Tackling the Opportunity Gap in Sport for Girls

When a girl finds her team, everything changes.

With the right team around them, girls gain more than a sporting opportunity: they gain life-skills, self-belief and belonging.

But currently 24% fewer girls than boys are playing team sport.

That’s 930,000 girls missing out on the joy and belonging sport can bring.

Our latest research, supported by Metro Bank, explores why girls-only options matter – and what needs to change to close the team sport gap.