Kath Woodward is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the Open University. She researches gendered embodiment and feminist theories and psychosocial approaches, for example, to being in the zone. She has published extensively on the sexual politics of sport, social divisions and transforming identities.

Sophie Woodward is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester. She carries out research into material culture, materiality and everyday lives, and has a particular interest in creative methods. She has a parallel interest in feminist theories and feminist movements; she is the author of several books in the areas of everyday consumption, material culture and feminism.