What's Happening

This Girl Can, Sport England’s flagship campaign to help women get active, is turning its attention to tackling the exercise ‘Enjoyment Gap’ – as it reveals 2.4 million fewer women than men enjoy sport and physical activity.  

Research being released today (Tuesday 28 February) as part of a new campaign phase, This Girl Can With You, will highlight the barriers faced by women when getting active, with key concerns including safety, fear of judgement, and the cost of living.  

This Girl Can With You is a call-to-arms for sport and activity providers to dismantle the barriers that contribute to the Enjoyment Gap.

Enjoyment is one of the biggest motivators for people to take part in sport and physical activity - and with less than 60% of women active compared to over 63% of men, closing the Enjoyment Gap is an important step towards tackling the stubborn gender activity gap. 

This Girl Can has identified four action areas with the power to dismantle barriers, help women enjoy getting active, and close the Gap.

Activities for women must be social (help women feel part of a community), suitable (meet women’s needs), self-affirming (help women feel confident) and safe (women must feel physically and emotionally safe when taking part).

This Girl Can want to get people thinking and talking about the Enjoyment Gap and what they can do to close it. As a result, they need your help to generate awareness and stimulate conversations. 

Together, we can make this launch a success and ensure no woman is left behind. 

How can you help close the Enjoyment Gap: 

• Share details of the campaign on your website. Create a new page or update your existing This Girl Can pages, embedding the new films and messages
• Create a specific email to send to your networks, or add news of the launch into your regular newsletters
• Post on your channels to support the launch and beyond
• Share the campaign internally via intranet, webinar or face-to-face events so your colleagues can embed the new insight and resources into the work they do with partners.
• Hold a webinar or face-to-face event for your local delivery partners to launch the new campaign across your networks and communities. 

By visiting This Girl Can's new website www.thisgirlcanwithyou.com, you can find out more information about the campaign and how to get involved.