News and Opinion
Paris 2024: Women to watch from Great Britain
18 JULY 2024
Published The sporting event of the year is finally here. As crowds descend on Paris to witness sporting greatness at the 2024…
Women at the Olympics: Fighting for a spot at the Games
18 JULY 2024
Published Paris 2024 marks an historic milestone as first Olympic Games with the same number of female and male competitors. The journey…
Women in Sport: What’s missing from the 2024 election manifestos?
20 JUNE 2024
Published What do Lib Dem Leader, Ed Davey, paddle boarding with varying degrees of success, Rishi Sunak showing off his football tekkers…
Closing the dream gap: Amanda’s 52-mile challenge for Women in Sport
7 JUNE 2024
Published Once upon a time I gave up. I gave up wanting to engage in sport because society supported me to do…
Finally back in love with sport 30 years later
3 MAY 2024
Published Written by Varsha Patel, Communications and Campaigns Manager at Women in Sport Growing up in the ‘80s as a young brown…
Women in Sport: What did your father say to you when you were young?
8 APRIL 2024
Published Written by Mandie Cran, a pioneering sailor who was once only one of nine women serving in an army corps of 15,000…
Stronger together: Why women’s sport needs male allies
25 MARCH 2024
Published We’re living in a scary time if you’re a woman in sport, or just a woman in general. Online abuse of…
COPA 71 Review: How an entire chapter of women’s football was erased from history
11 MARCH 2024
Written by Rachel Williams, Policy and Public Affairs Manager Published What year was the first women’s football world cup? A question…
Gemma’s story: ‘If it wasn’t for playing football, I don’t think I would of made it through.’
31 JANUARY 2024
Published Written by Gemma, one of our brilliant supporters who wanted to share the impact team sport has had on her life,…
Run a race to fundraise for women and girls in sport
15 JANUARY 2024
Published It’s pretty bleak, isn’t it? Trying to stay active when the sun sets at 4:30pm and your feet feel like blocks…