{"id":674,"date":"2026-02-04T11:47:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/?page_id=674"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:39:19","slug":"womens-experiences-in-sport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/?page_id=674","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Experiences In Sport Research Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Lead: <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\" style=\"color: #000080;\"  >Dr Helen Owton<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Members:<\/strong> Dr Helen Clegg, Steph Doehler, Dr Caroline Heaney, Dr Jo Horne, Dr Nichola Kentzer,\u00a0 Dr Candice Lingam-Willgoss, Tanya Martin, Dr Jess Pinchbeck, Lorna Stevens, Dr Jitka Vseteckova, Professor Emeritus Kath Woodward, Dr Michele Zanini<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0248.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-696 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0248.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1529\" height=\"1010\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are a subgroup of researchers at The Open University dedicated to focusing research on Women in Sport. Our work focuses on understanding women\u2019s lived experiences in sport and addressing gender inequalities across sporting contexts. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives, we aim to generate impactful, inclusive research that informs policy, supports best practice, and amplifies the voices and experiences of women and girls in sport.<\/p>\n<p>Research areas of interest span a wide range of themes including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Women\u2019s embodied lived experiences in sports<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s sporting performances<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s sporting fans\u2019 experiences<\/li>\n<li>Families behind the athlete<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><u>PUBLICATIONS:<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Stevens, L. (2026) \u2018Women&#8217;s Experiences of Elite Motorcycling Racing: A Poetic Inquiry\u2019,\u00a0<em>International Review of Qualitative Research\u00a0<\/em>(in press).<br \/>\nWoodward, Jack and <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/kaw3.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Woodward, Kath<\/a> (2026). \u2018Girls show boys the way\u2019: insights into the growth of women\u2019s game. <i>Soccer &amp; Society<\/i> (Early access).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\" >Owton, H.<\/a> (2026). In Granny\u2019s Memory: Poetic Inquiry of Women\u2019s Embodied lives, and the Inheritance of Care, <i>Qualitative Inquiry, <\/i>open access.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jkh255.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Horne, Joanna<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/njk84.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Kentzer, Nichola<\/a>; Smith, Lee; Trott, Mike and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jv2595.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Vseteckova, Jitka<\/a>\u00a0(2025).\u00a0A systematic review of international literature on the gender of unpaid carers attending group-based physical activity with people with dementia.\u00a0<i>International Journal of Care and Caring<\/i>, 9(2) pp. 316\u2013340.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Owton, Helen<\/a> (2025). Intense embodiment and women\u2019s &#8216;weather work&#8217; in motorcycling. <i>Cultural Studies &#8211; Critical Methodologies<\/i>, 25(4) pp. 256\u2013265.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/mz2356.html\" >Zanini, M.<\/a>, Shaw, A. and Ferguson, R. (2025). Sub-4-min mile: best case scenario from female world records. <i>Journal of Applied Physiology<\/i>, <i>139<\/i>(1), 249-250.<\/li>\n<li>Van Hooren, B., Balamouti, Z. and <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/mz2356.html\" >Zanini, M.<\/a> (2025). A case report of the female world record holder from 1,500 m to the marathon in the 75+ age category. <i>Journal of Applied Physiology, 138<\/i>(2), 603-611.<\/li>\n<li>Wang, B., <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/mz2356.html\" >Zanini, M.<\/a> and Blagrove, R.C. (2025). Strength training for middle-distance running: a neuromuscular pathway to breaking the women\u2019s sub-4-min mile. <i>Journal of Applied Physiology<\/i>, <i>139<\/i>(1), 251-251.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/sd24695.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Doehler, Steph<\/a> (2024). \u2018Your Analysis Is as Useless as Your Ovaries\u2019: Women Football Fans\u2019 Experiences on Social Media. <i>Communication &amp; Sport<\/i> (Early access).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/kaw3.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Woodward, Kath<\/a> (2024). [Editorial]: Insights into gender, sex, and sexualities: 2022. <i>Frontiers in Sociology<\/i>, 9, article no. 1378891.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/clw469.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Lingam-Willgoss, Candice<\/a>\u00a0(2023).\u00a0<i>Negotiating Identity: how elite athlete mothers navigate their journey through sport.<\/i>\u00a0Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/sd24695.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Doehler, Steph<\/a> (2023). Levelling the field? The English Football Association&#8217;s promotion of their men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s national teams through Twitter. <i>International Review for the Sociology of Sport<\/i>, 58(7) pp. 1114\u20131134<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Owton, Helen<\/a> (2022). Quest for Freedom: Intense Embodied Experiences of Motorcycling. <i>Cultural Studies &#8211; Critical Methodologies<\/i>, 22(2) pp. 154\u2013162<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jp6933.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Pinchbeck, Jessica<\/a>\u00a0(2022).\u00a0The Family Behind the Athlete. In: <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ch5997.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Heaney, Caroline<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/njk84.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Kentzer, Nichola<\/a>; and Oakley, Ben eds. <i>Athletic Development: A Psychological Perspective.