ŽENE U SPORTU – RODNA RAVNOPRAVNOST U SPORTU, MEDIJIMA I SPORTSKIM ODNOSIMA S JAVNOŠĆU
WOMEN IN SPORT (GENDER EQUALITY IN SPORT, MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS IN SPORT)
Author(s): Martina Planinić, Ružica LjubičićSubject(s): Gender Studies, Sociology of Culture, Sports Studies
Published by: Sveučilište u Mostaru i Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar, Zagreb
Keywords: sport; men; women; gender equality; equal pay; sponsorship agreements; media; prejudice; women in sport;
Summary/Abstract: Sport is one of the world’s most important resources and an indispensable part of international culture. Men and women participate in most sports from football, basketball, boxing to extreme sports. The aim of this paper is to research gender equality in many aspects of sport, from equal pay, sponsorship agreements, to scholarships as state support to talented athletes. The paper presents a theoretical framework for defining sport and its significance. The media attitude towards sports is discussed and the symbiosis relationship between sports and the media is emphasized. The focus of the paper is on women in sports and their progress towards gender equality in all sports activities from participation, coaching positions to management. An analysis of the results of the survey was done. The survey was conducted on a representative sample of 201 respondents. The questionnaire was on sports monitoring and key issues on equality in the choice of sports, media attention, equal pay and sponsorship agreements as well as on prejudice against female athletes and career duration and monitoring of women’s football given the growing popularity of the sport.
Journal: Mostariensia - časopis za društvene i humanističke znanosti
- Issue Year: 24/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 133-153
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Croatian