Over several months beginning in November 2018, 30 participants from a range of diverse communities came together in the Scottish Parliament to run their own committee inquiry, focusing on a topic of their choice: the relationship young women have with sport and physical activity and barriers to participation.

The inquiry focused on four main strands, and the report provides insights and recommendations for all:

• how socioeconomic status and protected characteristics impact participation in and access to sport and physical activity
• how sport and physical activity are provided in schools
• how societal pressures and external influences such as social media impact on participation in sport and physical activity
• examples of good practice in provision of sport and physical activity

This was the second Young Women Lead cohort, following on from the 2017–18 inquiry into sexual harassment in schools.