These comments came predominantly, although not solely ......75% of girls aged 13-18 years have...
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75% of girls aged 13-18 years have
experienced ‘disparaging statements’ about
girls in sport.
These comments came predominantly,
although not solely, from male peers (54%).
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Only 43% of girls say they have the
same choice of boys at school in
sport and exercise.
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Only 8% of girls meet the Chief Medical
Officer’s recommendation that young
people aged 5 – 18 should do 60
minutes of physical activity every day.
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51% of the UK population are female, yet
when it comes to sport and physical
activity, 1.6 million more men are playing
sport once per week than women.
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Gender stereotypes start to
emerge among children as
young as 7 and 8 years old.
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Research shows that girls going
through puberty felt being ‘too fit’ was
not a positive quality to have. Being
too fit and sporty leads to negative
stereotyping among teenagers.