Women In Sport Leadership

Although women and girls participate in sport in greater numbers than ever before, research shows there has been no significant increase in women leading sport organizations. This book takes an international, evidence-based perspective in examining women in sport leadership and offers future directions for improving gender equity. With contributions from leading international sport scholars and practitioners, it explores the opportunities and challenges women face while exercising leadership in sport organizations and evaluates leadership development practices. While positional leadership is crucial, this book argues that some women may choose to exercise leadership in non-positional ways, challenging readers to consider their personal values and passions. The chapters not only discuss key topics such as gender bias, intersectionality, quotas, networking, mentoring and sponsoring, but also present a variety of strategies to develop and support the next generation of women leaders in sport. A new model of how to achieve gender equity in sport leadership is also introduced. Women in Sport Leadership: Research and Practice for Change is important reading for all students, scholars, leaders, administrators, and coaches with an interest in sport business, policy and management, as well as women’s sport and gender studies.

Is there some kind of unintentional gender discrimination against female coaches in the sports world? We've all seen male coaches coaching female sports, but have you ever seen a woman coaching a male league? How can we get more women to coach male and female sports from the pee wee leagues to the pros? In Bridging the Gender Gap in Sport Leadership, Dr. Terry Eguaoje offers us an opportunity to discover answers to all of these questions and more by surveying and personally interviewing those in the frontline of this dilemma. Bridging the Gender Gap in Sport Leadership provides realistic and practical recommendations and conclusions that will help all sports lovers and administrators take the right step in ending what has been described as institutional occupational discrimination against females in sports.

Gender Equity in UK Sport Leadership and Governance goes beyond the headlines to provide critical and timely analyses of current strategy, policy, structure, and practice relating to gender equity in the leadership and governance of sport in the UK.

The Second Edition of Sport Leadership in the 21st Century provides students with the most current and comprehensive understanding of leadership in sport management. Authored and contributed by leading sport management researchers and practitioners, this text immerses students in the learning process through case studies, interviews with leaders in the sport industry, critical thinking questions, and rich content.

Women in many Westernized countries encounter a wider variety of career opportunities than afforded in previous decades, and the percentage of women leaders in nearly every sector is on the rise. Sport coaching, however, remains a domain where gender equity has declined or stalled, despite increasing female sport participation. The percentage of women who coach women are in the minority in most sports, and there is a near absence of women coaching men. This important new book examines why. Drawing on original multi-disciplinary research from across the globe, including first-hand accounts from practicing coaches, the book illuminates and examines the status of women in coaching, explores the complex issues they face in pursuing their careers, and suggests solutions for eliminating the barriers that impede women in coaching. Developing an innovative model of intersectionality and power constructs through which to guide research, the book covers issues including sexual identity, race, motherhood, cross-gender coaching and media coverage to give voice to women coaches from around the world. As such, Women in Sports Coaching is essential reading for serious students and scholars of sports coaching, sport sociology or anyone with an interest in gender and sport.

Leadership is a critical element in many spheres of human societies. Although scholars hold divergent views on the definition of leadership, most concur on the need for leaders to bring about positive changes in societies. According to Nohria and Khurana (2010), leadership refers to "a certain quality of an individual personality" that sets a person a part from others (p. 8). From a behaviorist perspective, Northouse (2007) defines leadership as "a process whereby an individual influences a group of people to achieve a common goal" (p. 3). Scholars (Brinia, 2011; Gunbayani, 2005) concur that leadership is a position of influence that allows a person to motivate, inspire, and to set direction for the purpose of achieving certain goals. Leadership operates under three dimensions that include: context, vision, and action (Levitt, 2010). Considering varying definitions of leadership, Bass (1997) and Fiedler (1993) suggest the meaning of leadership be defined and understood within specific situations or contexts.