Women’s Challenges Centre
Evidence-informed support for women and girls in sport.
Practical resources around health, access, inclusion, participation and evidence literacy — built for players, coaches, clubs, venues and families.
About the evidence: the available Phase 1 pages have completed Eights & Arrows’ internal evidence review. Unless a page expressly says otherwise, it has not been individually clinically reviewed. We publish sources, distinguish lived experience from clinical guidance, and provide a route for corrections.
Find your route
Start with what you need.
You can enter by topic, or by the role or question that brought you here.
I’m taking part
Quick guides, planners and practical ideas for participation and competition.
COACHI coach or support players
Practical guidance that supports athletes without turning coaches into clinicians.
CLUBI run a club or venue
Facilities, culture, access, safeguarding, progression and participant experience.
CHECKI want to check a claim
Simple tools for checking online health advice, evidence and misinformation.
Explore
Eight connected areas.
Six areas are available in Phase 1. REDs and pregnancy/postnatal/loss remain visible in the Centre map but their detailed resources are being held for additional specialist review.
Periods & Sport
Practical, evidence-informed support around periods, participation, facilities and coaching.
4 resources WC-02REDs
The detailed REDs resource is being held for additional specialist review before publication.
Additional review WC-03Menopause & Perimenopause
Support participation, comfort and sporting ambition through midlife and beyond.
6 resources WC-04Pregnancy, Postnatal Return & Loss
The detailed pregnancy, return and loss resources are being held for additional specialist review before publication.
Additional review WC-05Disability & Access
Remove barriers across the sporting journey before lowering expectations.
7 resources WC-06Neurodiversity & Sensory Inclusion
Clear information, predictable systems and individual support without demanding a label.
8 resources WC-07Inequality, Barriers & Staying
Look at cost, travel, childcare, culture, opportunity and progression — not assumed lack of ambition.
8 resources WC-08Evidence, Myths & Misinformation
Check health claims, social-media advice and how Eights & Arrows handles evidence.
4 Phase 1 pagesHow it works
Useful information, with clear boundaries.
The Centre supports participation without turning a community sport organisation into a medical service.
Understand
Plain-English information explains the topic, the evidence and what it may mean in sport.
Act practically
Players, coaches and clubs get practical ideas, checklists and adjustments within appropriate boundaries.
Know when to signpost
Clinical, safeguarding, legal and specialist questions are separated from ordinary sport guidance.
Trust & governance
See how we control the information.
We explain evidence, medical scope, privacy, safeguarding, accessibility and corrections openly.
Evidence Status
Which areas are available and which are receiving additional review.
Our evidence promise
We say what we know, what we do not know, and when something needs more review.
Important health claims are sourced. Lived experience is labelled as lived experience. Commercial relationships do not change the evidence standard. Material can be corrected or withdrawn when guidance changes.
Information — not individual healthcare.
The Centre does not diagnose, interpret individual tests, prescribe treatment, tell somebody to stop medication, or provide medical clearance to participate or return to sport.