It’s time to stop tolerating inequality
Published Karen Carney’s landmark review of women’s football in England has set out the ongoing gender disparities in football and we applaud the work of Karen and her team for fearlessly shedding light on these inequalities. The report’s aim was to raise minimum standards across the entire game as for too long women and girls have […]
Our response to the Equality in Cricket report
Published “Whilst there has been commendable and significant progress in the women’s game, women continue to be treated as second-class citizens with unequal access, pay and treatment. The England Women’s team are yet to play a Test Match at Lord’s, the home of cricket!” Cindy Butts, chair of the Independent Commission of Equality in Cricket […]
Big Sister project inspires 3000 teenage girls to get active
Published More than 3,000 teenage girls have taken up activities at their local leisure centre by a programme designed to support teenage girls to enjoy sport, exercise and physical activity during puberty. Over the course of 10 months this resulted in 55,000 individual leisure centre visits. Of the girls surveyed 6 in 10 say they […]
Grit, fortitude and femininity: My quest to break free from limiting stereotypes
Published Rosie Stancer, 63, is a polar athlete and explorer. Through her expeditions she’s pushed the limits of endurance under extreme conditions and is continuing to do so. She may not be built in the image of Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen, yet Rosie has not let limiting gender stereotypes stop her. In fact, she views […]
New Chair for Women in Sport
Published Women in Sport has appointed Julia Newton as its new Chair of its Board of Trustees. A highly experienced executive and non-executive leader, Julia is currently chair of GB Taekwondo, where she has been a champion of female athletes and she will continue her role there alongside her position at Women in Sport until […]
‘Petra will be with me every step of the way’: One woman’s marathon journey in memory of her friend
Published In October 2022, Petra Nerys Morgan died unexpectedly and suddenly at the age of 53. A ‘force of nature’ Petra was chief executive of the Street Lane GP Practice in Leeds and a passionate sportswoman. It was through sport that Rebecca Noble first met Petra after joining a tennis club following her move to […]
Activity levels are bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels, but women are being left behind
Published Sport England published its latest Active Lives Adult survey report last week, which showed that overall, the number of people playing sport and being active has recovered, after participation fell due to Covid-19 restrictions. However, the data also shows that existing inequalities are widening. The 5% activity gender gap is now the biggest it’s been since […]
RFL launches Rugbees for primary aged girls following Women in Sport research
Published Inspired to take action following the launch of Women in Sport’s report into primary aged girls Sport, stereotypes and stolen dreams: Why girls still feel they don’t belong in sport, The Rugby Football League has launched a new project to break down gender stereotypes and encourage more young girls to take up the sport. […]
The Budget: more support for pools and leisure centres will help women and girls
Published 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 funding they need this year. We know […]
The Lionesses Legacy: first steps to equality for girls in PE
Published 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 well as offer two hours of PE […]