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Women in Sport awarded £100k for menopause project thanks to lottery players
6 FEBRUARY 2020
Women in Sport has been awarded funding generated by players of People’s Postcode Lottery through the Postcode Sport Trust.

New CEO Stephanie Hilborne on why she joined Women in Sport
21 NOVEMBER 2019
In her first blog as CEO of Women in Sport, Stephanie Hilborne reflects on her first month in the role and shares…

Sport Sector Response to School Sport and Activity Action Plan
29 JULY 2019
Published At a time of declining levels of well-being and when one third of children are inactive, young people are in dire…

Project 51 Young Influencers visit the Nature Valley Classic
1 JULY 2019
Sophie Corbett, one of the Young Influencers on Sported and Women in Sport's Project 51 programme, has shared her experiences visiting the…

Women in Sport announce new CEO
13 JUNE 2019
Published Women in Sport, the leading UK charity that researches sport purely from the perspective of women and girls, is delighted to…

Women in Sport departing CEO awarded MBE
11 JUNE 2019
Published Leading UK charity Women in Sport is delighted to announce that departing Chief Executive Ruth Holdaway has been awarded an MBE…

Daughters and Dads programme highlights the power of father-figures in Women’s World Cup video campaign
4 JUNE 2019
Ahead of the 2019 Fifa Women’s World Cup, Women in Sport is teaming up with the Fatherhood Institute, Fulham FC Foundation, the…

Deaf Awareness Week: Sporting role model Bethan Lishman
8 MAY 2019
Bethan Lishman, hammer thrower for UK Deaf Athletics

Deaf Awareness Week: Sporting role model Catherine Fletcher
8 MAY 2019
Catherine Fletcher, ex-GB deaf tennis player.

Deaf Awareness Week: Sporting role model Kristy Cooper
8 MAY 2019
Kristy Cooper, project manager for Deaf Get Active and volunteer at the charity Living Options Devon.