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Deaf Awareness Week: Sporting role models
Women in Sport has teamed up with UK Deaf Sport to celebrate Deaf Awareness Week from 6 to 12 May.
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History
Women in Sport was founded in 1984 and has spent the last four decades raising awareness and campaigning for change in women's sport.
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Leave a Legacy
There are many ways in which you can support our work to create happier, healthier futures for women and girls through sport.
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Nina’s Menopause Story
Nina has always loved sport and knows how essential it is to her physical and mental wellbeing.
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We need an independent body for safeguarding and duty of care in sport
Women in Sport is calling for the creation of an independent non-departmental body committed to tackling misconduct and abuse in sport.
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A tribute to Prof. Celia Brackenridge
Professor Celia Brackenridge, Co-Founder of Women in Sport, sadly passed away on 23 May 2018 after a courageous battle with Leukaemia.
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#TimeTogether
#TimeTogether empowers daughters and mums to connect and discover new ways to get active together.
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Safe and Fair Sport for Women and Girls
Ensuring that sport is safe and fair for women and girls is at the heart of Women in Sport’s mission.