Doing and Undoing Gender in Sport Governance

Processes of sense making enable individuals to explain or give meaning to their experiences including those pertaining to gender. Meanings shape both individual behaviors and expectations for the behavior of others. The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine how board members of national...

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Published in:Sex roles 2008, Vol.58 (1-2), p.81-92
Main Authors: Claringbould, Inge, Knoppers, Annelies
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior Problems
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Boards of directors
Females
Gender differences
Gender Discrimination
Gender identity
Gender Studies
Governance
Governing Boards
Interviews
Males
Medicine/Public Health
Minority Groups
Netherlands
Nursing
Organizational Culture
Original Article
Perceptions
Police
Psychology
Semi Structured Interviews
Sex
Sociology
Sports
Structured Interviews
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Summary:Processes of sense making enable individuals to explain or give meaning to their experiences including those pertaining to gender. Meanings shape both individual behaviors and expectations for the behavior of others. The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine how board members of national sport associations in the Netherlands made sense of gendered arrangements. We used a sense making approach that acknowledges the significance of context (gender ratio) and constructions of meaning in shaping organizational practices. The results, based on 29 semi-structured interviews, showed how board members gave meanings to gender skewness that included defining board work as gender (in) appropriate and sustaining and challenging behaviors defined as stereotypical. We discuss how the results reflect doing and undoing gender.
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/s11199-007-9351-9