Gender relations in Scandinavian sport organizations - a comparison of the situation and the policies in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

TY - JOUR

T1 - Gender relations in Scandinavian sport organizations - a comparison of the situation and the policies in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

AU - Ottesen, Laila

AU - Skirstad, Berit

AU - Pfister, Gertrud Ursula

AU - Habermann, Ulla

N1 - CURIS 2010 5200 062

PY - 2010/5

Y1 - 2010/5

N2 - This essay examines the under-representation of females on executive boards in sport in the Scandinavian countries at all levels except the sports club. Hitherto, there has been no comparative research at all in Scandinavia on this subject. The explanations of this under-representation are linked to individual actors as well as organization-centred perspectives. The similarities and differences in Denmark, Norway and Sweden are explained in the light of gender policy in society at large and within the respective sports organizations. This gives plausible explanations for why female Danish sports leaders are less concerned with equality questions than their male counterparts. This is different to the situation in Sweden and Norway where women are more concerned with equality questions than the men. Equal opportunity plans in Sweden and quota schemes in Norway seem to have had an influence on attitudes towards equal opportunities in sports organizations.

AB - This essay examines the under-representation of females on executive boards in sport in the Scandinavian countries at all levels except the sports club. Hitherto, there has been no comparative research at all in Scandinavia on this subject. The explanations of this under-representation are linked to individual actors as well as organization-centred perspectives. The similarities and differences in Denmark, Norway and Sweden are explained in the light of gender policy in society at large and within the respective sports organizations. This gives plausible explanations for why female Danish sports leaders are less concerned with equality questions than their male counterparts. This is different to the situation in Sweden and Norway where women are more concerned with equality questions than the men. Equal opportunity plans in Sweden and quota schemes in Norway seem to have had an influence on attitudes towards equal opportunities in sports organizations.

KW - Faculty of Science

KW - Køn

KW - Ligestilling

KW - Ledelse

KW - Idrætsorganisationer

KW - Organisationskultur

KW - Skandinavien

KW - Danmark

KW - Norge

KW - Sverige

KW - Gender

KW - Gender equality

KW - Leadership

KW - Sport organisations

KW - Culture of organisations

KW - Scandinavia

KW - Denmark

KW - Norway

KW - Sweden

U2 - 10.1080/17430431003616423

DO - 10.1080/17430431003616423

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1743-0437

VL - 13

SP - 657

EP - 675

JO - Sport in Society

JF - Sport in Society

IS - 4

ER -