Meet Sue Anstiss – CEO of Fearless Women

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hings are changing fast in professional women’s sport, with significant increases in investment and visibility, but there’s still much to do to ensure true equality for women and girls. When I made the Game On documentary I wanted to highlight the ongoing disparities faced by female athletes and showcase the potential for women’s sport that many don’t yet see.

Why do we expect women and girls to play sport in revealing clothes when men can remain covered? Why do schoolgirls drop out of sport at twice the rate of boys? And why does women’s sport still not have the funding and investment of men’s?

I hope this beautiful and engaging film will strike a chord with both male and female audiences – opening their minds to the power sport has to drive change, and showcasing the challenges female athletes still have to face in their fight for equality.

We have an amazing summer of women’s sport to enjoy with the Netball World Cup and Football World Cup, plus women’s cricket and rugby have such momentum. Women’s sport is only going to get bigger and better, so get on board for the ride.

01 Read on

Find out how we got here, and where we go next with the book: Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport, Sue brings the history of women’s sport to life and shows us how much progress has been made – drawing on her own experiences, along with interviews with Olympic and Paralympic athletes, broadcasters, journalists, sports scientists, CEOs, officials and sponsors

02 Listen

Hear from some of the most prominent women in sport In The Game Changers podcast, Sue talks to some of the inspirational trailblazers who are pushing the barriers and challenging the status quo for women and girls in sport and beyond, from Olympic, World and Commonwealth champions to coaches, journalists and officials.

03 Watch

For those who want thought-provoking time on the sofa Now available on Netflix, Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport charts the progress of women’s sport through the eyes of legends and pioneers. It also follows Poppy Cleall’s journey to the 2022 Rugby World Cup and explores the fallout from England’s historic Euros victory. It celebrates the wins while taking a look at the roadblocks faced on the way – and the work that is still to be done.