We are a network of professionals working in and around the football industry who support and champion their peers.
While we know there has been significant progress in women’s participation in football and great strides have been made, we know that there is still much more to do.
For an in-depth look at our recent work, download the Women in Football annual report 2022-23 (pdf, 17MB)
Women in Football champions female talent in a bid to bring about a change in attitudes to women working in the industry. Whether we are celebrating some of football’s earliest female pioneers such as Manchester City’s 1880 founding member Anna Connell, or professional football’s first female physio, Judith Lo, or nominating female employees for Queen’s Honours or industry awards, we are dedicated to celebrating the many contributions by women to our national game.
WIF aims to improve women’s representation at all levels of the game by challenging discrimination and lobbying for change. Our regular surveys of the WIF community, most recently in 2024, highlighted that there is much work still to do in key areas such as widening the talent pool of diverse women across the game, achieving gender balance on boards and committees and instilling confidence in reporting discriminatory behaviour and abuse.
Women still remain significantly under-represented in executive and board positions in the football industry. It is our mission to change this, whether through career enhancing mentoring schemes or seminars and workshops at our events. By bringing together inspirational women from across the industry at regular networking events held throughout the UK and online, we hope to chip away at some of the barriers holding women back in their careers.
The WIF board members are a group of professional women and men working in and around the football industry who are passionate about supporting our peers in the sector.
of those who reported gender-based discrimination at work were not even listened to
of female WIF members feel football is an environment where women can excel
of women working in football believe they have to work harder than men to achieve the same recognition and benefits
These findings are among those from the most recent Women in Football survey, conducted in 2024. Find out more