Dowie was called into an England training camp while still a year ten pupil at Roundwood Park School. She has since represented England at Under-17, 19, 20 and 23 levels, playing in the FIFA Under-20's World Cup Finals in Chile in November 2008. She was included in coach Hope Powell's squad for the pre-Euro 2009 friendlies against Iceland and Denmark, but did not play and was left out of the final Euro 2009 squad.