The changes are shedding more light on how menstruation affects female athletes and they also reflect women's growing status as global stars.
, who has championed gender equality in the sport, and coach Judy Murray, the mother of British star Andy Murray — have also spoken out about the anxiety and even trauma that the all-white dress code can cause female players.
For way too long, periods have remained a taboo subject in sports despite being a natural part of female physiology and “something that half our population experiences every single month,” said Dr. Anita Biswas, the lead tournament doctor at Wimbledon and co-lead for the female athlete health and performance program at the U.K. Sports Institute.
Campaigners from Address The Dress Code outside the main gate at Wimbledon tennis tournament in southwest London on July 9, 2022.Similar period-friendly dress code changes are also starting to take hold in women’s soccer and rugby.last year by ending the country’s long quest for soccer glory at the European Championship, have now switched from white shorts to blue for the World Cup that kicks off later this month.
“It’s a really welcome change to see,” said Tanya Martin, head of insight at Women in Sport, a London-based charity that works to break down gender inequalities in sport. “Because we do have to recognize that women and girls have unique needs to men and boys.” As the interest in women’s sports has grown in recent years, more time and money have been invested to find ways in which females can perform at their best, Biswas said, and sportswear is just one of the ways.
“There are a lot of legacies of that where women just don’t fit in, in the same way,” said Sarah Zipp, associate professor in sport management at Mount St. Mary’s University and founder of the“Sport is something you do with your body and when your body is in a specific state of being on your period, you might need some changes, you might need some different support,” Zipp said. ”It’s not a philosophical thing. It’s a practical matter.
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