“Within my role at UK Coaching I am able to address these issues first hand and it is something I am very proud to say I can do to help address the equality issues in sport.
“We, at UK Coaching, welcome the warnings and advice from the Women and Equalities Committee and hope that now there will be more emphasis on creating environments and qualifications that have an equal outlook on them and are suitable for all taking part.
“I am really happy to have contributed to the report and I hope we can improve the world of sport and physical activity and coaching for everyone.”
In a government paper, the committee also set out a series of wide-ranging recommendations and called on the DCMS (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) and DfE (Department for Education) to establish a taskforce to develop a long-term strategy to tackle sportswomen's health and physiology-related issues.
The recommendations for the strategy set out by the WEC would cover key priorities for research and steps to achieve equal representation of women – including at all levels of coaching and leadership for sport and physical activity.
Chair of the WEC, Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP said: