Women and girls need more support in sport, MPs say

Women and girls are being held back in sport, a parliamentary group has said.

The Women's Equality Commission (WEC) said poor kit fit, lack of understanding of the menstrual cycle and slow response to injuries are just some of the challenges facing female athletes. Ta.

The WEC suggests this issue affects women and girls from grassroots sports to professional leagues.

WEC president Caroline Noakes MP said she found “systemic gender inequalities in sport and exercise research”, saying that most sport research “examines issues that affect men and does not overwhelmingly This is because it is often carried out by men, he added.

The Women and Equalities Committee is a group of MPs from different political parties in the UK.

In May 2023, they were asked to consider the issue of sexism and inequality in sport.

The report, released Tuesday, found that footwear is often not designed properly for women.

The report states that “football cleats designed for women are rarely available, and if they are, they are rarely stocked or promoted in the UK's major high street sports retailers.” There is.

She also said that not enough is being done to help girls enjoy exercise and physical education.

Finally, the report calls for the Department for Education (DfE) and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to 'take a task force of the UK's major sporting bodies to develop a long-term strategy to address sportswomen's health'. He encouraged them to form a “Force.” and physiology-related issues.”

In response to the WEC, the DCMS announced that it would establish a Women's Sport Commission to address some of the issues highlighted by the commission's report.

A spokesperson for DCMS said: “From ensuring equal access to girls’ sport in schools to investing £325m in grassroots football and multi-sport facilities across the UK by 2025, we are working to ensure that women are given equal access to sport at every opportunity. “We support sports.”