Leadership programme supports Pacific women in football

With the FIFA Women’s World Cup poised to sharpen the focus on opportunities for women in football, four female leaders from across the Pacific have spoken about their experiences as pioneering women in football, in a part of the world where men tend to occupy key roles in both sport and society.

The women from Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga are participants in the Pacific Women’s Sports Leadership Programme (PWSLP), funded by the Australian Government, which brings together women in sports leadership roles across the Pacific. It combines professional development workshops, knowledge sharing, networking and career planning, with the long-term aim of equipping women to be leaders in their communities and countries, not just in sport.

In a short film about the programme released on the eve of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the women reflect on the challenges of being a female leader in sport, and how the program has equipped them to develop personally, and guide others around them.

• Read the full article on the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website