It’s an incredible time to celebrate female athletes as we ramp up for what is being dubbed the summer of women’s sport, with the Ashes, Euros and Rugby World Cup. But it’s also a good time to talk about why the majority of people who play and succeed in sports are men.

It’s a long-established fact that girls, women and non-binary people move less than men, with a knock-on impact on mental and physical health, for reasons that include fear of judgment, worries about menstruation and a lack of visibility and support to access sport.

In football, in particular, it’s been shown that one of the biggest barriers to participation for women, girls and non-binary players is access to pitch space and facilities. Yep, the inequalities go right down to the grass under their feet.

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