Emma Hilton

Emma Hilton, a developmental biologist at the University of Manchester (UK) and a keen amateur sportswoman, discusses sex-segregation in sport, the impact of physical anatomy on performance and the necessity for a protected category for female athletes. In this episode, Hilton discusses with Julian Vigo her academic review of muscle and strength retention in trans-identified males suppressing the current policies within sports that argue for the inclusion of these males in female sport.