Visibility is one of the key Pillars outlined within Sport Ireland’s Policy on Women in Sport (WIS). WIS Week supports the policy's objectives and actions. First held in March 2021 and repeated every March since, WIS Week is a significant and successful week of celebration, promotion, and visibility of women’s sport and women in sport.

WIS Week 2025 takes place from March 3rd to 9th, 2025, with International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8th encapsulating the week. IWD is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The campaign theme for IWD 2025 is “Accelerate Action—Collectively, we can Accelerate Action for gender equality.” 

The aim of Women in Sport Week is to:

• Celebrate every woman and girl who plays, coaches, officiates, volunteers, works in, and leads on Women in Sport.
• Promote and highlight the ongoing work of Sport Ireland, NGBs, LSPs, and other stakeholders and clubs on Women in Sport.
• Highlight some of the programmes/initiatives funded by Sport Ireland Women in Sport Programme. 

Sport Ireland, National Governing Bodies and Local Sports Partnerships across the country are ready to celebrate Women in Sport Week!

This year's themes for Women in Sport Week are as follows:

• Monday March 3rd -  Visibility 
• Tuesday March 4th - Coaching
• Wednesday March 5th – Her Moves – Teenage Girl Participation
• Thursday 6th -  Officiating
• Friday 7th  - Leadership & Governance 
• Saturday 8th  -  International Women's Day  & WIS parkrun
• Sunday 9th - Active Participation

Check out what Sport Ireland has to offer for WIS Week below. You can also head over to the websites of National Governing Bodies and Local Sports Partnerships to see what they have planned for the action-packed week! 

Sport Ireland are hosting several webinars to support females across a range of levels in sport

• Coaching The Female Athlete – Tuesday March 4th 8-9pm

Targeting coaches of female athletes, topics include Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) and body image.

• Her Moves – Teenage Girls & Sport – Wednesday March 5th

Targeting Schools who will host a WIS themed class, where female pupils will watch the live webinar together. Topics include menstruation, body image and selecting the right sports bra.

• Her Moves – Supporting Teenage Girls in Sport – Wednesday March 5th, 7.30-8.30pm

Open to any teenage girl, we are encouraging clubs or community groups to host a WIS evening, where their teen girls, can come together to watch and learn from this webinar (also open to any teenage girl / parent in the community). Topics include menstruation, body image and selecting the right sports bra.

• Breaking Barriers: Women in Officiating – Thursday March 6th, 8-9pm

Targeting female officials, topics include challenges, achievements, and future opportunities for women officiating in sport.