Women in Football

Today we call on FIFA and all governing bodies to ensure that women working in the game, on and off the pitch, feel safe, welcome and supported. Our #OpenDoorsAgenda is a starting point for the transformation to a fully gender-inclusive sport. Join us in supporting the Open Doors Agenda as a first step towards the fundamental culture change needed for football to become safe, welcoming and supportive towards women. Find out more below and add your name to our list of supporters - the more voices that join our call, the louder it becomes. ℹ️ https://lnkd.in/eQYquwa4

RAISE is set to host the inaugural Global Raising Women's Sport and Leadership conference on 18–19 September 2024 – with shared values around gender equality in sport, we announced our partnership involvement with RAISE, the Global Women's Sport Conference in July this year. The conference will feature in-depth discussion, case studies, interviews and panels from a host of big names in sport, including a handful of #WomeninFootball members! Read more about the conference: https://lnkd.in/e2d76g_r

We'd love to hear about your current vacancies to help get more women into the roles they deserve in football. We're flying the flag for women working in the game and constantly help to connect our community with new opportunities in sport. If you're interested in supporting gender equality in football, post your vacancies on the #WomeninFootball jobs page to reach a diverse and engaged pool of candidates. With around 4,000 monthly visitors to our jobs page, and excellent social media engagement, we hope to connect you with your next dream hire. Our service is unique and very competitive, and what's more, if you post a new role with us within the next month, we'll broaden the reach of your ad by promoting it for free in one of our weekly jobs posts on social media. Your donations are reinvested back into our work and help us to keep providing our services, events and courses to our members. So if you'd like to promote your vacancies to thousands of motivated and highly qualified women email info@womeninfootball.co.uk to find out more. Take a look at our website jobs page here: https://lnkd.in/ghcjTP7

Our programme of free career support, in collaboration with The Adecco Group and LHH, helps female football players discover more about their skills and how these can be invaluable in the next stage of their careers. Don't miss out – applications for The Next Goal close at midnight Sunday 25 August! As part of the programme, participants are matched with a dedicated mentor who will offer bespoke one-on-one support. Jacqui Oatley MBE and Julie Grundy were mentors on the last edition of the The Next Goal, and agree that it would have been a useful resource for them during that pivotal time in their careers. Read more and apply:

The connections we make in and around the football industry empower Women in Football to change the game. Today we round off our #StoryofWIF week by celebrating those powerful partnerships with organisations in all areas of the industry – and we say hello to one of their employees, who’s just become Women in Football’s 10,000th member! Read about those partnerships: https://lnkd.in/etyTPzvs Meet our 10,000th member, Izzy Mowatt of Brentford Football Club: https://bit.ly/4fOyeSa

From small online gatherings to epic conferences, bringing #WomeninFootball members together has made so many good things happen over the years... including a string quartet playing the Match of the Day theme! All this week we're looking back over the #StoryofWIF, and today it's time for the highlights and milestones from the amazing #WIFevents and programmes we've been running since 2006. Please do have a read: https://lnkd.in/eKmZEUbQ

Playing careers in football are short, and often end suddenly due to injuries from the demanding schedule of the game. That's why being prepared for your career off the pitch is so important. That's also why we set up The Next Goal programme with The Adecco Group and LHH. This innovative programme of career support is free to all professional and semi-professional female football players and gives access to a team of expert facilitators in order to discover more about their own skills and characteristics, along with one-on-one support from a dedicated mentor. Find out more and apply: https://lnkd.in/egwf87v9

All this week we're telling the wonderful #StoryofWIF, and today the focus is on speaking out, or how we campaign to support gender equality in the game – challenging misogyny and discrimination but also celebrating the indispensable contributions to the game made by our members and women everywhere! Please check out the piece at https://lnkd.in/eGRY7UQD #WomeninFootball #GetOnside #WhatIf #TodayAndEveryDay #OpenDoorsAgenda

This week we're telling the fascinating #StoryofWIF and today the timeline zooms in on some of the people who have played key roles in the development of #WomeninFootball – in other words, who we are. Take a look through... and let us know if anyone's missing! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e3huT-36

We're offering free career transition support to female football players as The Next Goal programme returns for a second year. Women in Football, The Adecco Group and LHH are back to help players discover more about their skills and characteristics and how these can be invaluable in the next stage of their careers, after life on the pitch. Year one of The Next Goal programme was a huge success which welcomed professional footballers from a host of nations and top clubs. Northern Ireland international Caragh Hamilton took part and said the programme has been vital in helping her to realise the transferable skills she's gained through playing football. If you're a female footballer thinking about your next steps – find out more and apply by Sunday 25 August: https://lnkd.in/egwf87v9