Inclusive Sportswear CIC

We are launching the Inclusive Sportswear Charter today: empowering NGBs, schools and brands to ensure clothing is never a barrier to sport. inclusivesportswear.com/our-charter #inclusion #edi #dei #equality

@ECB_cricket @EnglandNetball Having @EnglandHockey & @GBHockey on too is a big step in the right direction as three of the most influential NGBs pledge to our cause!

Great to have both the @ECB_cricket & @EnglandNetball as early adopters for this game changing charter!

We are launching the Inclusive Sportswear Charter today: empowering NGBs, schools and brands to ensure clothing is never a barrier to sport. inclusivesportswear.com/our-charter #inclusion #edi #dei #equality

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

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/…

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…

Thank you @WomensSport @Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/hockey/2023/04…

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

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

@ParkPlayUK Love this. Excellent work @ParkPlayUK

Kit is one of the biggest barriers to being active. At @ParkPlayUK 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

@InclusiveSprtwr wants to hear your sports kit stories! Comment using #inclusivesportswear or message directly. #EveryBodyBelongs

@howard__tess 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_uni 🤝 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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

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

... The next step for Tess is to take her findings worldwide🌎 Through @InclusiveSprtwr, 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 has already reformed the @Vitality_UK Women’s Hockey Premier League - which her team @eghockeyclub 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]

Gendered school sports kits play a “major role” in high drop-out rates of teen girls in sport, a new study published today in @SESJournal shows❗ In this thread, watch @GBHockey & @EnglandHockey star @howard__tess 🏑 passionately explain the importance of her findings... [1/4]