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Gendered school sports kits play a “major role” in high drop-out rates of teen girls in sport, a new study published today in Sport, Education and Society Journal shows❗ In this thread, watch Great Britain Hockey & England Hockey star Tess Howard 🏑 passionately explain the importance of her findings... [1/4]

Tess' research has already reformed the Vitality UK Women’s Hockey Premier League - which her team East Grinstead HC just won this week🥳 She campaigned for change: And now, players are no longer required to wear skirts - they have the choice to wear shorts... 👏 👏 [2/4]

... The next step for Tess is to take her findings worldwide🌎 Through Inclusive Sportswear CIC, she aims to tackle gendered kit issues across all sport - as she shows 70% of interviewees report incidents of girls dropping sport at school due to clothing & body image concerns. [3/4]

Tess research was originally carried out as part of her dissertation whilst at Geography at Durham Durham University 📝 It's out now, fully #OpenAccess for everyone to read here 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #inclusivekit #sportskit #EastGrinstead #womenssport [4/4]

“It’s all about choice; choice is being rigorously inclusive.” ⁦Tess Howard⁩ on how girls are out off sport by clothing requirements. theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr…

Tess Howard That's not to say that making this change is easy, so check out and support Inclusive Sportswear CIC inclusivesportswear.com

Practical, Professional or Patriarchal? (Howard, 2023). Free to read thanks to Durham University 🤝 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Inclusive Sportswear CIC wants to hear your sports kit stories! Comment using #inclusivesportswear or message directly. #EveryBodyBelongs

Kit is one of the biggest barriers to being active. At ParkPlay everyone is welcome, you can wear what you like and play your way. The photo is from last Saturday at Spikes Bridge ParkPlay in Southall. (ParkPlay t-shirts optional 😉) #MeetMovePlay #EveryBodyBelongs

Thank you Telegraph Women’s Sport The Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/hockey/2023/04…

'No person should be put off participating in any sport based purely on what the uniform requires them to wear' #TelegraphWomensSport

We are launching 3rd May at the @IncludeSummit …SEE YOU THERE

The responses to these athletes having the audacity to wear what suits them shows the battle we are facing across the world of sport. The comments quoted are depressing to read, however these #BeachVolleyball ers deserve praise for their bravery. news.com.au/sport/olympics…

Great article by Cath Bishop exposing the fact that while #Paris2024 may have had gender parity in participation there is still a long way to go. When seeing the clothing worn always ask yourself: Is it practical, professional or patriarchal? theguardian.com/sport/article/…

Thank you England Netball for joining us on this journey, making sure sportswear is never a barrier to participation!