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Two female cyclists to take on ‘challenge of a lifetime’ to inspire women in midlife to be active and raise funds for Women in Sport
6 JUNE 2022
Two amateur cyclists are preparing to ride almost 1000 miles from London to France to raise awareness of the barriers preventing…
Big Sister aims to break down the barriers to teenage girls exercising
11 MAY 2022
A new programme designed to provide a supportive space for teenage girls has launched to help girls find and reclaim the…
Sport England funding announcement
10 MAY 2022
Women in Sport is delighted to be working in partnership with Sport England to level up access to sport and physical…
Girls offered free gym memberships to encourage active lives as part of new ‘Big Sister’ project
11 APRIL 2022
Girls aged between 9-15 years old in some parts of South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Norfolk are to be offered exclusive free…
More than 1 million teenage girls fall ‘out of love’ with sport
7 MARCH 2022
Women in Sport has found that more than one million teenage girls (43%) who once considered themselves ‘sporty’, disengage from sport…
Sportswomen, broadcasters, coaches and leaders recognised in New Year Honours
1 JANUARY 2022
Women in Sport is delighted to see so many women recognised in the New Year Honours list. We would like to…
£1m funding to help increase teenage girls’ confidence and activity levels
16 NOVEMBER 2021
A consortium of three charities has been awarded £1m from the final Tampon Tax Fund to help improve confidence, wellbeing and…
Women In Sport’s #TimeTogether campaign is back to inspire teenage girls and mums to reconnect by getting active
8 OCTOBER 2021
The covid pandemic has seen a reduction in activity levels for both teenage girls and their mum’s while time spent online…
Women in Sport calls for action so midlife women can get active
17 MAY 2021
Today, Women in Sport has launched new research into the menopause and sport and activity alongside a new curation of images…
Women in Sport reveals the impact of the pandemic on teenage girls’ lives and exercise
25 MARCH 2021
The charity Women in Sport today launches new research, funded by Comic Relief, into how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the…