Making sure women feel confident to enjoy sports is still an ongoing battle, and there are big discussions to address one of the key barriers faced when playing sports - periods.
“Removing the stigma of talking about periods will help encourage more women and girls to participate in sport”, Minister for Social Justice Jane Hutt has said. This means making period products at sport facilities more available, improving men’s understanding of period dignity and teaching how menstrual cycles impact training.
Members of Cardiff City Women's football team are also keen to tackle the stigma head on, and know first-hand how feeling undignified can impact people on their period. Siobhan Walsh, 28, has been part of the team since she was 17.
