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Big Sister to continue supporting thousands of girls across the UK
7 AUGUST 2025
Published Since 2022, our Big Sister project has been providing girls with free/discounted access to gyms, pools and girls-only classes at Places…
Black girls being failed by sport, report finds
21 MAY 2025
Published Racism, misogyny and rigid structures and cultures are pushing away some of the most passionate potential sportswomen in the UK UK…
Disabled girls half as likely as boys to dream big in sport, new report finds
16 APRIL 2025
Published Post-Paralympics study finds deep disparities between the sexes A new report reveals that despite wanting to get involved, disabled girls are…
Big Sister to roll out across Places Leisure centres nationwide
5 AUGUST 2024
Published Women in Sport is delighted to announce that Big Sister, our award-winning programme designed to support teenage girls to enjoy sport,…
Breaking Barriers: Supporting disabled teenage girls to be active
15 MAY 2024
Published Led by Access Sport, the Sweaty Betty Foundation, Women in Sport and Nuffield Health, the Breaking Barriers project identifies the barriers that…
Running in the dark: Women need more than streetlights to feel safe
9 JANUARY 2024
Published Written by Rachel Williams, Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Women in Sport. Would you like to start 2024 full of…
Women in Sport supports research into disabled teenage girls
11 SEPTEMBER 2023
Published Women in Sport’s ‘Reframing Sport for Teenage Girls’ research has shown that too many teenage girls are disengaging from physical activity…
The Lionesses Legacy: first steps to equality for girls in PE
8 MARCH 2023
Published Today, on International Women’s Day, the Government has announced more than £600 million of funding which will be invested in school…
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…
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…