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 […]
Daughters and Dads Stories: Roshan and Amaya
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: Roshan and Amaya* Location: Middlesbrough Club: Middlesbrough FC Foundation Roshan and his wife are Sri Lankan and having moved to London to do […]
The Pressure Cooker of Midlife Womanhood
Published Blog by CEO, Stephanie Hilborne “Those people close to sport know that it can transform lives. Beyond its physical and mental health benefits, sport is joyful and fulfilling and builds foundational life skills.” However, historically women and girls have been systematically and deliberately excluded from sport and exercise. We were formally banned from playing […]
Women in Sport calls for action so midlife women can get active
Published Today, Women in Sport has launched new research into the menopause and sport and activity alongside a new curation of images and films in partnership with Getty Images. As a result, the charity is calling for action both within and beyond the sport sector to ensure midlife women have the chance to enjoy sport […]
Women in Sport reveals the impact of the pandemic on teenage girls’ lives and exercise
Published The charity Women in Sport today launches new research, funded by Comic Relief, into how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the lives of teenage girls and their relationship with sport and physical activity. The research showed that lockdown has led girls to recognise the value of exercise for physical and mental health – 52% […]
The Impact of Covid-19 from the perspective of teenage girls
Published Our new research looks at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on teenage girls’ lives and physical activity. Half of the girls (51%) surveyed by Women in Sport were concerned that they were losing their fitness and 45% worried that it would be hard to get back into the habit of sport and exercise […]
“Women going through menopause need to be active. I only learnt front crawl at 45…..and now I’m addicted to open water swimming”
Published Blog by Lorraine Candy, journalist and author Thanks to funding generated by players of People’s Postcode Lottery through the Postcode Sport Trust, we’re continuing our work supporting women going through menopause. Through research and campaigning, we will help women feel empowered to take up exercise at this stage of life. We know everyone’s experience […]