today, on international women's day, the prime minister granted their wish. we are passionate about a lasting legacy, and the next generation of football for girls especially, but it's exciting times ahead, and hopefully there are girls who can take over from us and dojust even better. fantastic football players, but so much more than that, their consciousness, that social conscience, and trying to have a positive impact on society has brought us where we are today. with a two—year cash injection, the government wants all english primary schools to achieve sport gender equality, and to commit to a minimum of two hours of pe a week. these figures illustrate why. 72% of girls play as much football as boys in primary school, but by the time they reach secondary school, that figure drops to 41%. only 46% of all schools offer girls the same access