News and Opinion

Sport England’s latest Active Lives Adult Survey May 2020 – May 2021
22 OCTOBER 2021
Published Whilst the latest data published by Sport England is not entirely surprising given the indications we already had about the impact…

Women In Sport’s #TimeTogether campaign is back to inspire teenage girls and mums to reconnect by getting active
8 OCTOBER 2021
Published The covid pandemic has seen a reduction in activity levels for both teenage girls and their mum’s while time spent online…

Share the playground; level the playing field
13 AUGUST 2021
Published Important to Women in Sport is sharing the voices of women and girls. Our ‘Mum on the Sidelines’ offers a real,…

An honest reflection of why the Euros made me feel defeated as a black woman
21 JULY 2021
Published Last week at a Women in Sport team meeting we discussed the abhorrent racism that had followed in the wake of…

Women in Sport statement on new Code for Sports Governance
7 JULY 2021
Published Women in Sport responds below to the release today of a new Code for Sports Governance by Sport England and UK…

Daughters and Dads Stories: Aaliyah and Amir
17 JUNE 2021
Published This Father’s Day, we’re sharing stories from our DADs programme and highlighting just how impactful a father-figure’s relationship with their daughter…

Daughters and Dads Stories: Roshan and Amaya
17 JUNE 2021
Published This Father’s Day, we’re sharing stories from our DADs programme and highlighting just how impactful a father-figure’s relationship with their daughter…

The Pressure Cooker of Midlife Womanhood
17 MAY 2021
Published Blog by CEO, Stephanie Hilborne “Those people close to sport know that it can transform lives. Beyond its physical and mental…

Women in Sport calls for action so midlife women can get active
17 MAY 2021
Published 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
Published The charity Women in Sport today launches new research, funded by Comic Relief, into how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the…