Two female cyclists to take on ‘challenge of a lifetime’ to inspire women in midlife to be active and raise funds for Women in Sport
Published Two amateur cyclists are preparing to ride almost 1000 miles from London to France to raise awareness of the barriers preventing women in midlife from cycling as part of Women in Sport’s ongoing campaigning for gender parity in sport and exercise. 44-year-old Clare Taylor and Sharon Spriggs, 50, are joining a team of recreational […]
Big Sister aims to break down the barriers to teenage girls exercising
Published A new programme designed to provide a supportive space for teenage girls has launched to help girls find and reclaim the joy of sport and exercise during puberty. Big Sister provides girls with an extensive range of resources and support – created and shaped by other girls – to enable them to find out […]
Sport England funding announcement
Published Women in Sport is delighted to be working in partnership with Sport England to level up access to sport and physical activity across the country, alongside over a hundred other partners. The charity will receive expertise, support and a five-year investment totalling £3.4m of government funding from Sport England to co-deliver the ambitions of […]
Women losing out most as activity levels remain below pre-covid stats
Published The latest Sport England Active Lives data has shown that women have failed to bounce back to activity levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic – with lack of enjoyment being a significant factor. This data tracked adults for 12 months from November 2020. The survey highlighted that 3% fewer women (60%) are active than […]
Daughters and Dads: Building male allies at home
Published Lee Warren, Project Manager at Women in Sport reflects on his time delivering the Daughters and Dads programme, its impact, and how it could help to build a generation of male allies. The formative years of your life, and the experiences you have, help to build attitudes, perceptions and behaviours that will live with you for a lifetime. Parents […]
Girls offered free gym memberships to encourage active lives as part of new ‘Big Sister’ project
Published Girls aged between 9-15 years old in some parts of South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Norfolk are to be offered exclusive free gym memberships at Places Leisure facilities as part of a pilot scheme to help improve confidence, wellbeing and activity amongst teenage girls living in areas of high deprivation. The initiative, funded by £1m […]
Women in Sport suggestions for Sports Organisations implementing the Sports Councils’ Guidance on Trans Inclusion in Sport
Published The Sports Councils commissioned an extensive study into the issue of trans inclusion in sport which they published in September 2021. Women in Sport has responded to this here. This high-quality report included a comprehensive review of the scientific literature by an expert medical scientist. It concluded that the inclusion of trans women in female […]
More than 1 million teenage girls fall ‘out of love’ with sport
Published Women in Sport has found that more than one million teenage girls (43%) who once considered themselves ‘sporty’, disengage from sport following primary school. A fear of feeling judged by others (68%), lack of confidence (61%), pressures of schoolwork (47%) and not feeling safe outside (43%) were some of the reasons given for not […]
Questioning the fate of women in sport
Published Stephanie Hilborne – CEO, Women in Sport 2022 is shaping up to be an incredible year of sport. As the Winter Olympics draws to a close we can begin to reflect on its impact. We’ve seen women competing fearlessly in dramatic even beautiful high risk sports. These were sports previously denied to women at […]
Facing your fears: What the Winter Olympics can teach us about self-belief
Published Vicky Gosling OBE – CEO, GB Snowsport The clock is ticking down towards the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing and, as I write this, the team of British skiers and snowboarders selected to compete in the competition’s snowsport disciplines are deep in pre-competition training and preparation. As Chief Executive of GB Snowsport – the […]