ANALYSIS: Ten of the most influential women in Australian sport
Of Australia's 46 national and peak sporting organisations, only nine have a woman as chief executive.
This International Women's Day, The Ticket has compiled a Top 10 list of women who are not just in influential positions, but are using those positions to advocate for change. They have not been selected based on popularity, but actual influence. Sport, at many levels, remains a man's world, but these women have broken through that barrier and are recognised as professionals of substance above any gender divide. Their fearlessness in using their influence also makes them powerful, and as history has shown – indeed continues to show – using power for good is notoriously difficult.Anika Wells serves several roles in addition to being federal sport minister.
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