gender gap news

Nearly half (47 per cent) of men employed by fitness companies work in leadership roles – while for women, the figure is just 36 per ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has launched its annual trends report revealing the top 10 new trends for the year ahead in health and wellness. ... More

The physical and mental health of women in the UK has been put under unprecedented pressure by the pandemic, according to Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. The ... More

A new national campaign aims to bridge the physical activity gender gap between women and men by empowering daughters and mums to get active together. ... More

There has been a "surge in appreciation" of exercise during lockdown, with people turning to physical activity to improve their mental health as well as ... More

The latest edition of the highly-successful This Girl Can Campaign has been celebrated for its "taboo-busting" and "brave" take on what female fitness really looks ... More

Nearly half (46 per cent) of the Irish population – around 1.78 million people – currently participate in sport at least once a week. The ... More

Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) has combined social media posts and machine learning to chart entire populations' exercise habits. BUSPH researchers combed through ... More

Fitness group Les Mills has joined forces with Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign to help break down women’s barriers to fitness. The partnership will ... More

A record 62.6 per cent of the adult population are now classed as physically active, according to the latest figures from Sport England's Active Lives ... More

Latest figures from Sport Wales show that a "stubborn" gap still exists in sports participation between men and women. According to the Sport & Active ... More

Girls are missing out on the benefits of physical activity due to mounting pressures, a study has revealed. Data released today (7 November) by the ... More

More than one million more men than women are taking up voluntary roles in sport and activity, according to a new survey. Over the past ... More

US publication American Spa is launching a new Women in Wellness Leadership Conference, set to take place 6 March 2018 in New York City. The ... More

Sport England has ushered in a new era of data collection by publishing its first ever Active Lives Survey results, which revealed that a quarter ... More

The growth in participation for hockey, netball and gymnastics has boosted the number of women taking part in sport, narrowing the gender gap in the ... More

Women who play sport are more likely to progress to senior management roles at work, according to a new study. Presented by equality body Women ... More

Equality body Women in Sport has received backing from banking specialist Investec to compile and publish a report examining the role sport plays in progressing ... More

Sport England has committed to investing in its This Girl Can campaign for at least another four years after recording a spike in participation figures. ... More

The number of people taking part in sport has reached the same level as the post-London 2012 Olympics boom – with a rise in female ... More

The number of Welsh adults participating in sport at least three times a week has increased by two percentage points according to a new Sport ... More

London Sport – the network which offers support to local sports providers – has set a target of getting 1m more Londoners active by 2020, ... More

As Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign celebrates its first birthday, the quango has released data revealing the initiative has contributed to increased physical activity ... More

The gender gap in sports participation in Wales increases as students move on to further education, Sport Wales research has found. The survey, which questioned ... More

StreetGames is to lead a push to get women and girls in Wales more physically active. The sports charity has appointed Jess Morgan to pilot ... More