MEDIA RELEASE Friday, 6 November 2026 Women Onside has called for renewed commitment to female leadership across Australian football following the departure of Samantha Farrow from her Chief Executive Officer position, at Capital Football in the ACT. Her departure leaves Australian football without a woman serving as CEO at Football Australia or across its state and territory member federations. While women’s football continues to achieve significant growth in participation,
August, 12 2026 Dear members This is to advise you of the upcoming 2026 Annual General Meeting of the members of Women Onside. The details of this meeting are as follows: Date Monday, 21 September 2026 Time 7.00pm AEST Place Online, via Microsoft Teams The agenda will be circulated to members prior to the meeting. At the AGM, members will have the opportunity to: Find out about the operations and finances of Women Onside Ask relevant questions and speak about
MEDIA RELEASE June, 25 2026 Women Onside has called on Football Australia (FA), the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) and the Women's Football Council to provide greater clarity on the future direction of the A-League Women competition following the announcement that the Central Coast Mariners' men's team and academy have been sold separately from the women's professional team. Women Onside recognises that standalone investment in women's football may represent an exciti
MEDIA RELEASE March 4, 2026 Women’s football advocacy group Women Onside have today published their annual report that tracks the number of female coaches in Australian professional football (soccer) and compliance with gender equality governance standards established in 2017. The latest Women Onside Index and Coach Tracker found: Just one A-League Women club has a female head coach; Six of the 11 governing bodies in Australian football have met the 40/40/20 gender equa
MEDIA RELEASE 26 February 2026 On eve of Women’s Asian Cup, Women Onside launches Maria Berry AM coaching scholarship to honour football pioneer Women Onside has today announced the establishment of a landmark new coaching scholarship, in honour of Australian football trailblazer the late Maria Berry AM, in partnership with Melbourne Victory and Football Coaches Australia. Berry, who passed away last year, dedicated over four decades to football in Australia. She
