From performing gender to symbolic violence in English women’s football: “Women are not supposed to be viewed in this way”

Figures & data

Table 1. Data showing children and young people physical activity rates in England (Source: Sport England, 2019).

September 2018–September 2019	Females	Males	Under 18 population (%)
Active (150+minutes of PA a week)	43	51	46.8
Fairly active (between 30 and 149 min of PA a week)	27	22	24.2
Inactive (less than 30 min of PA a week)	30	27	29

Table 2. Data showing adult physical activity levels 2019–2020 in England (Sport England, 2020).

May 2019–May 2020	Females	Males	Adult population (%)
Active (150 + minutes of PA a week)	61	65	62.8
Fairly active (between 30 and 149 min of PA a week)	13	10	11.7
Inactive (less than 30 min of PA a week)	26	25	25.5

Figure 1. Data showing over-16 female participation rates 2006–2016 (Sport England, 2021).

Table 3. Background information on participants showing pseudonyms.

Pseudonym name	Age	Occupation	Background
Fatima	18	Student	Played from the age of 10
Julie	20	Student	Played from the age of 6
Amanda	32	PE teacher	Played from the age of 10
Claire	26	PE teacher	Played from the age of 6
Mary	29	Physiotherapist	Played from the age of 9/10
Gemma	23	Community engagement and project officer	Played from the age of 7
Fran	21	Education	Played in school lessons only and outside with friends for fun
Sarah	20	Student	Played for a team in primary however stopped and just participated in school when at secondary
Janet	20	Student	Played in school lessons only
Amber	22	Retail worker	Played in primary school and sometimes in secondary but never after school life
Kiera	21	International student and retail worker	Played all of her schooling life but stopped when she left secondary school
Christina	37	Assistant principle & PE teacher	Played in school only as hockey is prioritised

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