Sexism and sport: why body-baring team uniforms are bad for girls and women
Sarah Zipp, University of Stirling and Sasha Sutherland, The University of the West Indies, Barbados
Team outfits and fashion were not supposed to be a big talking point at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. But protests over skimpy uniforms by two women’s teams in the months before the games have brought bikinis and high-cut leotards into the spotlight. Now these high-profile campaigns are leaving Olympians, fans and aspir...
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