Girls Can’t Surf – A Review of Sorts
At a time when Salt-N-Pepa were urging mobs to Push it on the dancefloor, an eclectic bunch of hungry surfing women were truly pushin’ it against the status quo of the 1980s surf world. Pushing for a place in the lineup. And pushing for a place — a legitimate place — in pro surfing. Because they were told overtly they didn’t belong. Girls […]
Beyond Equal Pay, How Do You Define Equality in The Lineup?
In 2018 there was plenty of righteous celebration — and sadly plenty of comment board grumblings — when the WSL announced pay parity for men and women. Finally. Having never surfed competitively let alone professionally, I often wonder what equality looks like for the everywoman surfer when you step outside the realm of pro surfing. […]
Rise of The Cover Girl??
Back in 2012 my constant pestering was rewarded when I was given the task of interviewing Stephanie Gilmore for a special 50 years of Surfing World Issue. As it turned out I wasn’t able to speak with Steph but received her answers via email just after deadline. The editor asked me to put together a […]
Me too? Was It Really Something?
As the protective veil that shrouded Harvey Weinstein’s misdeeds fell before his and the world’s eyes, and women from pole to pole began to post their #metoo experiences I was roused to post #metoo on my Facebook wall. A collective of female voices surged into a crescendo as women put their experiences of sexual harassment […]