The latest Sport England Active Lives data has shown that women have failed to bounce back to activity levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic – with lack of enjoyment being a significant factor. This data tracked adults for 12 months from November 2020. The survey highlighted that...
Lee Warren, Project Manager at Women in Sport reflects on his time delivering the Daughters and Dads programme, its impact, and how it could help to build a generation of male allies. The formative years of your life, and the experiences you have, help to build attitudes, perceptions and behaviours that will...
Girls aged between 9 – 15 years old in some parts of South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Norfolk are to be offered exclusive free gym memberships at Places Leisure facilities as part of a pilot scheme to help improve confidence, wellbeing and activity amongst teenage girls living in...
The Sports Councils commissioned an extensive study into the issue of trans inclusion in sport which they published in September 2021. Women in Sport has responded to this here. This high-quality report included a comprehensive review of the scientific literature by an expert medical scientist. It concluded that...
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Women in Sport has found that more than one million teenage girls (43%) who once considered themselves ‘sporty’, disengage from sport following primary school. A fear of feeling judged by others (68%), lack of confidence (61%), pressures of schoolwork (47%) and not...
Stephanie Hilborne – CEO, Women in Sport 2022 is shaping up to be an incredible year of sport. As the Winter Olympics draws to a close we can begin to reflect on its impact. We’ve seen women competing fearlessly in dramatic even beautiful high risk sports. These...