The women of West Bromwich Albion change their white home shorts to suit their players’ menstrual cycles… just months after Lionesses hero Beth Mead revealed she had highlighted the same problem with the giant of Nike sportswear.
- West Brom Women have changed the color of the home game shorts
- The change is effective immediately, and the shorts will be navy blue going forward.
- Club captain Hannah George expressed her support for the decision.
- The move comes amid a broader campaign around women’s sportswear.
West Bromwich Albion Women have changed the color of their playing shorts for the remainder of the 2022/23 season and beyond.
The decision to swap the team’s white home shorts for navy blue was made after consulting with the team about the impracticality of wearing white while players are on their period.
A statement posted on the club’s website acknowledged that “wearing white during period is a theme that has been highlighted by women in all sports” and announced that the theme will be “fully considered” in all future kit designs. .
West Brom Women’s captain Hannah George expressed support for the decision.
“It is fantastic that the club supports our change to navy shorts. Representing the club professionally and looking smart in the uniform is very important to us.
“This change will help us focus on our performance without added worry or anxiety.”
The move marks the latest example of female athletes campaigning for change regarding white sportswear and menstrual cycles.
West Brom Women will no longer wear white shorts as part of their home kit
In July, activists gathered outside the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to protest Wimbledon’s decision that all players, both men and women, must wear white at the competition.
‘These archaic rules were written years ago by men and have become stricter and stricter over the years.
‘It’s about time they were rewritten with menstruation in mind.’ Gabriella Holmes, one of the co-founders of the ‘Address The Dress Code’ campaign explained.
In July, a group of protesters called on Wimbledon organizers to drop their all-white dress code for menstruating players.
England star Beth Mead spoke to Nike about the issue of white shorts in women’s sport earlier this year.
The theme of white shorts in women’s football has also reached the highest levels of the sport.
After Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses began their victorious Euro 2022 campaign with a win over Austria earlier this year, England striker Beth Mead said she had given kit maker Nike her opinion on the impracticality of players wear white shorts.
