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Disabled girls half as likely as boys to dream big in sport, new report finds
16 APRIL 2025
Published Post-Paralympics study finds deep disparities between the sexes A new report reveals that despite wanting to get involved, disabled girls are…
21-year-old Zara Lachlan defies all the odds to complete world-first Atlantic row for Women in Sport
3 FEBRUARY 2025
Published 97 days 9 hours and 20 minutes after leaving the shores of Portugal on the 27th October at 09:00 UTC, Zara Lachlan has…
New Year Honours 2025: Women in Sport co-founder recognised for four decades of service to equality
31 DECEMBER 2024
Published Dr Anita White, founder of the charity Women in Sport, the International Working Group on Women and Sport, and the Anita…
Women in Sport celebrates 40 years with landmark conference calling for a future of equality in sport
19 NOVEMBER 2024
Published Our book, The Last Bastion: A History of Women in Sport 1984-2024 by Rachel Hewitt is available to buy on Amazon now. Women in…
Women in Sport partners with national sports bodies to launch new research on the experiences of Black British girls in sport
29 OCTOBER 2024
Published Women in Sport has joined forces with eight national governing bodies of sports, alongside leading research agency Humankind, to launch an…
Women in Sport celebrates 40th anniversary in Parliament
10 OCTOBER 2024
Published Our book, The Last Bastion: A History of Women in Sport 1984-2024 by Rachel Hewitt is available to buy on Amazon now. On Tuesday…
Big Sister to roll out across Places Leisure centres nationwide
5 AUGUST 2024
Published Women in Sport is delighted to announce that Big Sister, our award-winning programme designed to support teenage girls to enjoy sport,…
Breaking Barriers: Supporting disabled teenage girls to be active
15 MAY 2024
Published Led by Access Sport, the Sweaty Betty Foundation, Women in Sport and Nuffield Health, the Breaking Barriers project identifies the barriers that…
Leading women’s health advocate Professor Catherine Calderwood joins Women in Sport Board
2 MAY 2024
Published Women in Sport is proud to announce the appointment of Professor Catherine Calderwood to its Board of Trustees. A prominent figure…
Tessa Sanderson CBE joins Women in Sport as Ambassador in its 40th Anniversary Year
27 MARCH 2024
Published Women in Sport is thrilled to announce the appointment of Olympic champion Tessa Sanderson CBE as an Ambassador, coinciding with the…