Common reasons for unequal engagement in women's and men's sports in the UK June 2021

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Christina Gough,
Jul 13, 2022
A June 2021 report analyzed the most common reasons for low engagement with women's sports when compared with men's sports in the United Kingdom. Overall, 45 percent of participants reported less media coverage to be a reason why people were less engaged with women's sports than with men's sports. The least common reason for survey participants from the United Kingdom was that games were not as physical in women's sports.

Most common reasons for not engaging with women's sports as much as men's sports in the United Kingdom as of June 2021

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Release date

June 2021

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

June 2021

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The survey question was originally phrased as follows: "Which, if any, of the following, do you believe are reasons why people don’t engage with women’s sports as much as men’s sports?"

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