Good Sports: Why sports need to engage female volunteers

Many people choose to volunteer in sport, and all sports clubs rely heavily on their volunteers to run. However, there is a large imbalance of female to male volunteers within the sports sector; with men being twice as likely to volunteer in sport than women. This research focuses on gender discrimination within sports volunteering and sets out recommendations to counter this disparity.

Wear Your Sport Kit to Work Friday 23 June

To celebrate Women’s Sport Week, we encourage you to join us in wearing your favourite sports kit to work on Friday 23rd June. We loved mufti-day at school so why not dress up at work whilst supporting a great cause

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19-25 June 2017

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ELITE SPORT SUNDAY:📸➡️Team member @lizzyasully nominates @NicolaAdamsOBE as her favourite sportswoman! #WSW2017 https://t.co/TQDc5gqDzO Womeninsport_uk 0 7
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ELITE SPORT SUNDAY:📸➡️Team member @lexymarshall nominates Steffi Graf as her favourite female sportswoman! #WSW2017 https://t.co/oijc8po2iH Womeninsport_uk 0 5
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Insightful article by @guardian regarding media coverage in women's sport. Take a look 🔍👀https://t.co/WEPWgl9uDm #WSW2017 Womeninsport_uk 28 28
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The current gender gap between disabled men & disabled women participating in sport + physical activity at least once a week: 1.56 million.💭 Womeninsport_uk 13 14
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ELITE SPORT SUNDAY📸➡️ Team member @Polarbearpaw nominates @scopelandboxer as her favourite female athlete!… https://t.co/cvGRC99HEZ Womeninsport_uk 3 18
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Great piece by @RedBullUK on #CelebratingWomen during #WSW2017 🚗🚗 https://t.co/ZjZUkOVKep Womeninsport_uk 2 9
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Read our first #MiniMatchReport about the @NetballSL finals from our super fan Jessica! 🏆 @traceynev #WSW2017 https://t.co/LQInbjWJyC Womeninsport_uk 0 1
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Today is the final day of Women’s Sport Week 2017. We would like to thank everyone for supporting us and getting in… https://t.co/anHy1I2sqn Womeninsport_uk 20 59
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Sport Englands Active People Survey➡️💬 #WSW2017 https://t.co/bF5lS9oDjy Womeninsport_uk 6 7
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The team at Women in Sport are dressed up in the sports kit today to show support for women and girls' sport in the UK!

Make sure you share the photos of your team dressed up on social! #WSW2017 😎👟 Comments Shona Sinar Paignton U18's girls rugby squad #WSW2017 Women in Sport
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Today we are highlighting our #Beyond30 campaign!

See today's first blog contribution by British Gymnastics CEO Jane Allen– Jane discuss her experience in the sport sector and why she stands for #Beyond30 http://bit.ly/2sYCRom Women in Sport
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