<\/i>\u00a0New York: Routledge, pp. 141\u2013162.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Owton, Helen<\/a> (2022). \u201cOh Shit!\u201d Moments: Motorcycling, \u201cThrownness,\u201d and the Startle Effect. <i>Cultural Studies &#8211; Critical Methodologies<\/i>, 22(5) pp. 513\u2013519.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jp6933.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Pinchbeck, Jessica<\/a> (2021). <i>\u201cIt\u2019s more than just playing a sport\u201d. A socio-cultural analysis of participation in netball across the lifespan.<\/i> Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis The Open University<\/li>\n<li>Clegg, Helen; <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Owton, Helen<\/a> and Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn (2019). Attracting and Retaining Boys in Ballet: A Qualitative Study of Female Dance Teachers. <i>Journal of Dance Education<\/i>, 19(4) pp. 158\u2013167<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/kaw3.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Woodward, Kath<\/a> (2019). The gendering of defining moments: heroic narratives and pivotal points in footballing memories. <i>Soccer and Society<\/i>, 20(7-8) pp. 1108\u20131117.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/clw469.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Lingam-Willgoss, Candice<\/a>\u00a0(2018).\u00a0Maintaining positive mental health throughout sporting transitions: A case study of elite sporting females.\u00a0In:\u00a0<i>Competing in the Dark \u2013 Mental Health in Sport<\/i>, 21 Mar 2018, Open University, Milton Keynes.<\/li>\n<li>Clegg, Helen; <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Owton, Helen<\/a> and Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn (2018). Challenging conceptions of gender: UK dance teachers\u2019 perceptions of boys and girls in the ballet studio. <i>Research in Dance Education<\/i>, 19(2) pp. 128\u2013139<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Owton, Helen<\/a> and Sparkes, Andrew C. (2017). Sexual abuse and the grooming process in sport: Bella\u2019s story. <i>Sport, Education and Society<\/i>, 22(6) pp. 732\u2013743<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/kaw3.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Woodward, Kath<\/a> (2017). Women&#8217;s time? Time and temporality in women&#8217;s football. <i>Sport in Society<\/i>, 20(5-6) pp. 689\u2013700.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Owton, Helen<\/a> and Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn (2017). \u2018It stays with you\u2019: multiple evocative representations of dance and future possibilities for studies in sport and physical cultures. <i>Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health<\/i>, 9(1) pp. 49\u201355.<\/li>\n<li>Clegg, Helen; <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Owton, Helen<\/a> and Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn (2016). The cool stuff!: Gender, dance and masculinity. <i>Psychology of Women Section Review<\/i>, 18(2) pp. 6\u201316<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Owton, Helen<\/a>; Clegg, Helen and Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn (2016). \u201cI wanted to be Darcey Bussell\u201d: Motivations and expectations of female dance teachers. <i>Qualitative Methods in Psychology Bulletin<\/i>, 22 pp. 55\u201364<\/li>\n<li>Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn and <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Owton, Helen<\/a> (2015). Intense embodiment: senses of heat in women\u2019s running and boxing. <i>Body &amp; Society<\/i>, 21(2) pp. 245\u2013268<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/kaw3.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Woodward, Kath<\/a> (2014). Legacies of 2012: putting women&#8217;s boxing into discourse.<i>Contemporary Social Science: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences<\/i>, 9(2) pp. 242\u2013252.<\/li>\n<li>Batey, Jo and <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Owton, Helen<\/a> (2014). Team mums: team sport experiences of athletic mothers. <i>Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal<\/i>, 22(1) pp. 30\u201336<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><u>BOOKS\/CHAPTERS<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jp6933.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Pinchbeck, Jessica<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/clw469.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Lingam-Willgoss, Candice<\/a>, and Rea, S. (2024) \u2018Optimising female athletic performance. New York: Routledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0253.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-711 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0253.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jp6933.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Pinchbeck, Jessica<\/a> (2024). Hormonal Contraception and Athletic Performance. In: <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jp6933.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Pinchbeck, Jessica<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/clw469.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Lingam-Willgoss, Candice<\/a> and Rea, Simon eds. <i>Optimising Female Athletic Performance.<\/i> Routledge.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jp6933.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Pinchbeck, Jessica<\/a> (2024). Breast Health and Effective Breast Support. In: <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jp6933.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Pinchbeck, Jessica<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/clw469.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Lingam-Willgoss, Candice<\/a> and Rea, Simon eds. <i>Optimising Female Athletic Performance.<\/i> Routledge.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jp6933.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Pinchbeck, Jessica<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/clw469.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Lingam-Willgoss, Candice<\/a> (2024). The Adolescent Female: Supporting the Transition from Girl to Woman. In: <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jp6933.