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Sport has been too slow to change, too slow to face up to the realities of the misogyny women face.

Too many girls are disengaging from sport and exercise in their teens. Read our research to understand the challenges and how we can overcome them.

• Research report
• Teenage Girls

This toolkit is inspired by our research into reframing sport for teenage girls to help welcome them into sport and physical activity.

• Toolkit
• Teenage Girls

Our Big Sister project provided free gym memberships and support to encourage teenage girls to find and reclaim their love of exercise

• Press Release

Teenage girls to be given free or discounted membership and girls-only classes at all Places Leisure centres.

• Press Release
• Teenage Girls

Mixed sex sport is a growing part of the sporting eco-system. Where it is happening, we want to make it work for girls.

Data released today by Women in Sport and the Youth Sport Trust shows a shocking gender divide in attitudes towards physical activity for secondary school aged children.

• Press Release

Research in partnership with Yorkshire Sport Foundation to understand how teenage girls feel about being active outdoors in their local parks and green spaces.

• Research report
• Teenage Girls

Join us during #TimeTogether to encourage mums and daughters to put themselves first and claim back their right to sport and exercise.

• Opinion

Welcome to The Women in Sport podcast! The podcast brings together insight, advice and expertise from across the sector.

Women in Sport has joined forces with eight national governing bodies of sports to launch an innovative study exploring the needs and experiences of Black British girls in sport.

• Press Release

Young people's activity appears to be returning to pre-pandemic levels, but girls remain less active than boys in every school year.

• Press Release
• Teenage Girls

We believe in ensuring that women and girls have equal opportunity to enjoy the benefits of sport through tackling sexism in sport at every level.

Founded in 1984, Women in Sport is the longest-standing charity in its field with a proud history of securing change for women and girls.

We are continuously researching and gaining new insights into sport through the eyes of women and girls across a range of communities, ages, life stages and backgrounds.

Society is riddled with stereotypes so it's hardly surprising that stereotypes, like gender roles, are also rooted within sport. Typically, men are viewed as the athletic and physically dominant sex with "strength" being viewed as a masculine trait.

• Opinion

The cost-of-living crisis is likely to worsen inequalities, with women in under-served communities bearing the brunt of its impacts.

Partnerships are vital to the work we do. We work with organisations that want to help make a difference and enable more women and girls to enjoy the benefits of sport throughout their lives.

Get inspired to be active with your mum or daughter for #TimeTogether

If finding innovative solutions is at the heart of your company or brand’s work, then you share a lot in common with our mission here at Women in Sport.

Say hello to our small but mighty team, creating change across the sector to encourage women and girls into sport.

There are many ways in which you can support our work to create happier, healthier futures for women and girls through sport.

The time has come for the Government to show it stands with women and girls.

How we are encouraging women and girls across the country to find joy in sport.

Did you know that there's a staggering 22% gender gap in team sports?

Women in Sport’s vision is that no one is excluded from the joy, fulfilment and lifelong benefits of sport. Yet all too often, women and girls are still missing out.

If you want to join us on our mission to transform the lives of women and girls through sport, keep an eye on our Careers page for all vacancies at Women in Sport.

Women in Sport is a charity, and it is because of the generous support we receive from funders and donors that we are able to carry out our work.

Women in Sport is a charity, and it is because of the generous support we receive from funders and donors that we are able to carry out our work.

Find out how we are transforming sport for women and girls through our campaigns, partnerships and projects.

Our research into how the Paris 2024 Olympic Games inspired girls to be more active and dream of reaching the top of sport.

• Research report
• Teenage Girls

#TimeTogether empowers daughters and mums to connect and discover new ways to get active together.

Ensuring that sport is safe and fair for women and girls is at the heart of Women in Sport’s mission.

Women in Sport is calling for the creation of an independent non-departmental body committed to tackling misconduct and abuse in sport.

Our research into what causes boys’ negative attitudes and behaviours to girls in sport in the early primary school years.

• Research report
• Boys and Men