Women in Sport is delighted to share that Chair Jayne Haines has been awarded an MBE for her services to women’s sport. Jayne is passionate about furthering gender equality in sport and is leading the Board of Trustees towards the charity’s mission to give every woman and...

Blog by CEO, Stephanie Hilborne “Those people close to sport know that it can transform lives.  Beyond its physical and mental health benefits, sport is joyful and fulfilling and builds foundational life skills.” However, historically women and girls have been systematically and deliberately excluded from sport and...

Today, Women in Sport has launched new research into the menopause and sport and activity alongside a new curation of images and films in partnership with Getty Images.  As a result, the charity is calling for action both within and beyond the sport sector to ensure midlife...

Women in Sport is uniting with The FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Championship, Women in Football and many others within football for a social media boycott from 3pm today (Friday 30th April) until midnight on Monday 3rd May. We know that entrenched gender stereotypes, institutional bias...

The re-opening of pools and indoor leisure facilities on 12 April is a big moment. Society should use this as an opportunity to refocus on gender equality in sport, because sport is not just something that is physically good for you; it is fun, fulfilling and provides life-long benefits, yet too many girls and women...

The charity Women in Sport today launches new research, funded by Comic Relief, into how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the lives of teenage girls and their relationship with sport and physical activity.   The research showed that lockdown has led girls to recognise the value of...