4/21/2024 0 Comments Female teenage modelsTeenage girls are not voluntarily leaving sport, they are being pushed out as a consequence of deep-rooted gender stereotypes. “The transition from childhood to adulthood should be filled with happiness, opportunity and optimism for the future. Our research has found that 59% of teenage girls who used to be sporty like competitive sport, but they’re being failed due to early years stereotyping, inadequate opportunities and a complete dearth of knowledge about managing female puberty. “We must bust the myth that teenage girls drop out of sport simply because their priorities change. This comes at a time when teenage girls are experiencing an increase in mental health issues, especially relating to loneliness and anxiety*, which has been amplified by the recent pandemic. Women in Sport believe this group is the ‘The Missed Opportunity.’ It found 43% of teenage girls who once actively engaged with and enjoyed sport were being side-lined in their teenage years and made to feel not good enough, compared with just 24% of boys of the same age. The charity surveyed 4000 teenage girls and boys as part of its research work ‘Reframing Sport for Teenage Girls’, funded by Sport England. A fear of feeling judged by others (68%), lack of confidence (61%), pressures of schoolwork (47%) and not feeling safe outside (43%) were some of the reasons given for not wanting to participate for this group of girls. Ahead of International Women’s Day, Women in Sport has found that more than one million teenage girls (43%) who once considered themselves ‘sporty’, disengage from sport following primary school.
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