by admin | Jul 31, 2024 | Representation, SEW
At least once every four years, a controversy erupts over female athletes’ sports apparel. And following Nike’s reveal of one 2024 Team USA Olympic track and field kit, athletes and fans have been questioning yet again what a uniform says about women’s place in elite...
by admin | Apr 18, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Nike on Thursday shared a sneak peek of its track and field uniforms for the 2024 Paris Olympics which have been the talk of social media — but maybe not for the reasons Nike wants. For Team USA’s male team members, it was a compression tank top and mid-thigh shorts —...
by admin | Oct 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Manchester City will no longer wear white shorts during games next season to ease players’ period concerns during matches, the Women’s Super League club confirmed on Wednesday. The club made the announcement along with kit sponsor Puma. The City women,...
by admin | Sep 30, 2022 | Representation, SEW
West Bromwich Albion’s women’s team will switch to navy shorts to get rid of the anxiety of having to wear white while on their period. They will wear the new home kit for the rest of the season and beyond after consultation with the whole squad. Captain...
by admin | May 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Members of the Albany High School girls’ track and field team in upstate New York received a suspension after promoting a petition to wear sports bras instead of shirts during practice, according to the Times Union. Albany School District Athletic Director Ashley...
by admin | Sep 30, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Copenhagen, Sep 30 (AP) The five Nordic countries urged the International Handball Federation “to review uniform rules in accordance with gender equality” after the Norway team was punished for wearing shorts instead of the mandated bikini uniform....
by admin | Aug 4, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
For female Olympians, the debate over uniforms has taken center stage alongside their athletic performances. U.S. beach volleyball players April Ross and Alix Klineman wear bikinis because of heat and sand, though Ross acknowledged that the two-piece bathing suit also...
by admin | Jul 30, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The decision to take to the court in shorts instead of the required but, in their eyes, degrading bikini bottoms had been brewing for some time. The question was whether they were prepared to risk a fine or worse for breaking the rules. And then finally,...
by admin | Jul 23, 2021 | Representation, SEW
It’s 2021, but the policing of female athletes’ bodies is a practice that continues to thrive. The Norwegian women’s beach handball team is in a battle with the sport’s governing bodies to wear less-revealing uniforms. After the...
by admin | Jul 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Norway’s women’s beach handball team was fined by the European Handball Federation on Monday, after players wore shorts, instead of the required bikini bottoms, during a game over the weekend. The International Handball Federation requires women to wear bikini bottoms...
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