2. Award Winning Water Sports Instructor on Challenging Sexist Preconceptions with Nicola Stockdale

“I think the more that we start to value women and lift them up, and really help them see the potential that they can reach, society will be improved as a whole.” Nicola’s mother gave birth to her first child at the tender age of 17. She was a single-parent for the first two years of Nicola’s life before meeting her stepdad. It wasn’t until Nicola was 7 that her little sister, Alice, was born. This meant that Nicola had a long stretch during her childhood of being an only child.