Women and non-binary skaters haven't always felt welcome on the skateboarding scene, but a new crop of exciting teenage talent is breaking barriers and making waves.
A Watch and Act warning is in place for Mount Sheila in the Shire of Ashburton, WA. Keep up to date withA decade ago, women and non-binary people were not always welcome or able to reach their full potential as skateboarders. Today the sport is undergoing a radical change.
Young girls and women in Australia now have "roll" models, like Arisa, Chloe and Ruby, who are world class skaters.Covell hopes that the growing profile and visibility of her and others now get "many more girls and women get involved and to start shredding". A combination of formal and informal approaches has helped bring in changes in skating resulting in this impressive amount of progression.Skateboarding made its debut at the Tokyo Olympics, and what stood out was a culture of care amongst the women and non-binary competitors.
The Tokyo Olympics also drew attention to the importance of having more women judges like Australia's Shari Duffy from the Sunshine Coast who was a World Skate judge and has been a commentator since 2014. It is also Ryder's hope that there will continue to be support for "women's skateboarding at all skill levels, plus safe and inclusive skate spaces, access to safe skate facilities and equipment and coaching".
As part of high-performance programs at Skate Australia, Williams oversees the Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement program.
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