Barbara and Michele Cox are fighters. The Auckland-based mother and daughter are pioneers of women’s soccer and champions of women’s rights in what has often been regarded as a male sport.
Living with Michele’s dog – boisterous spanador Archie – in the house the family has owned since 1975, the pair attend events and fixtures, campaigning for females to have similar rights and pay cheques to men.
“Although many cultures live intergenerationally, I get grief living back at home with my mother,” says Michele, 55,
