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Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 4d

During our recent House of Lords event we asked Upshot CEO Preeti Shetty for her key insights. As well as analysing the responses from WIF's 2025 survey, Preeti, also compered the event which gathered more than 100 representatives from multiple stakeholders across the game ⚽️👇

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Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 7d

Sports Business Syndicate (SBS) are offering 10 complementary annual passes to their global community for WIF members 🎉

SBS connects the people redefining sport through intelligent content, connections and collaboration 🤝

📨 Email [email protected] to register!

Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 8d

"Our whole focus is on creating a sense of belonging for everybody at Arsenal and creating a genuine connection." Since joining @arsenalfc.bsky.social, Hannah Mansour has embraced new tech to ensure all involved with the club feel part of the culture.

Read more at bit.ly/4qkHumi.

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Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 11d

Over the past two days this amazing group of #WomeninFootball members have completed levels 3 and 4 of our Leadership Programme 👏

ℹ️ Read more about our course at womeninfootball.co.uk/career-devel....

Thanks to all our tutors and to Sodexo Live! for the hospitality.

#WIFLeaders

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Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 12d

The BUCS & FA Women’s Leadership Programme helps support and empower female students with aspirations of working in sport. We've just kicked off our three-year programme tenure with an essential session of leadership, learning and connection 🧠🤝

An exciting future lies ahead!

Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 14d

Over the past few days this promising group of #WomeninFootball members have completed levels 1 and 2 of our Leadership Programme with open minds and hard-work 🧠

ℹ️ Read more about our course: www.womeninfootball.co.uk/career-devel...

Thanks to our tutors and @sodexolive.bsky.social 👏

#WIFLeaders

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Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 14d

After 10 years in football #WomeninFootball member Danetta Powell is taking a new direction. It seemed a good moment to ask for her thoughts on #BlackHistoryMonth as a woman of mixed heritage and some reflections on her personal history.

➡️ www.womeninfootball.co.uk/news/2025/10...

Portrait shot of Danetta in the stands at Wembley Stadium

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Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 15d

A big thank you to young Suriya Mobberley for this wonderful WIF #Diwali design which combines a flower with a football in the middle 😍🕯️

A very happy Diwali to Suriya, her mum Sheena from the #WomeninFootball Membership Committee, and everyone celebrating today!

Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 18d

To celebrate our inaugural Leadership Programme in Scotland we're hosting a casual networking event to share new ideas and understand how we can better support our colleagues in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🗓️ 22 October, 6pm at Hampden Park, Glasgow

Book your place at forms.office.com/e/PqzbGu6yhu.

Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 19d

👏 Congratulations to Football Association of Wales on Cymru winning the Best Women's Football Initiative award at the World Football Summit in Madrid - it's a deserved testament!

#WomeninFootball is proud to support this award and to continue our long-standing relationship with WFS 🏆

#WFS #Wales

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Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 21d

Earlier this month 20 women from our network were gifted free access to Leaders Week thanks to the game-changing Be The Lead initiative.

But did you know the initiative covers much more than just Leaders flagship event? Read more at leadersinsport.com/sport-busine....

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Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 22d

Our Chair Ebru Köksal was at the @efcfootball.bsky.social general assembly last week to support the launch of the EFC Women’s Network and discuss how European clubs can open up more opportunities for women.

Find out more ⬇️
www.womeninfootball.co.uk/news/2025/10...

#womeninfootball #weareefc

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Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 26d

“I think Angel City has fundamentally changed football” said Julie Uhrman at our #WIFBeInspired conference earlier this year 🗣️

Click below to learn about the rise and continued success of Angel City FC on our YouTube channel at youtu.be/z4Prwmg6ZHM?....

📸 Ali Painter

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Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 27d

ICYMI: Giants of the English game Liverpool FC joined as a WIF club member last week. The club is already doing amazing work on equality through the Red Together programme and we're delighted to have the opportunity to add further value.

Read more at www.womeninfootball.co.uk/news/2025/10....

Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · 28d

Over 780 women have taken part in our Leadership Programme with stunning results in terms of career development.⁠

If you're keen to progress in your career, join the programme at:⁠

🗓️ 20–23 October in Glasgow⁠
🗓️ 3–6 November in Brighton⁠

Read more at www.womeninfootball.co.uk/career-devel...

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Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · Oct 3

Find your next role in football through the #WomeninFootball jobs board!

Here's a selection of roles available to apply for right now ⚽️

Browse more at www.womeninfootball.co.uk/jobs-and-cou...

#WIFjobs

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Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · Oct 2

As football clubs go, they don't get much bigger than #LiverpoolFC, so we're absolutely thrilled to announce the EPL champions as the newest club member of #WomeninFootball! ❤️💜💚

Find out more about Club Membership of WIF and our work with #LFC ⬇️
womeninfootball.co.uk/news/2025/10...

Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · Oct 1

Great to see the #WomeninFootball survey results covered in the new @theguardian.com Women's Football Weekly podcast with @fayecarruthers.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/football/aud...

Bunny Shaw is back and Chelsea stay perfect – Women’s Football Weekly podcast

Faye Carruthers is joined by Sophie Downey, Tom Garry and Sanny Rudravajhala to review the weekend’s WSL action

www.theguardian.com

Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · Oct 1

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth to all our followers!

Stay tuned to #WomeninFootball for BHM content during October... and we're hoping to include a BHM special among our forthcoming #WIFevents so please watch this space!

Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · Sep 30

One of them won't be smiling by the end of tonight 😬

#GALvLIV in the men's Champions League means it's our Chair v our CEO - Ebru Köksal's team against Yvonne Harrison's ⚠️

We'll call it El WIFico

Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · Sep 26

The #WomeninFootball 2025 survey findings don't make for happy reading, but the louder we can communicate them, the sooner things can improve. So yesterday we talked over them at the House of Lords with an influential group of people 🗣️

Read the report at bit.ly/4pIzg7g

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Sports Media LGBT+ @sportsmedialgbt.com · Sep 25

⚽️ “If you’re a woman of colour it’s going to come at you two times more. If you’re from the LGBTQ+ community, it’s going to come at you more, too… The action is about football using its collective power and voice” - Yvonne Harrison, @womeninfootball.co.uk

✍️ @suzywrack.bsky.social, @theguardian.com

Damning results show how much work there is still to do for women and ethnic minorities in football | Suzanne Wrack

In an alarming Women in Football survey, four in five report sexism and only 29% from underrepresented ethnic origins feel they can excel in the sport

www.theguardian.com

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Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · Sep 24

🗯️ Discrimination is persistent and widespread
❌️ Systems for reporting discrimination are ineffective
🖐️ Workplace culture is a significant barrier

Read the key insights from our fifth annual survey report at www.womeninfootball.co.uk/news/2025/09....

Thanks to Upshot for their analysis support 👏

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Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · Sep 24

Big thanks to the Football Content Awards and all who nominated for this year's Best in Women's Football category!

We're so proud to be shortlisted alongside some seriously esteemed company 🥲

Find out who else is in the running... or vote for us? ⬇️
footballcontentawards.com/best-in-wome...

Women in Football @womeninfootball.co.uk · Sep 23

England is lucky to have these two incredible women. Congratulations to all those honoured at the #BallonDor! 🤩🥇

#Lionesses

Screengrab of a Threads post from @lionesses, congratulating Sarina Wiegman and Hannah Hampton on their Ballon d'Or wins as, respectively, first England national team coach to win the Coach of the Year award and first ever Women's Yachine Trophy winner.

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