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Articles tagged with: women in sport
Hosting the Rugby World Cup in 2025 will supercharge growth for women’s sport across the country
Communities
By Tracey Crouch MP and Sarah Hunter
Hosting the Rugby World Cup in 2025 will supercharge growth for women’s sport across the country
Women’s sport is growing – fast. More people are playing, participating and watching than ever before.
Powered by Purpose: How the next generation of UK athletes are powering positive change Partner content
Health
By UK Sport
Powered by Purpose: How the next generation of UK athletes are powering positive change
Being a top-class athlete is about achieving dreams and ambitions in the sporting arena. But for many of the UK’s top athletes in 2023 it is also about driving and effecting lasting positive change in society.

Both athletes and MPs know that elite athletes are vital role models for our communities. And on issues such as period poverty, water quality, disability inclusion, and mental wellbeing, UK Sport’s Powered by Purpose programme provides British athletes with the opportunities and skills they need to power positive change in our communities.
Improving working conditions for female football players requires a change in culture
Culture
By Julie Elliott MP
Improving working conditions for female football players requires a change in culture
The Lionesses’ Euro 2022 win at Wembley in the summer was not only the culmination of a tournament in which England dominated at every stage, but of the commitment and drive of so many in the game for so many years, from the grassroots to the elite levels of the sport.
Alison McGovern: The Lionesses finally brought football home – this must be a huge turning point in the fight for equality
Culture
By Alison McGovern MP
Alison McGovern: The Lionesses finally brought football home – this must be a huge turning point in the fight for equality
Did you cry? I did. I was crying before kick-off, never mind at the end.
Extra Time: Paying women rugby professionals is long overdue
Culture
By Lord Triesman
Extra Time: Paying women rugby professionals is long overdue
Many sports federations do painfully little to advance to protect women's sport.
Meet Eilidh: the Olympic hopeful inspiring the next generation of women in sport Partner content
Health
By The National Lottery
Meet Eilidh: the Olympic hopeful inspiring the next generation of women in sport
Thanks to National Lottery players, £36 million a week goes to a wide range of good causes including supporting our elite athletes, many of who go on to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
We must level-up to tackle the 'dream deficit' in women's sport
Environment
By Fay Jones MP
We must level-up to tackle the "dream deficit" in women's sport
As most of us emerged bleary eyed from 18 months of perpetual lockdowns, we saw astonishing success at the Tokyo Olympics. While many of us have struggled to keep up our exercise regime, British athletes were working hard (from home!) to achieve 65 medals and more success looks likely in the Paralympics.