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Pinchbeck, Jessica<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/clw469.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Lingam-Willgoss, Candice<\/a> and Simon Rea eds. <i>Optimising Female Athletic Performance.<\/i> Routledge.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jp6933.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Pinchbeck, Jessica<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/clw469.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Lingam-Willgoss, Candice<\/a> and Rea, Simon (2024). Introduction to Optimising Female Athletic Performance. In: <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jp6933.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Pinchbeck, Jessica<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/clw469.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Lingam-Willgoss, Candice<\/a> and Simon Rea eds. <i>Optimising Female Athletic Performance.<\/i> Routledge.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jp6933.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Pinchbeck, Jessica<\/a> (2024). The Role of The Family in Supporting Female Athletic Performance. In: <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/jp6933.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Pinchbeck, Jessica<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/clw469.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Lingam-Willgoss, Candice<\/a> and Rea, Simon eds. <i>Optimising Female Athletic Performance.<\/i> Routledge<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/kaw3.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Woodward, Kath<\/a> (2022). Gendered Bodies, Gendered Injuries. In: Wagg, S. and Pollock, A.M. eds. <i>The Palgrave Handbook of Sport, Politics and Harm.<\/i> Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 207\u2013222.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/kaw3.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Woodward, Kath<\/a> (2020). Gendered Bodies: Sexed Lives. In: Richardson, Diane and Robinson, Victoria eds. <i>Introducing Gender and Women&#8217;s Studies (5th ed).<\/i> London: Red Globe Press, pp. 128\u2013143.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Owton, Helen<\/a> (2018).\u00a0<em>Sexual abuse in sport: a qualitative case study.\u00a0<\/em>Springer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0256.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-757 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0256.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Owton, Helen<\/a> and Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn (2017). Athlete Domestic Violence: contaminating acts and the violation of self-boundaries. In: Milner, Adrienne and Braddock, II, J.H. eds. <i>Women in Sports: Breaking Barriers, Facing Obstacles.<\/i> ABC-CLIO, pp. 185\u2013202<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0255.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0255.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/ho596.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Owton, Helen<\/a> (2015). Reinventing the body-self: intense, gendered and heightened sensorial experiences of women&#8217;s boxing embodiment. In: Channon, Alexander and Matthews, Christopher R. eds. <i>Global Perspectives on Women in Combat Sport: Women Warriors around the world.<\/i> Global Culture and Sport Series. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan, pp. 221\u2013236.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0254.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-714 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0254.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"305\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/view\/person\/kaw3.html\"class=\"ou_author_citation_link\"  >Woodward, Kath<\/a> (2015). <em>The Politics of In\/visibility: Being There.<\/em> Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<u>OU TEACHING MATERIALS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>E314 Study Topic 2: Inequalities in sport<\/li>\n<li>E315 Study Topic 3: Gender inequalities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><u>OPENLEARN WOMEN IN SPORT HUB<\/u><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/health-sports-psychology\/sport-fitness\/women-sport\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-105036.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1734\" height=\"513\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sporting women in the media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/health-sports-psychology\/sporting-women-the-media\/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0250.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1376\" height=\"1022\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting female performance in sport and fitness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0251-1.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0251-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1380\" height=\"1079\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0252.jpeg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_0252.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1370\" height=\"1140\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><u>PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT &amp; IMPACT<\/u><\/h3>\n<p>Includes writing and appearances for The Conversation, The Independent, \u00a0The Telegraph, BBC consultancy, Sky News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lead: Dr Helen Owton Members: Dr Helen Clegg, Steph Doehler, Dr Caroline Heaney, Dr Jo Horne, Dr Nichola Kentzer,\u00a0 Dr Candice Lingam-Willgoss, Tanya Martin, Dr Jess Pinchbeck, Lorna Stevens, Dr Jitka Vseteckova, Professor Emeritus Kath Woodward, Dr Michele Zanini We are a subgroup of researchers at The Open University dedicated to focusing research on Women &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/?page_id=674\" class=\"more-link\" >Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Women\u2019s Experiences In Sport Research Hub<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-674","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=674"}],"version-history":[{"count":86,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":809,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/674\/revisions\/809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}