Insights into the Under-Representation of Women in Sports-Leadership in Kenya
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that lead to wo men underrepresentation in sport leadership in Kenya. The factors which were investigated included cultural, political, social and economic factors and how they interact with gender, age and positional status of the respondents to mediate wo men underrepresentation in sports leadership. Data was co llected through questionnaires fro m broad spectrum o f stakeholders in sport (national team players, coaches, sport science students, gamestutors and officials of sport federations, government, Kenya National sports council (KNSC), and National Oly mpic co mmittee of Kenya (NOC-K). The resulting data was analyzed through t-test and one way ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that 60% and 40% of respondents were males and females respectively. The categorical variables of gender, age and positional status had variant relationships with the factors that cause women underrepresentation in sport. The mitigating factors waned fro m economic, social, polit ical and cultural factor. Reco mmendations from the study have practical and policy implications to the Ministry of sport, sport federations, and educational institutions. Further research on the psychological factors that imp inge on wo men in sports leadership will be a worth while venture.
Authors: Andanje Mwisukha, Elijah G. Rintaugu
Language: English
Topic: Sports, Gender, and Society
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W52359779