News and Opinion
Only a third of secondary school girls wear a sports bra for PE
8 MARCH 2023
Published Just 36% of girls aged 11-18 wear a sports bra when participating in PE or sport at school. This has a…
Smashing through barriers to get my black belt!
31 JANUARY 2023
Published I’m Lisa Waterman, a mum of two and I have always secretly wanted to be a black belt in karate! Where…
Jayne Haines MBE to step down as Chair of Women in Sport
13 JANUARY 2023
Published Jayne Haines MBE is to step down as Chair and trustee of Women in Sport in March, after nine years with…
2022 – The Year Women’s Sport Roared
23 DECEMBER 2022
Published So 2022 is drawing to a close and what a year! In February we saw women smashing the fear barriers at…
Girls’ Sporting Lives Stagnant Despite the Glory of the Lionesses – Action is Needed to Close the Gender Gap
15 DECEMBER 2022
Published The latest Sport England Active Lives Children and Young People 2021-22 survey records some positive headlines. Overall activity levels for children…
Why there is no finish line for women’s rugby
19 NOVEMBER 2022
Published Written by Sarah Bellew, Head of Communications and Engagement at Women in Sport. Sarah also plays touch rugby for England, and…
Our response to British Gymnastics Reform ’25
19 OCTOBER 2022
Published We welcome the commitment to reform and the leadership being shown by British Gymnastics in its response to the Whyte Review.…
Mums and daughters inspired to spend #TimeTogether to tackle inactivity crisis
3 OCTOBER 2022
Published After an incredible summer of women’s sport, which saw multiple attendance and viewing figures broken, the charity Women in Sport is…
More ‘sporty’ girls now dream of reaching the top in sport
28 SEPTEMBER 2022
Published There’s been a dramatic increase in the number of ‘sporty’ girls who are dreaming about reaching the top in sport after…
HM Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022
9 SEPTEMBER 2022
Published Women in Sport is deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. During her seventy-year reign she showed…