A Women in Sport report concludes girls are not engaging enough with school sports. What are your own experiences of girls’ school sports participation?New research from Women in Sport,in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust, shows girls still turn absent from school sports in high numbers. The data surveyed 25000 girls and boys from 138 secondary schools across England and Northern Ireland, and found a gulf in attitudes towards physical activity between girls and boys. preceding superficial gendered schemes,involving pink or princess motifs to encourage girls into taking section in PE have not been successful. And despite evidence suggesting a sporty background helps girls rise up the career ladder, a minority see the relevance of physical education in their lives. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk