#role-models

#role-models

Nearly a quarter of a century has passed since myself and Ebony Rainford-Brent made our England cricket debuts. It was awesome for us to win World Cups together as the first two female internationals from ethnically diverse backgrounds. Since then, there have been only four others, two with an Indian heritage. When you think of the interest shown in the game by the South Asian community, it is a staggering number.

"I think it's nice that you can be a role model. But at the same time I hope in the long run that it doesn't have to be necessary."

I had a gay professor in college at a time when openly gay folks still weren't out a lot, who became one of my favourite professors and was a great guy and would call me out when I started saying stuff that was ignorant.

When I started my yachting career more than 30 years ago, I'd never seen a woman captain. Women worked on ships, but they were few and far between in the world of yachts, and I'd never seen one at the helm.

"Aspirations to wealth can be positive, but aspiring billionaires risk losing their integrity if they don't choose their role models wisely amidst troubling headlines."

We could hire nearly 1,000 male teachers by the end of this parliament if our state funding was restored.

Now, as an adult, I understand how vital it is for young people to have positive figures to look up to.