Perceived Barriers and Sources of Support for Undergraduate Female Students’ Persistence in the Sport Management Major

Sauder, Molly Hayes; Mudrick, Michael; DeLuca, Jaime R.

doi:10.1123/smej.2017-0025

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“…For example, although gender equity education is a key component of many sports management education programmes (e.g. Sauder et al, 2018), the lack of mentoring for women moving into sports governance roles outside formal education is considered a problem, including amongst athletes (Schull, 2017) . The combined consequence of all the shortfalls and inequalities outlined above is the reproduction of unequal selection practices, or ‘access discrimination’, which can deny women access to positions (e.g.…”

Section: Research At the Macro-levelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Women in sports leadership: A systematic narrative review

Evans

Pfister

2020

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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Gender inequity in sport organisation boards, particularly in decision-making positions, remains a significant issue. Considerable research exists on the topic yet attempts to integrate non-academic perspectives on this literature are relatively limited. We present a systematic narrative review, constructed in conjunction with the work of a ‘reflective panel’ which included sport, business and academic professionals from Europe and North America. The panel helped to inform the search strategy and reflected upon the narrative produced. In total, 154 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and grey literature publications were included. The resultant narrative is presented according to several scales of abstraction; macro-scale studies of global/national trends; meso-scale studies of processes (re)producing gender inequity; and microscopic studies of lived experiences of gender inequity. There is consensus in the literature that, globally, women continue to be under-represented in leadership positions. Patriarchal selection practices and organisational cultures reinforce this inequity, despite evidence that men in leadership roles recognise the problem. While gender equity policies exist, actions to pursue gender equity are more limited. Patriarchal language, gendered stereotypes and person-profiling still persist, resulting in specific emotional and practical challenges for women in sports leadership positions. The reflective panel recognised an over-representation of studies from a liberal ‘Western’ tradition that conceptualises gender inequity in a specific socio-cultural and political way. Studies also often overlook the effects of the intersectionality. Finally, we suggest areas for further research, including a need to understand the electoral procedures of sports organisations beyond ‘formal’ channels, to better understand women’s lived experiences of inequity and to investigate the experiences of women who either step down or are not appointed to leadership positions.

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Section: Research At the Macro-levelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Women in sports leadership: A systematic narrative review

Evans

Pfister

2020

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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“…Furthermore, female students felt they had to work harder than male students to overcome gender discrimination. Sauder, Mudrick, and DeLuca (2018) reaffirmed these findings in their study of perceived barriers and supports of female undergraduate sport management students. They found that the students felt a sense of otherness and were perceived as less credible.…”

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confidence: 53%

You Study Like a Girl: Experiences of Female Sport Management Students

Morris

Vooris

Mahoney

2019

Sport Management Education Journal

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Female students are underrepresented within university sport management programs. Because of the concept of the “chilly climate,” the underrepresentation may impact their experiences as students and their opportunities inside and outside of the classroom. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of female students’ experiences within this male-dominated major. Three qualitative focus groups with female sport management students were conducted. The results found the female students had strategies to overcome barriers, a firm understanding of the reality of the gender dynamic within sport management, and an awareness of the importance of networking to succeed in the major. These findings may help sport management programs better support their female students through initiatives like women-in-sport-management clubs.

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“…Professors and mentors may also be able to influence future leaders to uphold and celebrate the presence and benefits of equality, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. This is illustrated in the findings of Sauder et al (2018) when they described the influence higher education has in supporting women students and encouraging inclusiveness in their classrooms. In addition to being fair and just, these principles make sense from the perspective of heightening organizational effectiveness (Desvaux et al, 2007;Torchia et al, 2018).…”

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“…Finally, Sauder et al (2018) also utilized focus groups to gain the female sport management majors' perspectives on barriers and supports in the academic discipline of sport management. Four themes emerged from Saurder et al ( 2018) otherness, roles and credibility, prior experiences, and people of influence.…”

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Does the Next Generation of Sports Leaders Perceive the Presence of the Glass Ceiling and the Need to Shatter It? Insights of Undergraduate Students

2021

JLAE

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The rungs for advancement up the corporate ladder in the sports industry can be slippery for women. Is the next generation of sports leaders aware of this fact? Senior undergraduate sport management students from Canadian universities completed the Career Pathways Survey (CPS) instrument to measure their perceptions of the glass ceiling. Both groups aspire to senior leadership roles. However, only the students who identified as women perceived the presence of a glass ceiling. Sport management students need to be better educated on the presence of the glass ceiling so the benefits of equitable, inclusive, and diverse leadership groups can be realized.

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Perceived Barriers and Sources of Support for Undergraduate Female Students’ Persistence in the Sport Management Major

Cited by 19 publications

References 32 publications

Women in sports leadership: A systematic narrative review

Women in sports leadership: A systematic narrative review

You Study Like a Girl: Experiences of Female Sport Management Students

Does the Next Generation of Sports Leaders Perceive the Presence of the Glass Ceiling and the Need to Shatter It? Insights of Undergraduate Students

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