24 Jul 2014

Culture, Media and Sport Committee releases new women and sport report

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The Culture, Media and Sport Committee released a report into women and sport this morning.

It includes findings and recommendations from a recent inquiry – where a range of organisations gave evidence – including the Sport and Recreation Alliance.

Read the report.

Sallie Barker, chief executive of the Sport and Recreation Alliance said:

“We welcome the broad and far-reaching recommendations that this report is making, many of which reflect what the Alliance has long called for and outlined in our evidence to the inquiry.

"The challenges for women’s sport are long standing and deep rooted, which is why it’s so important for sport to work closely with government to tackle them head on.

“Making school sport more accessible for girls and promoting physical activities other than competitive sport are just some of the recommendations we think would make a clear difference, as is the need to look at how we open up more leadership positions in sport to women.

"There is a pool of untapped female talent out in the sports sector just waiting to be recognised and developed.

"This is why programmes like our new Alliance Directors Club are so vital because they are spotting and developing the female leaders of the future.

"It’s not about meeting quotas but making sure that we tap into the best talent out there so that the whole sports sector benefits.”

For media enquiries contact Libby Jellie from the Sport and Recreation Alliance on 07834 726 22407834 726 224/020 7976 3933020 7976 3933.
 

 

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