Really Interesting Women - the Podcast


Ep. 126      MOYA DODD AO

Moya Dodd is a lawyer, sports administrator and a former vice-captain of Australia’s women’s football team, the Matildas.

She played in FIFA’s first ever women’s tournament in 1988.  Twenty-five years later, she joined the governing body of FIFA as one of the first women in its 108-year history. It's unsurprising that when she was there she found the place was rife with integrity and gender issues. She was one of only 3 of 27 FIFA Executive Committee members who declined a $25,000 gift watch at the 2014 World Cup.  A year later, she found herself in a luxury Zurich hotel as her colleagues were arrested in a dawn raid.

As the 'FIFAGate' scandals unfolded, Moya led the #womeninFIFA reform movement, becoming ‘the driving force in the recent push for women within FIFA’ (New York Times) and ‘one of the most credible and outspoken voices for change within the organization’ (Vice Sports). 

In 2016 she was named the most influential woman in Australia by the Australian Financial Review, and in 2018 was named by Forbes magazine as the 7th most powerful woman in international sport (outside the US). 

In 2020, Moya was listed in WICC's global "Best XI" for advancing women's soccer.

She is a much sought after speaker on the international circuit on many topics including issues of equality, integrity, and change. 

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