Women in Sport influences Department for Educations’ latest schools guidance
Published Last week, the Government published its new guidance for schools in England on PE and school sport. You can read it in full here. The guidance covers two specific areas of school sport provision: ensuring that all children receive two hours a week of PE and equality of access to sport for all pupils. […]
Women in Sport’s response to the McKinney Report into the misogynistic culture of Cricket Scotland
Published Women in Sport response to the McKinney Report into the culture of Cricket Scotland Women in Sport has been working for forty years to give women equal space in sport. Opportunities have been opened up in that time, not least in teamsport, but cultural change has been very slow. We are therefore pleased that […]
Tessa Sanderson CBE joins Women in Sport as Ambassador in its 40th Anniversary Year
Published Women in Sport is thrilled to announce the appointment of Olympic champion Tessa Sanderson CBE as an Ambassador, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of both Tessa’s historic gold medal win and the founding of the charity in 1984. As a trailblazer in the world of athletics, Tessa has long been an inspirational figure, breaking […]
Stronger together: Why women’s sport needs male allies
Published We’re living in a scary time if you’re a woman in sport, or just a woman in general. Online abuse of sportswomen is on the rise, new stories of women being mistreated in their sport are published weekly, and recent studies show that 16% of young men believe feminism has “done more harm than […]
COPA 71 Review: How an entire chapter of women’s football was erased from history
Written by Rachel Williams, Policy and Public Affairs Manager Published What year was the first women’s football world cup? A question that I, as an employee of Women in Sport and a woman who likes sport, would have confidently told you I knew the answer to 90 minutes ago. Everyone knows the first Women’s […]
Addressing Health Barriers for Girls & Women in Sport
Published The Women and Equalities Select Committee has published its latest report: Health Barriers to Girls and Women in Sport. Women in Sport gave oral evidence to the Committee and we welcome the publication of the report, which makes valuable recommendations across girls and women’s lives including: Action to tackle gender stereotypes Reducing the enjoyment […]
How elite women’s sport impacts girls’ ability to dream
Published 2023 was a stellar year for women’s sport at the elite level… The brilliant Vitality Roses went head-to-head with Australia in a spectacular semi-final, the first England Netball team to reach that stage of a World Cup. England’s hockey players were finally allowed to wear shorts during matches thanks to tireless campaigning by one […]
More girls are playing football but a significant team sport gender gap remains
Published The latest Sport England Active Lives Children and Young People survey reveals persistent gender gaps in team sport and activity levels. The overall 22% gender gap in team sport participation has remained stable since last year, with 69% of boys aged 5-16 engaging in team sport compared to only 47% of girls in the same age […]
Why Government cannot afford to side-line women’s sport
Published Women and girls are less active at every stage of their lives. The gender activity gap is wider than it’s been since reporting began, with 39% of women missing out on the benefits of being active by not meeting the recommended 150+ minutes of activity a week. Female participation in sport has been slower […]
Gemma’s story: ‘If it wasn’t for playing football, I don’t think I would of made it through.’
Published Written by Gemma, one of our brilliant supporters who wanted to share the impact team sport has had on her life, throughout very difficult times. Gemma says if she helps one person who reads her blog, then her job is done. I started playing football at a very early age. At primary school, I’d […]