Team. Im sick of people saying thats not our job to do this or were just waiting for a bigger sponsor. From 2013-2016, Bridie also managed and raced for Rush Womens Team, a National Road Series cycling team in Australia. And as the saying goes you know you cant be what you cant see that that access is critically important. [00:31:54] So gender diversity and having gender equality in leadership positions is an enormous priority for us. 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. 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. No absolutely thats a copout. 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. I think thats a critical part of increasing the coverage and exposure of womens sports. In November, 2017, Bridie was appointed the inaugural Head of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation by the Victorian Government and in May, 2018 she published Life and Death a cycling memoir about her experiences as a professional cyclist in the international peloton. And I think also our sporting nature nation culture is a bit is a bit mythical. Where do you see Australia right now in terms of equality. So being active playing sport engaged in it in their life. And when it is provided to them in a really classy package if you like it at the best stadium with the greatest amenity and the best TV coverage and free to air they will watch it. 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. "A German mother taught the German language, a surgeon parent taught anatomy by cutting up ox's hearts, and we learnt music three times a week from another parent," she said. Were you very very active from a child like most Australian girls. I think no go do the deal with our channel 7 9 or 10 or ABC or SBS which are our national broadcasters because its not good enough anymore to just say oh thats not our job. My pleasure. The progress that the organization has made to advance women and girls participation in sport and the challenges that lie ahead. I was one of 70 who applied and one of 12 who got selected to be part of a testing programme. [00:02:41] How did that organization come about when did it get its funding. 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. [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. These are the kinds of conversations he has. You know we see the increase in pay for professional cricketers for example. You know we have a really a problem in Australia against violence against women. You know theres this myth that oh lets just train more women lets give them coaching courses lets educate them. So its one of the biggest cities. While working in Intensive Care and studying for physician exams, Bridie competed first in rowing and Ironman Triathlon. One year I was stupid enough to pack it in a suitcase of clothes I couldnt care less about when I was heading off to Italy to join my pro team, and of course the baggage never arrived at Malpensa Airport in Milan. The third thing that was really vital for us is access to facilities. When I graduated from medical school my grandmother gave me the medal and necklace, and Ive kept it safe for 20 years. Then, in her mid-30s, ODonnell made the sharp pivot to professional cycling, a field where she found great success. Has this been a lifelong passion and did you. Bridie O'Donnell Net Worth Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Bridie O'Donnell was born on 29 April, 1974 in Australia. Where do you see Australia right now in terms of equality. 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. 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. But I had incredibly supportive colleagues and certainly the public service is very good at that. You know we see the increase in pay for professional cricketers for example. But that said you know the mens AFL league started over 100 years ago with zero scrutiny and social media to criticize it. So all of those things are challenging. But we do have a lot of great wheelchair athletes who did very well obviously in Rio and do very well. The core values of WiSP Sports are based on the following principles to: WiSP Sports, Inc. 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. So learning that online is not good enough. Bridie ODonnell shares three special things. 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. She is currently single. So whilst we do have a reputation of being healthy and bronzed and tanned were in fact you know I think we have the third highest rate of childhood obesity in the world behind the US and Mexico. So sports shapes you in all of these ways and you you I guess you have this benchmark and you think you know what I have done harder shit than this. The two women who coached in the first season got and McCown one of whom won the premiership cannot get a job here. [00:34:33] They came away from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games last year with some pretty sobering data. Ultimately the hard work, planning, persistence and determination lead her to. 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. One of them is being done by the Australian Institute of Sport led by Kate Palmer CEO. Killer pizza from mars calories; The personality will become 45 years old in the upcoming year. But the Lottery funding in the UK has boosted all kinds of sports that otherwise would never have had the exposure and certainly reached and mentor and Ill know the position in the Olympics particularly Paralympics. Okay. [00:33:06] Thats what you want in the best kind of basketball coach. Although many cyclists used all sorts of methods to lose weightsome dangerous or highly questionable, others under the supervision of a qualified dietician or coachthis was clearly not a new strategy for her. If we were to simplify wed say our three strategic priorities are increasing the number of girls and women participating in sport and aggression. What Ive experienced and when I was a professional cyclist lets say 10 years ago I was in an extraordinarily talented team. Ive been an athlete than a successful athlete. But I did really well and I was ridiculously ambitious and I joined a triathlon squad and then I took a year out of med school like a gap year if you like and I thought to myself yep OK I want to go to the Olympics in Olympic distance triathlon but this was in an era when the Jones Emma Carney Jackie Gallagher Loretta Harrop like the best women triathletes in the world were all in Queensland. So seeing those women on the field on the pool deck beside the court looking authoritative I mean some of those great images of Becky Hammon whos been the assistant coach at San Antonio looking up to those extraordinarily tall NBA players knowing that shes been a former WNBA champion herself is really powerful. Eating little to lose a lot wasnt restricted to my teammate in Italy, and it wasnt the first or last time I would ride with a woman whose peak performances coincided with a body fat percentage edging dangerously close to a medical admission. And were seeing this more in the States. And yet we have over 30000 girls and women registered to play was he rules in this state and hundreds more that are paid teach physical education teachers or former coaches in other jobs that could be highly qualified to do that. So people were engaging then theyd know they know they all know who Alex Perry and Alyssa Healy and all these players are now because they saw the footage of them they know those names are recognizable and now every woman and man who is a cricket fan in Australia they can name those players that someone said Can you name five women who play cricket. During my first week riding in Italy, after the team presentation and before we embarked on the season of racing up north, one of my teammates insisted she had to lose 5kg, otherwise everything would be very, very bad. It was a problem all over the worldwhat youd almost term performance-enhancing eating disorders. "It was the ideal way to grow up I suppose; my sister and I would explore all day long and then go to school during the week," she said. 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