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How Sport Uniforms Impact Girls’ Confidence—Professor Clare Hanlon Explains

How Sport Uniforms Impact Girls’ Confidence—Professor Clare Hanlon Explains

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Transcending Sport is part of the Women Unscripted podcast network (formerly WiSP Sports) founded in 2012 by Chris Stafford, which has more than 1700 episodes from around the world of women’s sport and the arts. We have covered every sport and all the issues around women in sport. We have interviewed hundreds of athletes and several of them have hosted our shows over the years. Subscribe and download Women Unscripted for free access to our extensive archive library.In this episode of the Transcending Sport Podcast, host Chris Stafford sits down with Professor Clare Hanlon, Research Fellow at the Institute for Health and Sport at Victoria University in Melbourne, to explore groundbreaking research on sport uniforms for girls and how uniform design influences participation, performance, comfort, and confidence in youth sports. Professor Hanlon led a pioneering research team examining how girls’ sports uniforms impact engagement, body image, and long-term retention in sport. Their findings reveal powerful insights into why many girls disengage from physical activity—and how thoughtful uniform choices can create more inclusive, empowering, and equitable sporting environments. Listeners will learn:
  • Why uniform design plays a critical role in girls’ participation in sport
  • Key findings from Professor Hanlon’s national study on girls’ sports uniforms
  • How clothing impacts confidence, movement, performance, and self-expression
  • What sports organizations, coaches, and policymakers can do to support girls through inclusive uniform policies
  • The broader connection between uniform comfort and mental health, self-esteem, and identity
  • Practical steps for creating environments that encourage girls to stay active and engaged
This conversation is essential listening for coaches, educators, parents, sport administrators, researchers, and anyone committed to increasing participation rates for girls in sport. With real-world recommendations backed by research, Professor Hanlon reveals how simple changes—like uniform choices—can have a transformative impact on girls’ sporting experiences.

Keywords: girls in sport, sport uniforms for girls, inclusive sport environments, youth sport participation, Professor Clare Hanlon, Victoria University Melbourne, women in sport research, body confidence in sport, girls’ sport retention, sports uniform study, Transcending Sport Podcast, Chris Stafford, gender equity in sport.

Transcending Sport is part of the Women Unscripted podcast network (formerly WiSP Sports) founded in 2012 by Chris Stafford, which has more than 1700 episodes from around the world of women’s sport and the arts. We have covered every sport and all the issues around women in sport. We have interviewed hundreds of athletes and several of them have hosted our shows over the years. Subscribe and download Women Unscripted for free access to our extensive archive library.
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