Ciara Griffin: If you don't back yourself, how do you expect anyone else to back you?
What A Woman PodcastShow Notes
Ciara Griffin was appointed Captain of Ireland's Women's International rugby team in 2018, aged twenty-four, just two years after she made her International debut against Wales in the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championships. During her six year tenure on the team, Ciara earned 41 international caps and said that playing for her country at the highest level was the fulfillment of a childhood dream. At the same time as being an elite athlete, Ciara supported herself by working as a Primary School Teacher, a job she still loves but managing both careers required remarkable dedication and sacrifices. Ciara held the role of Captain until she retired at the peak of her international rugby career in 2021 and although her talent and leadership have been missed on the pitch, Ciara has no regrets and is busy pursuing her other careers in education and agriculture.
Main themes:
- The high drop-off rate of teenage girls in sport
- Why we need to change our perception of how young girls should look and reduce exposure to social media
- How playing sports can help girls be less body conscious
- The stigma around women playing combative sports
- Why primary schools should have at least thirty minutes of PE every day
- Ciara's experience as Captain - leading by actions, not words
- Why Ciara retired at the peak of her career, age twenty-seven
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