▁sports ▁throughout ▁South ▁Australia . ▁Her ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁ple th ora ▁of ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁women ▁to ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁sport ▁from ▁grass ro ots ▁to ▁international ▁levels ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁roles ▁and ▁capac ities . ▁Qu ar rell ▁used ▁her ▁work ▁to ▁protest ▁against ▁and ▁rid ic ule ▁the ▁pat ernal ism ▁of ▁sport ' s ▁gover ning ▁bodies ▁and ▁helped ▁women ' s ▁sports ▁to ▁become ▁self - g over ning . ▁ ▁Her ▁work ▁helped ▁to ▁highlight ▁role ▁models , ▁opportunity ▁and ▁the ▁real ▁social ▁issues ▁and ▁expect ations ▁which ▁impact ed ▁on ▁women ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁Yet ▁Qu ar rell ' s ▁great ▁challenge ▁to ▁how ▁women ' s ▁sport ▁is ▁val ued ▁and ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁main stream ▁media ▁remains ▁despite ▁the ▁social ▁movements ▁of ▁the ▁' 6 0 s ▁and ▁' 7 0 s ▁and ▁equal ▁opportunity ▁laws ▁foc uss ed ▁on ▁removing ▁disc rim ination ▁based ▁on ▁gender . ▁ ▁While ▁some ▁g ains ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁' 8 0 s ▁and ▁' 9 0 s , ▁in ▁the ▁current ▁media ▁climate ▁women ' s ▁sports ▁receives ▁limited ▁and ▁often ▁narrow ly ▁focused ▁coverage ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁commercial ▁main stream ▁media ▁in ▁Australia . ▁The ▁C raw ford ▁Report ▁reported ▁" of ▁ 5 0 ▁NS Os ▁the ▁panel ▁consult ed ▁only ▁ 1 5 ▁had ▁a ▁female ▁CE O ▁or ▁executive ▁director . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 3 5 0 ▁board ▁positions ▁in ▁these ▁organizations , ▁only ▁