March 6, 2025 • 14 mins
This week, Ebony Abblitt speaks with two women who've forged change in our state.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
My Heart. ASI International Women's Day is a global day
that celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.
This year's theme is Accelerate Action, focusing on the need
to take swift and decisive steps to achieve gender quality
and calling for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the
(00:21):
systemic barriers and biases that women face in both the
personal and professional spheres. I'm Ebaniepolett and in this week's episode,
I speak with two incredible women that have made Tasmania
their home and have done incredible things for the state.
I HEARTSI Coming up, we'll hear from Jack Jumpers CEO
Christine Finnegan, but first I want to introduce you to
(00:43):
Kim Segram. Kim was working in the hotel industry in
her home country of Canada and accelerating quickly up the
ranks with a lofty but achievable goal of becoming one
of the first female general managers in her company. At work,
one day, she met a young Tasmanian man and fell
in love, changing her career trajectory and her life forever.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
He had those conversations, I was twenty eight at the time,
really had myself together as to where I was going
and what I was doing, and then this just tossue
me for a loop, and I thought, it's not very
often you meet yours on me.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
After pursuing an international romance for two years, Kim and
her husband Rod got married, settling in northern Tasmania.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
I guess when I arrived here, I just realized I
had to let the rest of the world know just
how incredible this place was. And there just you know,
as Many really wasn't on the map yet as a
chosen destination.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Her husband had established a vinyard and their cafe ripples,
Kim coming in with her hospitality at sales and marketing experience,
but it wasn't always smooth sailing.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
I didn't really want to impose myself on those businesses.
I wanted to help them as best as I couldn't
and I've got to tell you, I am quite good
at what I do, but I'm a really near mediocre way.
But then I actually realized that I had much more
value when I was working on the ecosystem around the business,
to make sure that everybody in that ecosystem was functioning well.
(02:11):
Because then I knew our businesses were set up for
much better success.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
That work led to Kim becoming part of the Vineyards
Association of Tasmania, establishing the marketing and communications arm, helping
to celebrate and showcase the incredible work of the state's winemakers,
something we're now incredibly well known for right across the world.
But that wasn't enough. Kim was also working with Brand
Tasmania and sitting on the boards of both Tourism Tasmania
(02:36):
and lawn Cestein Chamber of Commerce, among other organizations she
worked with.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
And I really was so lucky to be able to
see all the strengths that Tasmania had and meet people
who were deeply involved in those industries.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
The hospitality journey also continuing. They sold the Vineyard and
worked to purchase Rich's Meal in Launceston, creating a restaurant
with business partners that celebrated and showcased everything Tasmania had
to offer from paddock to plate.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Through the nineties, restaurants were French, Greek, Italian, Vietnamese, pie
et cetera. And we had an opportunity to create which
put Tasmani on a plate and create a destination dining
experience for a Tasi and that's what we did with
still Water.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Stillwater opened in October two thousand, offering something different to
the States and the country's hospitality scene.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
By two thousand and one, we'd already won the Renault
of Cuisine Awards for Best Restaurant in Australia, beating Tetsilia.
And the scene that really got us extra mark was
our very regionally focused wine list, really showcasing what Tasmanian
as well.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Still Water changed hands in twenty twenty. The same year,
Kim became a Member of the Order of Australia for
her service to tourism and business in Tasmania. And he's
running successful businesses and working on boards and committees. Weren't enough.
Kim was approached by a contact into ninety eleven with
the big yet that led to the formation of Harvest
orm Sestern, a community farmer's market.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
I got behind Jenny and I said yeah, And she said, well,
I'm going forward to talk to the City Council at
two o'clock today, would you mind coming in with me?
Met her formed a firm friendship, cabled an incredible group
of predominantly women, Although Tony McCall was an absolutely ruined addition,
(04:27):
to that incredible group of women around the project and
Jenny and on her offside and Mary just charged forward.
At that meeting was in November and we actually had
the farmer's market up and running by Sebulary in two
doesn't as well and.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
It was welcomed with open arms by the laun Sestine community.
