Gender Participation in Decision Making Positions of Sport Federations
File version
Accepted Manuscript (AM)
Author(s)
Sotiriadou, Kalliopi
Gargalianos, Dimitris
Griffith University Author(s)
Primary Supervisor
Other Supervisors
Editor(s)
Bullingham, Rachael
Molnár, Győző
Date
Size
File type(s)
Location
License
Abstract
Gender equality contributes to economic prosperity as it improves organizational effectiveness and strengthens employee organizational commitment. Over the last decades, considerable progress has been made, predominately in developed Western countries, around gender equality in education, politics, and sports. Standards about equal gender representation are normally set at all levels of governance and management. Nevertheless, the pace to reaching gender balance is rather slow. This chapter focuses on gender participation in leadership positions within sport federations. The chapter draws on relevant, generic guidelines produced by the United Nations and offers examples of two countries, which have advanced national gender equity bodies in recognition of the importance of narrowing the gender gap. This chapter broadens the understanding of (a) women's participation in managing sport organizations, (b) women's barriers to taking up decision making positions, (c) strategies that Olympic Movement bodies adopt to address the challenge of gender equality in key sport managerial positions, (d) the role of higher education in promoting gender equality, and (e) existing networking support and training for women to enter the boards of sport organizations. The chapter concludes with recommendations in planning and implementing strategies and techniques to address gender equality in sport decision making positions.
Journal Title
Conference Title
Book Title
The Routledge Handbook of Gender Politics in Sport and Physical Activity
Edition
1st
Volume
Issue
Thesis Type
Degree Program
School
Publisher link
Patent number
Funder(s)
Grant identifier(s)
Rights Statement
Rights Statement
© 2022 Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in The Routledge Handbook of Gender Politics in Sport and Physical Activity on 29 July 2022, available online: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003093862
Item Access Status
Note
Access the data
Related item(s)
Subject
Sport and leisure management
Gender studies not elsewhere classified
Gender studies
Gender and politics
Persistent link to this record
Citation
Drakou, A; Sotiriadou, K; Gargalianos, D, Gender Participation in Decision Making Positions of Sport Federations, The Routledge Handbook of Gender Politics in Sport and Physical Activity, 2022