What does it mean to belong in the water?

How can we get more women surfing? How can we create more inclusive line-ups? 

What challenges do Australian women surfers still face? 

Hear how surfing is changing in Australia - from the rise of women’s participation to equal pay, and find out why barriers like intimidation, unequal access, and outdated norms persist. 

How has media representation shaped these changes? What role does sponsorship play in supporting or sidelining women surfers? How can women's surfing competitions grow in Australia?

Hosts

Dr Ece Kaya: is the Associate Head of Engagement of the Management Department and Senior Lecturer in Management at the UTS Business School.

Dr Leila Khanjaninejad: Lecturer in Creative Intelligence and Innovation in Transdisciplinary (TD) School, UTS.

Panelists

Tyler Wright: Australian Surfing Royalty, two times World Champion and Paris 2024 Australian Olympian.

Rebecca Olive: Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University.

Ashika Kanhai: Senior lawyer who leads the Climate Justice Legal Project  and Chair of the Surf Coast Women's Boardriders Club.

Impact Talks at UTS is produced by UTS Impact Studios, a podcast studio that unlocks academic research through engaging and accessible podcasts.

Sound engineering is by Alison Zhuang. Episode image photo of surfer Tyler Wright from her Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tylerwright/