As with the men's Sevens World Series, teams compete for the title by accumulating points based on their finishing position in each tournament.

New rounds of the series were launched in Canada (specifically in Greater Victoria) and London.

[6] First, the USA event moved from Las Vegas to the Denver suburb of Glendale, Colorado.

This change was promoted by both World Rugby and the French Rugby Federation (FFR) as "enabl[ing] the FFR to maximise the visibility, attendance and impact of hosting the final round of the record-breaking series.

Games are much shorter, generally lasting only seven minutes per half, and tend to be very fast-paced, open affairs.

The game is both quicker and higher-scoring than 15-a-side rugby and the rules are simpler, which explains part of its appeal, and also gives players the space for superb feats of individual skill.

Prior to the inaugural season, a group of "core teams" that are guaranteed places in all series events was announced.

This was part of an IRB initiative to help jump-start women's rugby development in the country, which is set to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Four additional core teams were determined in a 12-team qualifying tournament held in Hong Kong on 12–13 September 2014.

[16] World Rugby did not initially announce full details of the qualification system for future series, but eventually determined that the top nine teams from the 2014–15 series would retain their status for 2015–16, with a world qualifier following in September 2015.