The Last Bastion tells the story of Women in Sport, the UK’s first charity dedicated to breaking down the barriers that have long excluded women and girls from the world of sport. The charity h as been working for forty years to achieve gender equality at every level of sport, from grassroots campaigns to shaping national policy. The book draws on extensive archival research, illuminating the charity’s relentless pursuit of structural change Hewitt examines the backlash against progress, and highlights the persistent cultural hurdles that still keep women and girls from an equal playing field.
Tessa Sanderson, DBE, wrote the foreword and the book is endorsed by other well-known sportswomen, including Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Judy Murray.
