Daughters and Dads: Building male allies at home
Find out about our Daughters and Dads programme that aims to empower girls and their families through sport.
Find out about our Daughters and Dads programme that aims to empower girls and their families through sport.
The latest Sport England Active Lives data has shown that women's activity levels have failed to bounce back to those seen before the pandemic.
Now in its fourth year, #TimeTogether is one solution to increase activity levels and enjoyment of sport among women and girls after Women in Sport research found 1.3 million girls in the UK, who enjoyed sport in primary school, drop out during their teenage years.
Just 12 per cent of women have cycled at least twice in the past 28 days – almost half the number of men (22%).
Read an emotive and thought-provoking personal reflection from one of our team about the 2023 Women's World Cup.
Girls are less active than boys and by age 13 – 15, only 8% of girls meet the Chief Medical Officer’s recommendation that young people aged 5 – 18 should do 60 minutes of physical activity every day.
Currently, there is no public record of how much public money is being spent on girls’ and women’s sport and leisure, versus men’s and boys.
Today, on International Women’s Day, the Government has announced more than £600 million of funding which will be invested in school sport.
Leading UK charity Women in Sport, today released ‘Beyond 30% – Workplace Culture in Sport’, which delves under the surface of the workplace in sport and reveals a serious gender discrimination problem in the sector.