Continuing to grow from strength to strength, named best farmers
market in Australia within a year.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
The thing that made me most proud is because what
had happened with the failure of Guns Limited are a
forestry company locally, five hundred jobs being shed and everybody
was really a bit down in the mouth. And to
put a market together with twenty four souls and three
thousand people coming through the gate on the first day
(05:16):
and standing a little bit taller and prouder when they
saw the incredible producce that was being produced at their
doorsets and it was one of them the great months
of my life.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
It's still a Saturday tradition for many in Lonzestern thirteen
years down the line. There's many more things Kim Segrim
has been involved with as part of the state's hospitality industry.
She was an integral part of Lonsestein's successful bid to
be recognized as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy and is
part of an exciting new innovation intending to open later
this year. We'll have more to tell you though, when
(05:49):
that one launches. International Women's Day is something that means
a lot to the self described serial entrepreneur, a member
of the prestigious, invite only International Women's Forum.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
I think as women, we need to celebrate each other
and lift each other up, because that's the only way
we're really going to get that equality. I think there
are a lot of women out there who work incredibly hard,
who do incredible things, and are the unsung heroes, and
quite often they might be in supporting role. But that
supporting role is so incredibly critical to the success of
(06:23):
the initiatives. With the globe being so uncertain right now,
there's no better time than look at the women to
your left and right and seeing how you can help
them on their journey, how you can help them create
the change that we need.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
After the break, I'll introduce you to Jack Jump as CEO,
Christine Finnegan, a champion for equality in sport. But before
you ask, there is International Men's Day and that's held
on the nineteenth of November.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
I Heart Jazzy, My Hearty.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
Welcome back to this week's episode of iHeart Tazzy. In
celebration of International Women's Day on March eighth, we're profiling
to incredible women who've dedicated their careers and lives to
improving their communities. Christine Finniger is a name growing in
recognition across Tasmania as the CEO of the Tasmania Jack Jumper,
as a sporting team that's skyrocketed the popularity of basketball
(07:16):
across the state. Kristin grew up in Canberra, playing competitive
tennis as a junior. It was that experience that helped
shape her eventual career in sport. She started out though
working in politics.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
I worked for the Deputy Prime Minister for six years,
but I had this burning desire to always get to Melbourne,
which was known as the home of sport, and pursue
a career in sport. I really saw the place of
belonging that sport offered people in this sense of coming together,
and for me, it was never about really playing in
the tournament. It was about wanting to run in the
(07:49):
tournament and create these great energy around I guess communities.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
Following her passion, her career did indeed take her to
Melbourne and to working in sport, first at Tennis Australia.
Since then, Christine has continued to rise up the ranks
of various sporting organizations, working across several codes, including AFL,
Rugby League, rugby Union and of course now basketball. I
asked her if she thinks that as a woman, she's
faced more hurdles getting to this stage of her career
(08:16):
than a man would have.
Speaker 3 (08:17):
Anyone who knows me well knows that to wear my
heart completely on my fleet and my career has been
built on a whole lot of perseverance, in a hell
of a lot of resilience, and it hasn't been an
easy part. It's certainly not been a linear park. I've
had to go sideways a lot and make decisions to
go all over the place to try and get that
step forward.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
Christine says it's not the whole story, but that unfortunately
conversations like the following have been what she's had to
face her whole career.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
What does a girl running a man's sport that's never
played the game, what is she going to bring to
the table, and whether I've worked walked into an AFL club,
a rugby league club, a rugby union club, or indeed
a basketball club, there is an element of me that
it has to proved myself every time, regardless of the
amount of built up experience I've bring with me, and
that at times has been tast because it would be
(09:06):
lovely to just walk in and people say, well, aren't
we lucky to have someone with such a depth of
experience across a number of codes to be able to
work for our organization, And unfortunately that hasn't been the
case for me.
Speaker 1 (09:17):
So reflection has been a big part of her process,
having noticed herself missing out on opportunities, not necessarily to
people with more experience.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
I've had to.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
Improve myself and how I need to turn up and
that's a work in progress. I don't think I've perfected
that by any means at all, but certainly having an
opportunity here at the jack Jumpers to lead this wonderful
team in this beautiful state has been an opportunity that
I haven't taken for granted.
