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.

About the Author

Philippa Velija is Head of Social Sciences, Psychology and Education at Solent University, UK.

Lucy Piggott is a Postdoctoral Fellow within the Department of Sociology and Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway.

Book Information
ISBN 9781800432079
Author Philippa Velija
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Emerald Publishing Limited
Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
Weight(grams) 490g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm