#KeepBlackGirlsPlaying

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• We're sharing EEDI-focused content regularly, from #KeepBlackGirlsPlaying campaigns to Pride features and highlights like this one!

#Inclusion makes us stronger, sparks ideas, and helps us deliver better for #GreaterManchester.

Now really is the time to act.

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“You’d rather call us hard to reach, than ask us why the space never felt made for us.”

This open letter from Women in Sport highlights barriers Black girls face in sport. Let’s listen, act, and #KeepBlackGirlsPlaying.

Learn more & join the movement: womeninsport.org/resource/dea...

This is a story of love and loss. We must #KeepBlackGirlsPlaying

Read more: womeninsport.org/resource/dea...
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Supported by Rosa's Voices from the Frontline Fund.

50% of Black girls say people often assume they are good at certain sports because of their race.

We must stop the stereotypes. Here’s how clubs, coaches and teammates can help #KeepBlackGirlsPlaying...

1. Seek to understand and respect Black girls’ unique needs in sport and beyond

2. Don’t be afraid to have uncomfortable conversations about how to make things better

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85% of Black girls think sport is vital for feeling joyful and carefree. This is not about a lack of passion – it's about a system that’s failing them.

#KeepBlackGirlsPlaying

Be the change they need: womeninsport.org/resource/dea...

We need your help to #KeepBlackGirlsPlaying

Find out how: womeninsport.org/resource/dea...

📸 Davide Aracri

35% of Black girls often hear or experience sexism in sport

Black girls aren’t missing from sport because they don’t care. They’re missing because too often, the cost of showing up feels too high.

Be the change they need: womeninsport.org/resource/dea...

#KeepBlackGirlsPlaying
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Supported by @rosafunduk.bsky.social Voices from the Frontline Fund.

48% of Black girls fall out of love with sport in their teens, partly due to limited, inflexible sporting options and constant scrutiny about their bodies, hair or attitude.

We need your help to #KeepBlackGirlsPlaying

Be the change they need: womeninsport.org/resource/dea...

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60% of Black girls in the UK dream of becoming elite athletes compared to 33% of White British girls - but Black girls are the least active group of girls in England

Check out this important research from @womeninsportuk.bsky.social on how to #KeepBlackGirlsPlaying
womeninsport.org/resource/dea...

Dear Sport, Black girls deserve better.

60% dream of becoming an elite athlete, yet many are falling out of love with sport in their teens.

We need your help to #KeepBlackGirlsPlaying

Be the change they need: womeninsport.org/resource/dea...