Speaker 1 (09:44):
She saw the opportunity to come to Tasmania, starting first
as the general manager of Commercial and work as part
of the team that brought the jack Jumpers to the
state is one of those that she just couldn't miss.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
Not just for myself but for the people of Tasmania
and this opportunity to bring a profere sporting team to
this state which so deserved it and been left out
for so long on the national and international sporting.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
So Christine says that naturally as a public facing leader,
she knows she's seen a somewhat of a role model
alongside coach Scott Roth. It's something she takes incredibly seriously.
Speaker 3 (10:16):
When you're a female at that point, you've got to
understand that there's a whole different layer and a whole
bigger layer for you. My key thing has always been
in my real driver has always been to inspire young
girls to know that they can do anything. And you know,
I think there is proof in the putting that diversity
is good for sport, It is very good for leadership.
Speaker 1 (10:37):
Christine believes that women intrinsically doubt themselves and their abilities
more than their male counterparts because traditionally women haven't had
the same opportunities as men. It's something she's actively working
to change, not just for herself but for others.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
Here at the jack jumpers taking the leap from chief
commercial then into the CEO role. It's a huge learning
curve for me, not just getting in front of a can,
but getting inside myself and saying, you're okay to be
in front of that. You know what you're talking about.
Now back yourself in and believe in yourself.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
She's a major voice behind a push for a women's
MBL team in the state.
Speaker 3 (11:12):
In any sort of stream of life, you should be
able to give women the same opportunities as men, and
support is absolutely should be the leader in that space.
And I feel like if we're able to bring Tasmania
so much joy through our men, why shouldn't we get
the same opportunity to do these for our women and
for our young girls to aspire in the same way
that our young boys now have something to aspire to.
Speaker 1 (11:34):
She says. Our country is WNBL players are some of
the best globally, having one bronze at the Olympics.
Speaker 3 (11:41):
It's not because I'm a woman that I need to
see a female team. It's because it's the right thing
to do. It's the right thing to do is to
give women and men equal opportunities when those opportunities arrive.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
It's something that she says she'll continue to be incredibly
passionate about, especially creating more equality for opportunities in the
north and northwest of the state. With the jack Jumpers
based predominantly in the South.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
State, it has been an absolute breeding ground and indeed
it's produced the first player ever to go into the NBA.
So when you've got areas of estate that invests so
much into the grass roots, it's only fair that they
should be awarded with professional products.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
Statistics suggests that many young people tend to drop sport
at around age sixteen for other interests, girls often doing
that a lot earlier. Christine would love to see that
change here in Tazzi.
Speaker 3 (12:30):
It can't be what you can't see. And if they've
got something in front of them that they can aspire to,
and we've got the talent there, then it might just
keep them playing a little bit longer, because you know,
sport is not just about obviously reaching the piticle and
playing it's a professional level. It's about all the physical
and mental wellbeing opportunity to provide young people and I'm
really big on it.
Speaker 1 (12:51):
International Women's Day is something Christine Finnegan says is needed
to highlight that the country isn't moving fast enough towards
equality across a number of industries.
Speaker 3 (13:00):
We should be doing more to make a level playing
field both on and off the court, on and off
the field, and that's not happening at a fast en
up pace. There's a lot of conjectures to whether we
actually need International Women's Say, and I think me and
every other woman would say we look forward to the
day when it's not requiet because we're seen on the
same level every day of the week and it's just
(13:20):
not there at the moment.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
According to the International Women's Day website, at the current
rate of progress, it'll take until the year at two thy,
one hundred and fifty eight, five generations from now to
achieve full gender parity. Christine says a statistic like that
can be seen as demotivating listening to that set.
Speaker 3 (13:38):
It's not something that really engenders a lot of excitement
in me. But all I can do is continue to
play the role I can play, and that is what's
in front of me right now, and that is to
lead a men's fastball team, hopefully to a men's and
women's fastball team in Tasmania, to be the very best
they can be and to be something that not only
to say the Tasmanium reviews, but that's the Australian Sporting
(14:01):
Landscape reviews and hopefully one day has its own place
on the global sporting stage for what it's in a
very short amount of time.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
And that's it for this week's episode of My Heart Tazzy.
A big thank you to Kim Seagram and Christine Fittigan
for speaking to us for this international women's stay feature.
