Women & Girls Sport

Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent is committed to addressing those barriers which prevent women and girls participating in sport.

For targeted women's projects please visit the Girls Football and the Girls & Women's section under Rugby Union

Did you know that.....

Girls as young as 7 begin to show negative attitudes towards sport (Sport England, 2002)
40% of young women have dropped out of physical activity by the age of 18 (Youth Sports Trust, 2001)
Walking is the most popular physical activity for women and 41% of women walk at least two miles once a month or more (General Household Survey, 1996)
Only 8% of British Olympic team coaches at the Sydney Games in 2000 were women (Women's Sports Foundation, 2001)

Useful Links

For more information on Girls and Women's Sport vist the following websites:

The Womens Sport Foundation

What Works for Women

Women and Equality Unit