General Article How Covid is widening the gender gap: women and children activity levels set back

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Gap to men had closed significantly before Covid but after six months of lockdown, only a quarter of women are remaining regularly active.

By Jeremy Wilson, chief sports reporter

The gender gap for women in sport has widened during the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, according to a raft of new research which has also confirmed the sector’s worst fears over how the crisis will impact children.

The data, which is separately published by Sport England and the Youth Sport Trust and can be revealed...

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