I'm Ebonie Alblett. Thanks so much for joining us. We'll
be back next week My Heart Tazzy
My Heart. ASI International Women's Day is a global day
that celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.
This year's theme is Accelerate Action, focusing on the need
to take swift and decisive steps to achieve gender quality
and calling for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the
(00:21):
systemic barriers and biases that women face in both the
personal and professional spheres. I'm Ebaniepolett and in this week's episode,
I speak with two incredible women that have made Tasmania
their home and have done incredible things for the state.
I HEARTSI Coming up, we'll hear from Jack Jumpers CEO
Christine Finnegan, but first I want to introduce you to
(00:43):
Kim Segram. Kim was working in the hotel industry in
her home country of Canada and accelerating quickly up the
ranks with a lofty but achievable goal of becoming one
of the first female general managers in her company. At work,
one day, she met a young Tasmanian man and fell
in love, changing her career trajectory and her life forever.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
He had those conversations, I was twenty eight at the time,
really had myself together as to where I was going
and what I was doing, and then this just tossue
me for a loop, and I thought, it's not very
often you meet yours on me.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
After pursuing an international romance for two years, Kim and
her husband Rod got married, settling in northern Tasmania.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
I guess when I arrived here, I just realized I
had to let the rest of the world know just
how incredible this place was. And there just you know,
as Many really wasn't on the map yet as a
chosen destination.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Her husband had established a vinyard and their cafe ripples,
Kim coming in with her hospitality at sales and marketing experience,
but it wasn't always smooth sailing.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
I didn't really want to impose myself on those businesses.
I wanted to help them as best as I couldn't
and I've got to tell you, I am quite good
at what I do, but I'm a really near mediocre way.
But then I actually realized that I had much more
value when I was working on the ecosystem around the business,
to make sure that everybody in that ecosystem was functioning well.
(02:11):
Because then I knew our businesses were set up for
much better success.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
That work led to Kim becoming part of the Vineyards
Association of Tasmania, establishing the marketing and communications arm, helping
to celebrate and showcase the incredible work of the state's winemakers,
something we're now incredibly well known for right across the world.
But that wasn't enough. Kim was also working with Brand
Tasmania and sitting on the boards of both Tourism Tasmania
(02:36):
and lawn Cestein Chamber of Commerce, among other organizations she
worked with.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
And I really was so lucky to be able to
see all the strengths that Tasmania had and meet people
who were deeply involved in those industries.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
The hospitality journey also continuing. They sold the Vineyard and
worked to purchase Rich's Meal in Launceston, creating a restaurant
with business partners that celebrated and showcased everything Tasmania had
to offer from paddock to plate.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Through the nineties, restaurants were French, Greek, Italian, Vietnamese, pie
et cetera. And we had an opportunity to create which
put Tasmani on a plate and create a destination dining
experience for a Tasi and that's what we did with
still Water.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Stillwater opened in October two thousand, offering something different to
the States and the country's hospitality scene.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
By two thousand and one, we'd already won the Renault
of Cuisine Awards for Best Restaurant in Australia, beating Tetsilia.
And the scene that really got us extra mark was
our very regionally focused wine list, really showcasing what Tasmanian
as well.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Still Water changed hands in twenty twenty. The same year,
Kim became a Member of the Order of Australia for
her service to tourism and business in Tasmania. And he's
running successful businesses and working on boards and committees. Weren't enough.
Kim was approached by a contact into ninety eleven with
the big yet that led to the formation of Harvest
orm Sestern, a community farmer's market.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
I got behind Jenny and I said yeah, And she said, well,
I'm going forward to talk to the City Council at
two o'clock today, would you mind coming in with me?
Met her formed a firm friendship, cabled an incredible group
of predominantly women, Although Tony McCall was an absolutely ruined addition,
(04:27):
to that incredible group of women around the project and
Jenny and on her offside and Mary just charged forward.
At that meeting was in November and we actually had
the farmer's market up and running by Sebulary in two
doesn't as well and.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
It was welcomed with open arms by the laun Sestine community.
