Culture Tayla Harris Just Changed The Game Tayla Harris is the woman young girls see, to believe. But her latest photo means much more for the game. By Emily J. Brooks Published 20 March, 2019 Culture Tayla Harris Just Changed The Game Tayla Harris is the woman young girls see, to believe. But her latest photo means much more for the game. By Emily J. Brooks Published 20 March, 2019 Previous article Childfree By Choice Or Otherwise: The Women Whose Stories We Don’t Hear Next article My Favourite Things: Michelle Law Kicking a footy with the boys has always been fun but a little intimidating. Firstly because I identify as extremely uncoordinated but also because I identify as a woman. And the guys I watched on the field and my television were always, well, guys.Most Saturday nights in Winter I would be seated in front of the television with my dad and his friends and their boys and my mum, because she is the biggest footy fan of us all, and we’d watch the Adelaide Crows win (if it was the late ‘90s) and lose (if it was any other year). Here’s a pic of me at work... think about this before your derogatory comments, animals. pic.twitter.com/68aBVVbTTj— Tayla Harris (@tayla_harris7) March 19, 2019 As she sat in the media storm this morning, Tayla Harris felt “empowered” and a little “warm inside”, after the AFL community backed her following the backlash. She also posted the photo again with the caption: “Here’s a pic of me at work…. Think about this before your derogatory comments, animals.” Boom.“A lot of people [have] got on board including Patrick Dangerfield and other high-profile people [who] posted the photo and said ‘let’s share this rather than deleting it and letting them win essentially’,” she told RSN Radio. AFLW Feminism Gender equality Best Of Future Women Culture “Culture didn’t give up on me” By Odessa Blain Books An extract from ‘The Scoop’ By Erin Van Der Meer Culture Transforming fear into fuel By FW Culture Emojis and AI: Tech abuse is evolving, but banks are too By Sally Spicer Culture The DV fact that shocked one of Australia’s most respected researchers By Sally Spicer Culture Ten years ago, I escaped abuse. It’s taught me one clear lesson. By Geraldine Bilston Culture Witness, survivor, thriver: The woman driving a DV revolution By Sally Spicer Culture Rachael escaped abuse. Then she bought a pair of designer jeans. By Sally Spicer Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
