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 […]
Women in Sport awarded National Lottery Community Fund to digitally transform Daughters and Dads Active and Empowered
Women in Sport has been awarded a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund which will digitally transform Daughters and Dads Active and Empowered.
ACAI Outdoorwear turns Black Friday bright supporting the charity Women in Sport
Published This November, leading women’s outdoorwear brand ACAI Outdoorwear is to turn Black Friday bright, calling for women to embrace the outdoors, boosting their confidence, mental health and physical wellbeing. From 27 – 30 November 10% of all sales made will be donated to Women in Sport, enabling the charity to continue their incredible work […]
Vitality further strengthens its commitment to women’s sport by partnering with Women in Sport and This Mum Runs
Published Vitality, the innovative health and life insurance and investment company, has today announced two new partnerships, one with leading gender equality charity, Women in Sport, and the other with the running community, This Mum Runs, further reaffirming the insurer’s commitment to women’s sport. As Official Wellness Partner, Vitality will work with both organisations to […]
Let’s make sure #TimeTogether isn’t just a moment that is forgotten
As many families enjoy this half-term break and the campaign continues, we want to make sure that it isn’t just a moment that is forgotten. We want to ensure that daughters and mums build long-term habits and continue to get active together beyond October. The impact that these experiences will have on their lives is huge and will last a lifetime.