Women and girls are often excluded from organised sport or face challenges in accessing, or developing within, sport. This is the first book to focus on sport development for women and girls. It provides a theoretical and practical framework for readers in the emerging field of sport development.

1. Introduction, 2. Participation Opportunities and Pathways for Women and Girls, 3. Developing Sport for Girls and Adolescents, 4. Developing Sport for Mothers with Dependent Children, 5. Developing Sport for Older Women, 6. Developing Sport for Women and Girls with a Disability, 7. Promoting LGBT+ Inclusion in Women's and Girls' Sport: Lessons from Australia, 8. Developing Sport for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women and Girls, 9. Developing Sport for Indigenous Women and Girls, 10. Developing Sport for Women and Girls in Underserved and Low Socioeconomic Communities, 11. Empowering Women and Girls Through Sport, 12. Developing Sport for Women and Girls: Education, 13. Gender, Sport and Livelihoods, 14. Promoting Health for Women and Girls Through Sport, 15. High-Performance Athletes, 16. Coaches and Officials, 17. Athlete Protection and Duty of Care, 18. Regulating High Testosterone in International Women's Sport, 19. Professional Women's Sport Leagues, 20. Developing Sport for Women and Girls: Media Influence