Continuing to grow from strength to strength, named best farmers
market in Australia within a year.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
The thing that made me most proud is because what
had happened with the failure of Guns Limited are a
forestry company locally, five hundred jobs being shed and everybody
was really a bit down in the mouth. And to
put a market together with twenty four souls and three
thousand people coming through the gate on the first day
(05:16):
and standing a little bit taller and prouder when they
saw the incredible producce that was being produced at their
doorsets and it was one of them the great months
of my life.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
It's still a Saturday tradition for many in Lonzestern thirteen
years down the line. There's many more things Kim Segrim
has been involved with as part of the state's hospitality industry.
She was an integral part of Lonsestein's successful bid to
be recognized as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy and is
part of an exciting new innovation intending to open later
this year. We'll have more to tell you though, when
(05:49):
that one launches. International Women's Day is something that means
a lot to the self described serial entrepreneur, a member
of the prestigious, invite only International Women's Forum.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
I think as women, we need to celebrate each other
and lift each other up, because that's the only way
we're really going to get that equality. I think there
are a lot of women out there who work incredibly hard,
who do incredible things, and are the unsung heroes, and
quite often they might be in supporting role. But that
supporting role is so incredibly critical to the success of
(06:23):
the initiatives. With the globe being so uncertain right now,
there's no better time than look at the women to
your left and right and seeing how you can help
them on their journey, how you can help them create
the change that we need.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
After the break, I'll introduce you to Jack Jump as CEO,
Christine Finnegan, a champion for equality in sport. But before
you ask, there is International Men's Day and that's held
on the nineteenth of November.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
I Heart Jazzy, My Hearty.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
Welcome back to this week's episode of iHeart Tazzy. In
celebration of International Women's Day on March eighth, we're profiling
to incredible women who've dedicated their careers and lives to
improving their communities. Christine Finniger is a name growing in
recognition across Tasmania as the CEO of the Tasmania Jack Jumper,
as a sporting team that's skyrocketed the popularity of basketball
(07:16):
across the state. Kristin grew up in Canberra, playing competitive
tennis as a junior. It was that experience that helped
shape her eventual career in sport. She started out though
working in politics.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
I worked for the Deputy Prime Minister for six years,
but I had this burning desire to always get to Melbourne,
which was known as the home of sport, and pursue
a career in sport. I really saw the place of
belonging that sport offered people in this sense of coming together,
and for me, it was never about really playing in
the tournament. It was about wanting to run in the
(07:49):
tournament and create these great energy around I guess communities.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
Following her passion, her career did indeed take her to
Melbourne and to working in sport, first at Tennis Australia.
Since then, Christine has continued to rise up the ranks
of various sporting organizations, working across several codes, including AFL,
Rugby League, rugby Union and of course now basketball. I
asked her if she thinks that as a woman, she's
faced more hurdles getting to this stage of her career
(08:16):
than a man would have.
Speaker 3 (08:17):
Anyone who knows me well knows that to wear my
heart completely on my fleet and my career has been
built on a whole lot of perseverance, in a hell
of a lot of resilience, and it hasn't been an
easy part. It's certainly not been a linear park. I've
had to go sideways a lot and make decisions to
go all over the place to try and get that
step forward.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
Christine says it's not the whole story, but that unfortunately
conversations like the following have been what she's had to
face her whole career.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
What does a girl running a man's sport that's never
played the game, what is she going to bring to
the table, and whether I've worked walked into an AFL club,
a rugby league club, a rugby union club, or indeed
a basketball club, there is an element of me that
it has to proved myself every time, regardless of the
amount of built up experience I've bring with me, and
that at times has been tast because it would be
(09:06):
lovely to just walk in and people say, well, aren't
we lucky to have someone with such a depth of
experience across a number of codes to be able to
work for our organization, And unfortunately that hasn't been the
case for me.
Speaker 1 (09:17):
So reflection has been a big part of her process,
having noticed herself missing out on opportunities, not necessarily to
people with more experience.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
I've had to.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
Improve myself and how I need to turn up and
that's a work in progress. I don't think I've perfected
that by any means at all, but certainly having an
opportunity here at the jack Jumpers to lead this wonderful
team in this beautiful state has been an opportunity that
I haven't taken for granted.
