I love the #ThisGirlCan campaign, and I’m not afraid to say it. I know I’d get more clicks by posting a scathing critique. After all, it’s more click-baity to see people tear each other down than to support and nourish each other. But I wouldn’t really know where to start. I love that it’s body positive. I love that…
Why Women’s Sport Matters (And You Should be Mad As Hell)
This year, due to a widening pay gap, “Equal Pay Day”, the date from which women effectively work for free until New Year, came 3 days earlier than in 2013 – November 7th. If you were the best female cyclist in the world, guess when you would have started working for free compared to your…
On your Bikes, Ladies!
This is a call to arms. Or, rather, a call to legs. This week, the Tour De France will pass through Yorkshire, leaving a legacy of cycling enthusiasm in its wake. We need to make sure that this legacy extends to those of us ineligible for the Tour itself, aka lasses. Because currently, I don’t know where…
Girls, Running and Body Confidence
Any parent reading this will know what an overwhelming responsibility hits you when you see your child for the first time. ‘This is so magical/blessed/beautiful/cosmic/wow’ etc – they’re the first kind of thoughts to flood your mind. Then comes the foreboding: ‘What if I get it all wrong?’ When Bibi was tiny (that’s her above;…