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Leading women’s health advocate Professor Catherine Calderwood joins Women in Sport Board
2 MAY 2024
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
Women in Sport is thrilled to announce the appointment of Olympic champion Tessa Sanderson CBE as an Ambassador, coinciding with the…
How elite women’s sport impacts girls’ ability to dream
19 FEBRUARY 2024
2023 was a stellar year for women’s sport at the elite level… The brilliant Vitality Roses went head-to-head with Australia in…
More girls are playing football but a significant team sport gender gap remains
2 FEBRUARY 2024
The latest Sport England Active Lives Children and Young People survey reveals persistent gender gaps in team sport and activity levels. The overall…
Women in Sport welcomes three distinguished Trustees as it celebrates its 40th anniversary
18 JANUARY 2024
As Women in Sport marks the start of its 40th anniversary, the charity is delighted to announce the appointment of three…
Football and Netball stars awarded New Year Honours
30 DECEMBER 2023
Women in Sport is thrilled to see some prominent figures, including Mary Earps MBE, Millie Bright OBE and Helen Housby MBE,…
Girls are still unable to dream of reaching the top in sport
14 DECEMBER 2023
New research finds fewer than a third of girls (29%) dream of reaching the top of sport compared to half of…
Vitality partners with Women in Sport to inspire ‘mums’ and daughters to get active together
2 OCTOBER 2023
Wellness brand Vitality has partnered with Women in Sport for the charity’s annual #TimeTogether campaign during October. The campaign aims to…
Women in Sport supports research into disabled teenage girls
11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Women in Sport’s ‘Reframing Sport for Teenage Girls’ research has shown that too many teenage girls are disengaging from physical activity…
New Trustee for Women in Sport
8 AUGUST 2023
Women in Sport has appointed Kuldeep Kaur onto its Board of Trustees. Kuldeep is currently Finance and Operations Director of England…