Driving Progress Through Sports – Lean In and Act Now!

It is well known that girls who play sports stay in school longer and reach higher levels of education. They suffer fewer health problems, enter the labor force at higher rates and are more likely to take up leadership positions. A study by EY shows that more than 94% of female C-Suite executives today played competitive sport, and over 50% played at university level [1]. Furthermore, supporting girls and women in sport leads to stronger women, stronger communities, and significantly contributes to economic growth overall. Indeed, if we were to empower women in our economies through for instance sports, we could add an amount of $12trn to the global economy by 2025 according to research by Mc Kinsey and the Peterson Institute [2,3].