The news of an extra £63million funding for community leisure centres with pools in yesterday’s Budget is welcome. Although it is not a complete solution to the challenges facing the leisure sector, it will provide the facilities most at risk of closure and cuts with the urgent...
Girls as young as five years old are being bombarded by messages and labels that undermine their self-belief, crush their confidence, and make them feel as though sport is not a place for them. Research from charity Women in Sport, released to coincide with International Women’s Day,...
Today, on International Women’s Day, the Government has announced more than £600 million of funding which will be invested in school sport over the next two years. The funding will support schools to offer equal access to the same range of sports for girls and boys as...
Just 36% of girls aged 11-18 wear a sports bra when participating in PE or sport at school. This has a negative impact on their experience of sport, with more than two-thirds (69%) admitting they cannot jump or run about freely and 72% that they feel self-conscious...
I’m Lisa Waterman, a mum of two and I have always secretly wanted to be a black belt in karate! Where it all started… It all started in my early teens when I watched the film Karate Kid for the first time. Apart from the self-defence aspect,...
Jayne Haines MBE is to step down as Chair and trustee of Women in Sport in March, after nine years with the charity. During that time Jayne has led the development of the Board, appointed CEO Stephanie Hilborne, and ensured a new five-year strategy is taking the...