Speaker 1 (09:44):
She saw the opportunity to come to Tasmania, starting first
as the general manager of Commercial and work as part
of the team that brought the jack Jumpers to the
state is one of those that she just couldn't miss.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
Not just for myself but for the people of Tasmania
and this opportunity to bring a profere sporting team to
this state which so deserved it and been left out
for so long on the national and international sporting.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
So Christine says that naturally as a public facing leader,
she knows she's seen a somewhat of a role model
alongside coach Scott Roth. It's something she takes incredibly seriously.
Speaker 3 (10:16):
When you're a female at that point, you've got to
understand that there's a whole different layer and a whole
bigger layer for you. My key thing has always been
in my real driver has always been to inspire young
girls to know that they can do anything. And you know,
I think there is proof in the putting that diversity
is good for sport, It is very good for leadership.
Speaker 1 (10:37):
Christine believes that women intrinsically doubt themselves and their abilities
more than their male counterparts because traditionally women haven't had
the same opportunities as men. It's something she's actively working
to change, not just for herself but for others.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
Here at the jack jumpers taking the leap from chief
commercial then into the CEO role. It's a huge learning
curve for me, not just getting in front of a can,
but getting inside myself and saying, you're okay to be
in front of that. You know what you're talking about.
Now back yourself in and believe in yourself.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
She's a major voice behind a push for a women's
MBL team in the state.
Speaker 3 (11:12):
In any sort of stream of life, you should be
able to give women the same opportunities as men, and
support is absolutely should be the leader in that space.
And I feel like if we're able to bring Tasmania
so much joy through our men, why shouldn't we get
the same opportunity to do these for our women and
for our young girls to aspire in the same way
that our young boys now have something to aspire to.
Speaker 1 (11:34):
She says. Our country is WNBL players are some of
the best globally, having one bronze at the Olympics.
Speaker 3 (11:41):
It's not because I'm a woman that I need to
see a female team. It's because it's the right thing
to do. It's the right thing to do is to
give women and men equal opportunities when those opportunities arrive.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
It's something that she says she'll continue to be incredibly
passionate about, especially creating more equality for opportunities in the
north and northwest of the state. With the jack Jumpers
based predominantly in the South.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
State, it has been an absolute breeding ground and indeed
it's produced the first player ever to go into the NBA.
So when you've got areas of estate that invests so
much into the grass roots, it's only fair that they
should be awarded with professional products.
Speaker 1 (12:19):
Statistics suggests that many young people tend to drop sport
at around age sixteen for other interests, girls often doing
that a lot earlier. Christine would love to see that
change here in Tazzi.
Speaker 3 (12:30):
It can't be what you can't see. And if they've
got something in front of them that they can aspire to,
and we've got the talent there, then it might just
keep them playing a little bit longer, because you know,
sport is not just about obviously reaching the piticle and
playing it's a professional level. It's about all the physical
and mental wellbeing opportunity to provide young people and I'm
really big on it.
Speaker 1 (12:51):
International Women's Day is something Christine Finnegan says is needed
to highlight that the country isn't moving fast enough towards
equality across a number of industries.
Speaker 3 (13:00):
We should be doing more to make a level playing
field both on and off the court, on and off
the field, and that's not happening at a fast en
up pace. There's a lot of conjectures to whether we
actually need International Women's Say, and I think me and
every other woman would say we look forward to the
day when it's not requiet because we're seen on the
same level every day of the week and it's just
(13:20):
not there at the moment.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
According to the International Women's Day website, at the current
rate of progress, it'll take until the year at two thy,
one hundred and fifty eight, five generations from now to
achieve full gender parity. Christine says a statistic like that
can be seen as demotivating listening to that set.
Speaker 3 (13:38):
It's not something that really engenders a lot of excitement
in me. But all I can do is continue to
play the role I can play, and that is what's
in front of me right now, and that is to
lead a men's fastball team, hopefully to a men's and
women's fastball team in Tasmania, to be the very best
they can be and to be something that not only
to say the Tasmanium reviews, but that's the Australian Sporting
(14:01):
Landscape reviews and hopefully one day has its own place
on the global sporting stage for what it's in a
very short amount of time.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
And that's it for this week's episode of My Heart Tazzy.
A big thank you to Kim Seagram and Christine Fittigan
for speaking to us for this international women's stay feature.
I'm Ebonie Alblett. Thanks so much for joining us. We'll
be back next week My Heart Tazzy
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