Trophy Women, an annual audit of the representation of women in sports leadership (360G-CR-531603)

Only 1 in 5 women do enough exercise to stay healthy and without representation at senior level, the barriers that women and girls face in participating in sport are likely to persist. In sport, half of all publicly funded National Governing Bodies have less than 25% of their board comprised of women. This work builds on the findings of a commission chaired by Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson. A grant will fund the Trophy Women project which will, through annual audit, analyse the number and experience of women in leadership positions, identify barriers to participation and provide practical support to organisations to help them diversify their boards. The use of this research and on-going data collection as a tool for pro-active campaigning and the provision of practical support will maximise the chance of real change over the three years of the funding where girls and women will have a stronger voice, will face less discrimination and will get and stay involved in sport.