Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Sport in Society |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 657-675 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISSN | 1743-0437 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2010 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Science
- Gender
- Gender equality
- Leadership
- Sport organisations
- Culture of organisations
- Scandinavia
- Denmark
- Norway
- Sweden
