Gender Equity in UK Sport Leadership and Governance

Philippa Velija, Lucy Piggott

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    Abstract

    Gender Equity in UK Sport Leadership and Governance goes beyond the headlines to provide a timely analyses of current strategy, policy, structure, and practice relating to gender equity in the leadership and governance of sport in the UK. It brings together the expertise and empirical insights from the work of scholars who are researching in this field.

    Providing theoretical and historical insights, the first part of this edited collection includes chapters on intersectionality and the history of women in sport leadership and governance. The chapters in the second part explore gender equity in the UK home nations, analysing policy and practice within each home country, while problematising the complexity of a dual approach that includes devolved nation policies and UK policies. The final element draws together chapters that explore organisational practices and the gender pay gap and makes visible the everyday experiences of women working in the sector.

    For those working in sport and researching gender equity, this collection provides evidence-based suggestions on ways we can evidence and create change within the sector through future research and applied practice.
    Original languageEnglish
    PublisherEmerald Publishing Limited
    VolumeEmerald Studies in Sport and Gender
    ISBN (Print)9781800432079
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 27 Jan 2022

    Publication series

    NameEmerald Studies in Sport and Gender
    PublisherEmerald

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