Let's "Accelerate Action" this International Women's Day!

At Access Sport, supporting women and girls is crucial to our mission of making inclusion the norm in community sport. This has been true throughout our history as a charity.

Over the last two decades, we have supported disabled and disadvantaged women and girls to access the transformational benefits of community sport, regardless of the date on the calendar.

Whether it's running inclusive girls-only BMX sessions, launching research projects for disabled teenage girls, or working with partners like The Sweaty Betty Foundation and Women in Sport to create systemic change, we prioritise women and girls throughout all our work.

This International Women’s Day, we’re calling on our supporters to stand for inclusion. This year’s theme is “Accelerate Action”, so that is exactly what we are asking you to do.

Here’s how you can stand for inclusion and support women and girls in community sport:

Educate yourself
Watch our Inclusive Club Network’s first ever webinar, “Make Clubs for Girls”. This brilliant event brought clubs together to celebrate the inclusion of women and girls in community sport and featured Kate Richardson-Walsh OBE, Tanya Martin from Women in Sport and showcases from Girls on the Spectrum and Stretford Victoria FC.
Watch now>

Think about intersectionality
The barriers women and girls face are often multi-layered, with factors like class, race, age and disability all affecting how individuals access community sport. To address these barriers, we regularly contribute to national research projects so the industry can better support women and girls. 
Check out the research>

Follow the right people!
To drive system change, we all need to work together to tackle the myriad of intersecting issues facing women and girls. Our expert partners like Women in Sport lead the way in this regard! So, follow them on social media, keep up to date with their research, campaigns and policy work and let’s create some tangible change!

Donate
Every pound gets us one step closer to a brighter, more equal future for women and girls in community sport. We support thousands of women and girls every year, but we can’t do it without your support.
Donate today>

Run for us
Whether you’ve just started running or you’re a long-distance pro, a physical challenge is a great way to get active and help raise vital funds to support our work. 
Browse our charity race spots>

Thank you to every single one of our supporters who stand for inclusion! Together, we can make a real difference!