Women's fishing in Australia

The historical context of women's roles fishing in pre-European cultural context saw extensive involvement[1] and also in more recent times the industry has had specific support from women's involvement[2][3] Women were competing in fishing derbies by 1936, with their participation rates being higher than men at some events.

[4] Women's fishing was being covered by Australian newspapers during the 1930s.

[5][6] The Adelaide Advertiser cited Cleopatra as a reason Australian women should fish, and discussed how one Australian woman has caught more fish than her husband.

Most of the women in the study were middle class, conservative, Protestant and white.

The sport was tied with croquet, billiards, chess, fishing, field hockey, horse racing, squash, table tennis and shooting.

Woman and young child sitting on the beach at Sandgate. The woman appears to be reading to the child, and both are wearing hats. A boatshed and jetty are visible in the background. People are fishing from the jetty.
Woman and child sitting on the beach at Sandgate, Brisbane, ca. 1907