What steps it is taking to promote football for women and girls.

sportscotland, on the Scottish Executive's behalf, is taking a number of steps to promote football for women and girls.In the case of the structure of the women's game, these steps include ongoing investment in a Women's and Girl's Football Co-ordinator as part of the Youth Sport Programme and the provision of a funding package for the setting up of a Women's Football Department within the SFA
- this currently consists of the Scottish National Women's Team Coach/Director of Women's Football, two Assistant Directors and a Marketing Officer. Funding is also being provided to promote the provision of Partnership Posts in local authority areas and, to date, the employment of four full-time Women's Football Development Officers has been agreed with a fifth under discussion. In addition, sportscotland funds the Executive Administrator's post within the Scottish Women's Football Association, which has the responsibility for girl's and women's league football.At international level, sportscotland funds the national squad through the Talented Athlete Programme, while at youth level it works closely with schools through the remit of the Youth Sport Co-ordinator.sportscotland also maintains regular dialogue with the SFA about implementation of the Women's Football four-year development, now in its second year. In addition to this, I hope to meet with representatives of women's football in the near future myself to discuss issues relating to the women's game.