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Women losing out most as activity levels remain below pre-covid stats
29 APRIL 2022
The latest Sport England Active Lives data has shown that women have failed to bounce back to activity levels seen before…
Daughters and Dads: Building male allies at home
15 APRIL 2022
Lee Warren, Project Manager at Women in Sport reflects on his time delivering the Daughters and Dads programme, its impact, and how it could help to…
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…
Women in Sport suggestions for Sports Organisations implementing the Sports Councils’ Guidance on Trans Inclusion in Sport
6 APRIL 2022
The Sports Councils commissioned an extensive study into the issue of trans inclusion in sport which they published in September 2021. Women…
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…
Questioning the fate of women in sport
18 FEBRUARY 2022
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
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
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
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
Women in Sport has been working for over 35 years to give every woman and girl the opportunity to take part…