A consortium of three charities has been awarded £1m from the final Tampon Tax Fund to help improve confidence, wellbeing and activity levels amongst teenage girls. The ‘Big Sister’ project, led by Women in Sport, working with Hey Girls, Places Foundation and not-for-profit leisure provider Places Leisure,...
Women in Sport’s purpose is to give every woman and girl the opportunity to take part in sport and inspire her to do so. We do this because sport can transform lives, and no one should be excluded from the joy, fulfilment and lifelong benefits of sport....
On the 12th of December 2021, Lebby, Jo, Pippa and Felicity are taking on the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge, rowing 3000 miles from La Gomera to Antigua. Together they have christened the boat ‘The Mothership’. All four women have reaped the benefits of sport and exercise throughout...
As a mum when I think of sport and exercise it usually does not involve my children. For me being physically active has historically been my outlet, my chance to escape the chaos at home and a moment when I am alone and not pestered for a...
Whilst the latest data published by Sport England is not entirely surprising given the indications we already had about the impact of the pandemic, the data shows that women continue to be less active than men across the board with the least active groups being Black and...
I’ve recently started coaching my daughter’s netball team, as part of my efforts to contribute to girls’ grassroots sport and also because netball has been my constant since I was 10. I felt like I couldn’t complain about the lack of opportunities for girls’ sport and not...
