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  • The impact of organisational factors on career pathways for female coaches

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    Author(s)
    Greenhill, J
    Auld, C
    Cuskelly, G
    Hooper, S
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Auld, Christopher J.
    Cuskelly, Graham
    Year published
    2009
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    Abstract
    Government and sport organisations have spent considerable resources on increasing the number of female coaches in sport, yet women are still significantly under-represented in this sector. Research directed towards understanding why females remain involved in coaching in the Australian sport system has tended to focus on individual barriers and motivations, with generally less attention given to the organisational setting in which coaches work. To examine why there continues to be low numbers of female coaches in elite sport, Kanter's (Kanter, R. M. (1977). Men and women of the corporation. New York: Basic) organisational ...
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    Government and sport organisations have spent considerable resources on increasing the number of female coaches in sport, yet women are still significantly under-represented in this sector. Research directed towards understanding why females remain involved in coaching in the Australian sport system has tended to focus on individual barriers and motivations, with generally less attention given to the organisational setting in which coaches work. To examine why there continues to be low numbers of female coaches in elite sport, Kanter's (Kanter, R. M. (1977). Men and women of the corporation. New York: Basic) organisational theory of homologous reproduction was used to guide a case study of a state sport organisation (SSO). Results indicated that organisational strategies, prevailing hegemonic masculinity, and systemic barriers in the SSO were sustaining male coaching dominance in the organisation whilst marginalizing women.
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    Journal Title
    Sport Management Review
    Volume
    12
    Publisher URI
    http://smaanz.cadability.com.au/Default.aspx?SecId=20
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smr.2009.03.002
    Copyright Statement
    © 2009 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Organisational planning and management
    Commercial services
    Sport and leisure management
    Marketing
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/29602
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