Deaf Awareness Week: Sporting role model Catherine Fletcher
Blog by Catherine Fletcher, ex-GB deaf tennis player.
Blog by Catherine Fletcher, ex-GB deaf tennis player.
There are a number of cycling challenge rides across the country each year and we know that women who participate in these cycle more regularly each week.
A digital campaign was created to activate Sport England’s ‘This Girl Can’ campaign around running, to include content that would inspire, inform and engage women aged 14 to 40.
This week, the Government published its updated sport strategy; the first update since 2015. The gender activity gap won’t close on the back of good intentions; we need targeted investment to help level the playing field for women and girls.
This toolkit is inspired by our research into reframing sport for teenage girls to help welcome them into sport and physical activity.
The climate and ecological emergency is already affecting the lives of women and girls disproportionately.
Ensuring that sport is safe and fair for women and girls is at the heart of Women in Sport’s mission.
Our new research shows that lockdown has led girls to recognise the value of exercise for physical and mental health.