WorksheetsWomen in sports fast facts
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
What percentage of sports currently offer the same amount of money in prizes for both men and women?
70%
30%
50%
90%
In the UK in 2022 only 49% of girls between 5 and 11 years old............................... compared to 70% of boys
believed that they were good at sports
practiced sports outside of P.E classes
practiced a team sports
had a supportive parent about their choice of sports
What percentage of the governing bodies of sport currently meet the government's target of having a quarter of women at the board table?
26%
78%
50%
100%
Which sport is by far the most lucrative for female athletes?
Football
Tennis
Basketball
Golf
When were women allowed to officially compete in the Olympic Games ?
1900
1896
1920
1924
How many athletes participated to this first edition opened to women
10
20
30
40
In what sports ? ( for this first edition). Tick as many as you think
archery
sailing
tennis
golf
swimming
Compared to Tokyo 2020, the number of women commentators hired for the Paris Games has increased by
10%
40%
60%
80%
In 2023 the football Women's World Cup awarded ....................... compared to ...................... in Qatar for men in 2022.
$125miilion/$400million
$150million/$400 million
$100million/200million
$350million/$350 million
The WSL ( World Surf League) awards equal prize money for men and women since 2019
TRUE
FALSE
There is no women on the 2024 Forbes' 100 best paid athletes list
TRUE
FALSE
A global sports salary survey conducted by Sporting Intelligence in 2017 showed that, among elite athletes, women earn on average only ........................... of what men earn
1%
10%
20%
50%
