News and Opinion
More than 1 million teenage girls fall ‘out of love’ with sport
7 MARCH 2022
Published Women in Sport has found that more than one million teenage girls (43%) who once considered themselves ‘sporty’, disengage from sport…
Questioning the fate of women in sport
18 FEBRUARY 2022
Published Stephanie Hilborne – CEO, Women in Sport 2022 is shaping up to be an incredible year of sport. As the Winter…
Facing your fears: What the Winter Olympics can teach us about self-belief
28 JANUARY 2022
Published Vicky Gosling OBE – CEO, GB Snowsport The clock is ticking down towards the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing and, as…
Sportswomen, broadcasters, coaches and leaders recognised in New Year Honours
1 JANUARY 2022
Published Women in Sport is delighted to see so many women recognised in the New Year Honours list. We would like to…
Today is the shortest day of the year. Keep exercising! Longer days are on their way….
21 DECEMBER 2021
Published It’s dark, it’s cold, it’s wet and it feels like such an effort to get bundled up in warm gear and…
We need an independent body for safeguarding and duty of care in sport
20 DECEMBER 2021
Published Women in Sport has been working for over 35 years to give every woman and girl the opportunity to take part…
Time to rethink sport and recreation
14 DECEMBER 2021
Published Isabelle Michelson, Policy and Public Affairs Officer for Women in Sport reflects on the House of Lords National Plan for Sport…
What does the latest Sport England Active Lives data say about girls?
10 DECEMBER 2021
Published Women in Sport has analysed the top line data from the 2020-21 Sport England Active Lives data on Children and Young…
£1m funding to help increase teenage girls’ confidence and activity levels
16 NOVEMBER 2021
Published A consortium of three charities has been awarded £1m from the final Tampon Tax Fund to help improve confidence, wellbeing and…
Women in Sport and the Climate and Ecological Emergencies
12 NOVEMBER 2021
Published Women in Sport’s purpose is to give every woman and girl the opportunity to take part in sport and inspire her…