Women in Sport would like to congratulate all the women who have been recognised in the 2020 New Year’s Honours list for their contribution to sport and equality. After a fantastic summer of sport for the British women’s netball, football and athletics teams amongst others, it is...
We are pleased that girls’ activity levels have generally increased in the latest report, especially between the ages of 14-16 where 29,800 additional girls are doing an average of 60 minutes or more exercise every day. However, 57% of girls between the ages of 5-16 are still...
After a fantastic summer for the British women’s netball, football and athletics teams amongst others, Women in Sport is stepping up its efforts to ensure this translates into more girls and women being active and participating in sports in their day-to-day lives. Currently the inactivity crisis faced...
In her first blog as CEO of Women in Sport, Stephanie Hilborne reflects on her first month in the role and shares why she decided to join the charity.
We are concerned and disappointed by the findings in The Telegraph’s report. For many years, we have been working hard to challenge the lack of women sitting on sports boards and unfortunately this shows just how much stills needs to be done. We believe that change needs...
The Girls Active Awards 2019 was hosted by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson at the Houses of Parliament on November 6th, with winners and their guests attending, along with a host of Girls Active Ambassadors. Since 2015, Girls Active has been delivered in over 700 primary and secondary schools,...
