TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the gendered coaching workforce in Spanish sport
AU - Hinojosa-Alcalde, Ingrid
AU - Andrés, Ana
AU - Serra, Pedrona
AU - Vilanova, Anna
AU - Soler, Susanna
AU - Norman, Leanne
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by the Institut Nacional d’Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), and the Generalitat de Catalunya (2014SGR/1241). Ingrid Hinojosa-Alcalde is the recipient of a predoctoral fellowship from the Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR; Generalitat de Catalunya/FSE; Fons Social Europeu) (grant number: 2017 FI_B1 00011).
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2018/8/1
Y1 - 2018/8/1
N2 - The present study focuses on the demographic and labor characteristics of coaches in Spain. Kanter’s theory on occupational sex segregation will be used as a guiding framework. The study was conducted with 1685 coaches (82.3% men and 17.7% women) from different sports and performance domains. The results show that there is an underrepresentation of women as coaches in Spain and data highlight that coaches’ gender is related to three structural factors: opportunity, power, and proportion. The present data reveal that women are younger, less likely to be in a marriage-like relationship, less likely to have children, and more likely to have competed at a high level as an athlete when compared to their male counterparts. However, fewer women than men access and participate in coach education in Catalonia and the working status of women was different to that of men. To expand, women worked less hours, were more likely to be assistant coaches, and had less years of coaching experience. Understanding of how gender influences women’s access, progression, and retention in coaching in Spain illustrates the need for gender sport policies and practices in sport organizations. This approach can benefit not only women, but the diversity and enrichment of the coaching system.
AB - The present study focuses on the demographic and labor characteristics of coaches in Spain. Kanter’s theory on occupational sex segregation will be used as a guiding framework. The study was conducted with 1685 coaches (82.3% men and 17.7% women) from different sports and performance domains. The results show that there is an underrepresentation of women as coaches in Spain and data highlight that coaches’ gender is related to three structural factors: opportunity, power, and proportion. The present data reveal that women are younger, less likely to be in a marriage-like relationship, less likely to have children, and more likely to have competed at a high level as an athlete when compared to their male counterparts. However, fewer women than men access and participate in coach education in Catalonia and the working status of women was different to that of men. To expand, women worked less hours, were more likely to be assistant coaches, and had less years of coaching experience. Understanding of how gender influences women’s access, progression, and retention in coaching in Spain illustrates the need for gender sport policies and practices in sport organizations. This approach can benefit not only women, but the diversity and enrichment of the coaching system.
KW - Career development
KW - coach demographics
KW - equality
KW - occupational sex segregation
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U2 - 10.1177/1747954117747744
DO - 10.1177/1747954117747744
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85050684344
SN - 1747-9541
VL - 13
SP - 485
EP - 495
JO - International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
JF - International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
IS - 4
ER -