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Read more › News - 8th March 2023

Three million women and girls at parkrun, but we can do more

Today is International Women’s Day and we’re proud to have welcomed nearly three million women and girls to walk, jog, run and volunteer at parkrun.   Whilst thousands of women and girls participate in parkrun every single weekend, we also know that females are less likely to come along to parkrun after they have registered….

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Read more › News - 10th March 2022

Welcoming nearly 100,000 women and girls for #IWDparkrun

Success as #IWDparkrun encourages female participation at parkruns around the world, in a celebration of International Women’s Day.   parkruns all over the world united in a celebration of women and girls on Saturday 5 March, to mark International Women’s Day.   Around the globe, almost  1,000 females volunteered for the very first time, and more…

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Read more › News - 11th March 2021

Breaking down barriers

This time last year, to mark International Women’s Day 2020, parkrun countries came together in a global celebration of female participation.   Here, we look back on that special day, the legacy it left behind, and parkrun’s ongoing commitment to breaking down barriers to participation for women and girls.   On the 8 March 2020,…