Given the inextricable relationship between gender, sexuality and the AFLW, the conversation around inclusion and diversity must also acknowledge the agonising crawl towards gender equity
It would be a gross understatement to say the AFLW has changed the Australian sporting landscape. While slow to field an elite women’s competition, since its inception, the league has punched above its weight in flying the flag for diversity and inclusion, particularly in the LGBTIQA+ space.
Since AFLW Pride began as a standalone match between Western Bulldogs and Carlton, the Pride banner has risen in prominence across football, culminating in the AFLW Pride Round. But when a campaign is so visible and focused on public image, there is always a risk it is providing cover for a lack of more substantial structural change.
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