Katherine Deves on Australian politics, modern feminism, and why she stood up for girls' and women's sport
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Katherine Deves is a Sydney-based lawyer and mother of three daughters. In 2020, she realized no one was standing up for female athletes in Australia, so joined forces with women in New Zealand to co-found Save Women's Sport Australasia. Katherine gained national prominence during the 2022 Australian federal election when she ran, ultimately unsuccessfully, as the Liberal candidate for the seat of Warringah. She was attacked viciously for her efforts to defend girls' and women's sport, arguing against allowing male athletes to compete with and against females. Meghan Murphy speaks with her over the phone from her home in Sydney.
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