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Research Report: Reframing Sport for Teenage Girls: Building Strong Foundations for their Futures
Too many women and girls are needlessly missing out on the lifelong benefits and rewards of sport and physical activity during their teenage years.
Too many women and girls are needlessly missing out on the lifelong benefits and rewards of sport and physical activity during their teenage years.
The Big Sister project was created to help girls discover the joy of sport, with a helping hand from teenage girls.
New research finds fewer than a third of girls (29%) dream of reaching the top of sport compared to half of boys (52%).
A new programme designed to provide a supportive space for teenage girls has launched to help girls find and reclaim the joy of sport.
Sports scientist Georgie Bruinvels sheds light on the science of menstruation, puberty and physical activity.
Girls aged 11-18 years old exercise less regularly and for less time than boys. 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.
We have found that 43% of teenage girls who once considered themselves ‘sporty’, disengage from sport following primary school.
This week, the government published its response to the Independent Review of Women's Football.
Changing the Game for Girls: In Action set out to better understand the low levels of physical activity among young girls in the UK, and to uncover new ideas to help more girls get, and stay, active.
Find out about our Daughters and Dads programme that aims to empower girls and their families through sport.