Chloe Dalton Chloe Dalton i(26210296 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon The A - Z of Who I Could Be Chloe Dalton , Kim Siew (illustrator), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2023 26492569 2023 single work picture book children's

'A wonderfully inspirational and celebratory picture book showcasing 26 amazing female and non-binary Australian athletes across 26 different sports - perfect for sporty kids, future sports stars and fans of the Rebel Girls books.

'Created by elite athlete and founder of The [Female] Athlete Project, Chloe Dalton, with magnificentillustrations by Kim Siew, The A-Z of Who I Could Be features 26 of Australia's top female and non-binary athletes, Olympians, Paralympians and World Champions – from Ash Barty to Zali Steggall – across 26 different sports.

'Featuring: Ash Barty (tennis), Belle Brockhoff (snowboard cross), Taliqua Clancy (beach volleyball), Danni Di Toro (para-table tennis), Ellie Cole (para-swimming), Caitlin Foord (soccer), Georgia Godwin (gymnastics), Tayla Harris (boxing/AFLW), Isis Holt (para-athletics), Jessi Miley-Dyer (surfing), Steph Kershaw (hockey), Lydia Lassila (aerial skiing), Anna Meares (cycling), Nova Peris (athletics/hockey), Bendere Oboya (athletics), Ellyse Perry (cricket), Alicia (Quirk) Lucas (rugby 7s), Madison De Rozario (wheelchair racing), Sharni (Layton) Norder (netball), Ariarne Titmus (swimming), Tamika Upton (NRLW), Darcy Vescio (AFLW), Melissa Wu (diving), Jessica Fox (canoe slalom), Yvette Higgins (waterpolo), Zali Steggall (alpine skiing).' (Publication summary)
2 y separately published work icon Girls Don't Play Sport Chloe Dalton , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2023 26210315 2023 single work autobiography

'A timely and defiant manifesto unpacking the past, present and future of women's sport, from the Olympic gold medal-winning founder of The Female Athlete Project.

'When Chloe Dalton was eight years old, she would kick a rugby ball around the field during the half-time break of her brothers' games. People noticed she was a handy kick, but when they told her she should join a team, she replied matter-of-factly, 'Girls don't play rugby.'

'Sixteen years later, Chloe Dalton won Olympic gold playing rugby 7s for Australia and she is now a fixture in the AFLW. In 2020, she started her own news platform, The Female Athlete Project, to correct the lack of media coverage of women's sport. She was surrounded by women achieving incredible things, so why weren't people hearing about them?

'The answer, it turned out, was complicated. Chloe was constantly fed the false narrative that women don't get paid much because female sport isn't as good as the men's equivalent, so nobody wants to watch it, therefore advertisers won't invest in it. This book shines a light on the interwoven quagmires of respect, opportunity, representation and pay that continue to stall the progress of women's teams around the world.

'Girls Don't Play Sport is a fierce manifesto for supporting female athletes at all levels, exploring how we got to this point and where we need to go next to embrace the untapped potential of women's sport.' (Publication summary) 
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