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Women’s sport is at a tipping point.

Ash Barty may be out of Wimbledon and the Matildas are recovering from not making the Women’s World Cup soccer finals, but Australian women’s sport is in better shape than ever.

Minerva Stars learn to brighten their spark with branding gurus.

Minerva Stars took away some valuable lessons on branding and career development from experts at the Minerva Network’s first major event of 2019 at Bankwest Stadium.

Minerva Network stars share spotlight with Eminem.

The Minerva Network hosted another successful event on Friday night at Eminem’s Rapture 2019 World Tour event in Sydney.

Minerva stars light up the new Bankwest Stadium.

The star female athletes who stepped out on to the new Bankwest Stadium turf on Tuesday night came together with a common purpose.

SAVE THE DATE.

Our next Minerva Stars Workshop and Business Mentoring event will be held at the new BankWest Stadium in Parramatta on 30 April from 3.30pm - 7.30pm. Invite details coming out soon.

Minerva Network prepares rugby star Alicia Quirk for life after sport.

Alicia Quirk is a member of the Australian women's rugby sevens team, gold medal winners at the 2016 Olympic Games. Christine McLoughlin is chairman of Suncorp and chairman and co-founder of the Minerva Network, which pairs female business leaders with elite sportswomen for mentoring. Read the article published in The Australian Financial Review.

Healy and Kearns back Minerva motto.

CRICKET champion Alyssa Healy “opened a few minds" when she walked out to bat sporting a mullet during her CAS competition days, and was mistaken for a male.

Minerva Network Celebrates a Boom Debut Season.

2018 Year in Review - The Minerva Network and its members are proud to have played a role in a watershed year for women’s sport in Australia.  After a spectacular launch in March, the Network is celebrating the close of its first year and the myriad achievements that have followed.

Building confidence key to Minerva mission.

After 33 years successfully climbing the corporate ladder as an international lawyer, Annette Wargon now spends some of her time teaching young professional sportswomen the secrets to success.

In the media spotlight: Be authentic.

It’s quite rare for modern times, but it’s the way to go when dealing with the media. This is the advice of some of Australia’s leading business men and women for elite sportswomen to improve their personal brand and public speaking skills.

MEDIA ALERT: Leading Australian Business Identity Christine McLoughlin says NSW is Leading the way in Creating Pathways for Women in Sport.

VENUES NSW Chairman Christine McLoughlin says Australia is leading the way in creating pathways for women in sport, with strong programs in place to help them leverage their success on and off the fields of play.

Deserve to soar: Minerva women roll in a league of their own.

Two founders behind brand new charity Minerva Network talk about the importance of lifelong mentoring and supporting Australia’s women athletes.

Inaugural Inspirational Session.

The inaugural Minerva Network workshop “Off the Field” was held on Friday 18th May 2018 to a room of 50 Minerva Stars, Minerva Founders, Mentors and Champions.  Key note speakers Paul Harragon Sport Celebrity, Stephanie Tully EM Group Brand & Marketing/CMO, Georgina Robinson Sports Writer Fairfax, Suzy Nicoletti CEO Twitter Australia, Brooke Kennewell and Louise Rottier Westpac.

Ellie Creates Sporting History in the USA as Jada Named Football's Role Model of the Year.

TWO of the Minerva Network’s rising stars, footballers Ellie Carpenter and Jada Whyman, are kicking goals on and off the pitch as their profiles soar on the back of standout performances for their clubs and country.

Minerva Network Showcase Video.

NRL Holden Women's Premiership teams announced.

The Brisbane Broncos, St George Illawarra Dragons, Sydney Roosters and New Zealand Warriors have been named as the teams that will compete as part of the inaugural NRL Holden Women’s Premiership in 2018. NRL Chief Executive, Todd Greenberg confirmed the four teams today, which finalises a full year of women’s rugby league competition.

First the glass ceiling, now women break through the grass ceiling.

In women's sport they call it the "grass ceiling". It's like the "glass ceiling" - that invisible barrier to advancement for professional women - which sees female sports stars paid considerably less and attracting considerably smaller corporate sponsorships than their male counterparts. Despite the fact Australia's national female sporting teams in sports such as cricket, rugby union, rugby league and football are as successful and in some cases more successful than their sporting brothers.

Minerva Network Launch On Song.

A SELL-OUT crowd descended on ANZ Stadium to see global idol Ed Sheeran open the Sydney leg of his World Tour. But the English singer-songwriter wasn’t the only star being celebrated. On Level 3, overlooking the enormous crowd, the official launch of the Minerva Network recognised some of Australia’s best sportswomen. The Minerva Network is a mentor program aimed at supporting elite female athletes both on and off the field.

Aussie Sevens name Commonwealth Games squads.

The countdown to the Australian Sevens campaign at the Commonwealth Games is on, with both squads named on Thursday.

Two of Us: How Romilly Madew gives Jane Spring her 'chance to experience danger'.

Romilly Madew and Jane Spring have competed together in oceans swims for five years.

Footy no longer a male domain as Aussie women dominate in sport.

AFTER a stellar year of historic victories, unprecedented media coverage and rousing support from the Australian public, women’s football (across all four codes) is undeniably at the top of its game.