Time to rethink sport and recreation
Published Isabelle Michelson, Policy and Public Affairs Officer for Women in Sport reflects on the House of Lords National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee Report – A National Plan for Sport, Health and Wellbeing. There is a need for a new ambitious national plan for sport, health and wellbeing and a new approach within […]
What does the latest Sport England Active Lives data say about girls?
Published Women in Sport has analysed the top line data from the 2020-21 Sport England Active Lives data on Children and Young People and has the following reflections… England faces an ongoing underactivity crisis with more than half of this age group (55%) failing to meet recommended levels of daily physical activity. These figures are […]
£1m funding to help increase teenage girls’ confidence and activity levels
Published A consortium of three charities has been awarded £1m from the final Tampon Tax Fund to help improve confidence, wellbeing and activity levels amongst teenage girls. The ‘Big Sister’ project, led by Women in Sport, working with Hey Girls, Places Foundation and not-for-profit leisure provider Places Leisure, aims to break down the deep seated […]
Women in Sport and the Climate and Ecological Emergencies
Published Women in Sport’s purpose is to give every woman and girl the opportunity to take part in sport and inspire her to do so. We do this because sport can transform lives, and no one should be excluded from the joy, fulfilment and lifelong benefits of sport. As a charity we care about these […]
Sport England’s latest Active Lives Adult Survey May 2020 – May 2021
Published Whilst the latest data published by Sport England is not entirely surprising given the indications we already had about the impact of the pandemic, the data shows that women continue to be less active than men across the board with the least active groups being Black and Asian women. Only 50% of Black women […]
Women In Sport’s #TimeTogether campaign is back to inspire teenage girls and mums to reconnect by getting active
Published The covid pandemic has seen a reduction in activity levels for both teenage girls and their mum’s while time spent online has soared. #TimeTogether is back, encouraging and inspiring teenage girls and their mums/mother figures to reconnect and get active together. New research from Women in Sport reveals 89% of girls believe that being physically active is important for […]
Share the playground; level the playing field
Published Important to Women in Sport is sharing the voices of women and girls. Our ‘Mum on the Sidelines’ offers a real, authentic and often funny observation of what is stopping girls from taking part in sport by exploring the everyday inequalities that occur on the sidelines and ask you to share yours too. One […]
An honest reflection of why the Euros made me feel defeated as a black woman
Published Last week at a Women in Sport team meeting we discussed the abhorrent racism that had followed in the wake of England’s defeat in the men’s Euros. As an organisation, we do not want fans to continue acting in this way, so it is our duty across society to stamp out toxic behaviour and […]
Women in Sport statement on new Code for Sports Governance
Published Women in Sport responds below to the release today of a new Code for Sports Governance by Sport England and UK Sport. This dropped a pre-existing gender target of 30% but otherwise represented a strong commitment to equality and inclusion.The 30% rule which WiS lobbied for and was in the 2015 Governance Code has […]
Daughters and Dads Stories: Aaliyah and Amir
Published This Father’s Day, we’re sharing stories from our DADs programme and highlighting just how impactful a father-figure’s relationship with their daughter can be when it comes to sport and activity. Names: Aaliyah, Amir (Baba) and Fatima* Location: Walthamstow Club: Leyton Orient Trust Six (and a half) year-old Aaliyah loves learning new skills and doing […]