Addressing Gender Inequities in Collegiate Sport

Yiamouyiannis, Athena; Osborne, Barbara

doi:10.1177/2158244012449340

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“…At that time, ya know, for a female to have oversight of men's sport was unheard of." Such sentiments support Yiamouyiannis and Osborne's (2012) findings that revealed a lack of women athletic administrator representation on committees governing men's sports. In the cognitive institution of intercollegiate athletics (Walker and Sartore-Baldwin, 2013) the thought of change to have more women athletic administrators with men's sports' oversight, specifically football oversight, still cannot be fathomed.…”

Section: Meso-level Factorssupporting

confidence: 62%

Institutionalized Barriers and Supports of Female Athletic Directors: A Multilevel Perspective

Taylor

Wells

2017

Journal of Intercollegiate Sport

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Despite an increase in participation rates among girls and women across all levels of sport, women are still underrepresented in leadership positions. Less than 10% of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Athletic Directors (ADs) are female. The current study examined the supports and barriers of 10 NCAA Division I female ADs. Using institutional theory to frame the research, through semistructured interviews barriers and supports were categorized using a multilevel approach model (i.e., macro, meso, and micro). The multilevel approach allows readers to see how factors shape and are shaped by one another. Results revealed macro factors such as power, hegemonic masculinity, inclusive environments, stakeholder expectations, and institutional gender discrimination. Meso factors included occupational segregation, family-work life, organizational demography and culture. Micro factors included self-efficacy, gender socialization, career intentions, self-limiting behaviors, human and social capital. Overall, three factors emerged as support-only factors: inclusive environments, human and social capital, while seven factors materialized as barrier-only factors. These results have both theoretical and practical application opportunities for individuals, organizations, and society.

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Institutionalized Barriers and Supports of Female Athletic Directors: A Multilevel Perspective

Taylor

Wells

2017

Journal of Intercollegiate Sport

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“…Articles also often addressed inequalities in rules and regulations of NCAA (gender, competition, revenue imbalances etc.). For example, Yiamouyiannis and Osborne (2012) examined female representation in leadership roles within the NCAA governance structure.…”

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Governance in Sport: A Scoping Review

Dowling

Leopkey

Smıth

2018

Journal of Sport Management

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This article examines the current state of sport governance research within the field of sport management. In adopting Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) framework, a scoping review was conducted involving a comprehensive search of all published literature between 1980 and 2016.The process involved searching four electronic databases and a manual search of sport management journals. The search identified (n=243) journal articles that examined sport governance related issues. Findings are presented as a frequency and thematic analysis. The frequency analysis reveals a notable increase in sport governance research in recent years with a large number of non-empirical studies focused on the not-for-profit sector. The thematic analysis draws upon and extends Henry and Lee's (2004) three notions of governance and identifies sport governance-related topics, research contexts and social issues. Findings indicate that all three forms of governance (organizational, systemic, and political) have contributed to our understanding of sport governance but more empirical and theoretically driven research is needed.Keywords: sport governance, research methods, sport organisation governance GOVERNANCE IN SPORT: A SCOPING REVIEW Governance in Sport: A Scoping Review Governance in sport has become a central concern to sport management academics and practitioners in recent years as evidenced by the number of keynotes (e.g., Shilbury, 2015), special issues (e.g., Dolles & Söderman, 2011), and books (e.g., Hoye & Cuskelly, 2007;King, 2017) dedicated to examining sport governance issues. This interest has emerged, in part, from broader societal concerns surrounding governance (e.g., Enron scandal and the global economic crisis) but also due to recent high profile failures specifically within the context of sport (e.g., Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the Russian doping scandal). In general, the application of governance to the sport context sensitizes us to how sport organizations and systems are steered and controlled. Central to the concept of governance is the notion of power, where power lies within sport organizations and systems, and the extent to which power has shifted.Yet despite governance being recognized as a "paradigm-generating concept" (Bellamy & Palumbo, 2010, p. xii) that "has spawned a veritable cottage industry of its own" (Grix & Phillpots, 2011, p. 6), there has been no systematic attempt to capture the extent of this burgeoning literature base by either public administration, management or sport management scholars. It is also evident that despite much academic and practitioner interest in the concept of governance, definitional agreement within the broader public administration and management literature remains problematic. The concept of governance has been described as confusing (Kjaer, 2004), elusive (Pierre, 2000), and fuzzy (Colebatch, 2014), with its application to date being imprecise (Bevir, 2012) and with "too many meanings to be useful" (Rhodes, 1996, p. 660).Furthermo...

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“…This could include providing mentorship training to and for mentors and protégés in leadership courses or leadership development programs. In addition to mentoring, collegiate athletic departments, sport organizations, and more generally male-dominated industries, need to create and encourage more career breakthrough opportunities for women because even though male and female candidates may have similar career paths and job titles, women have not had the same responsibilities as men (Burton et al, 2011;Ohlott et al, 1994;Yiamouyiannis & Osborne, 2012). As such, career breakthroughs provide women an opportunity to be exposed to challenging experiences, so they are not eliminated from a candidate pool due to a lack of exposure or perceived lack of exposure and qualification.…”

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Career Breakthroughs of Women in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration: What is the Role of Mentoring?

Hancock

Grappendorf

Wells

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Journal of Intercollegiate Sport

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Participation in mentoring is integral for advancement within sport organizations, particularly for women (Bower, 2009;Shaw, 2006). However, it is unclear how mentoring contributes to opportunities for career advancement or breakthroughs (e.g., opportunities for new functional roles, project oversight) (Mainiero, 1994). Therefore, the purpose of this study was to understand the role of mentoring as it pertains to career breakthroughs for women in intercollegiate athletic administration. This qualitative study included 51 focus group participants in athletic administration at NCAA-member institutions (divisions, I, II, and III). Results suggested mentoring as a critical factor in career advancement. Participants indicated having a mentor was highly desired. Mentoring relationships with someone internal and external to their respective athletic departments was important. However, there was little consensus on the benefits or drawbacks of having a mentor of the same or opposite sex. Implications and strategies for developing mentoring relationships are also discussed.

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Addressing Gender Inequities in Collegiate Sport

Cited by 19 publications

References 31 publications

Institutionalized Barriers and Supports of Female Athletic Directors: A Multilevel Perspective

Institutionalized Barriers and Supports of Female Athletic Directors: A Multilevel Perspective

Governance in Sport: A Scoping Review

Career Breakthroughs of Women in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration: What is the Role of Mentoring?

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