“Erasmus+” Project to Investigate Gender Equality in Sports

With the cooperation of Sakarya University (SAU) and European Union Countries (Spain, Italy, England and Portugal), Erasmus + project, which is accepted to improve the accessibility of women to sports boards, has started.
Dr. Dr. Gonca Güngör Göksu will investigate gender equality in the corporate governance of sports organizations as part of a project funded by European Commission man Erasmus + ”sports projects from researchers from four EU countries. The primary objective of the project will be to increase the participation of all sports federations and all sports partnerships on the board of directors in the scope of arttırıl Erasmus + kurul sports activities. It is expected that the results of the project will promote gender equality in decision-making in sports organizations and contribute to identifying possible measures. PORT Corporate Governance in Sport Organizations: A Gendered Approach (GESPORT) PORT project started on 1 January and the first project meeting took place in Teruel, Spain from 15 to 19 January. The project will be completed in December 2020. The researchers will examine the women’s board of directors in the scope of the project and will present suggestions for strengthening their professional progress in the decision-making stages of women’s sports organizations.
Dr. Bud Güngör Goksu, at a press conference held on the project, “sports organization in Turkey are divided into three main groups among its members. The first of these is T.C. Ministry of Youth and Sports. When the situation of the women managers is analyzed within the scope of the Ministry, unfortunately, there are no women managers within the scope of senior management. The second major sports organization and Olympic Committee of Turkey. There are a total of 19 board members under the Committee. However, only five of the members are women. Finally, 59 sports federations in Turkey is available and only female chairman of Turkey Sailing Federation. When a general assessment made, the proportion of female managers in the organization of board sports in Turkey is 5 percent. The remaining 95 percent share is made up of male board members. Compared partner countries involved in the project, I think the worst case is Turkey. I am hopeful that this project will contribute positively in this sense and we will see this together as a result of the project. Bu
In the first phase, the project will develop a data base from each partner country and an overview of women’s representation on national sports boards. In the second stage, interviews will be carried out to analyze the experiences of women board members who have encountered glass ceiling in their professional life or who have interesting and satisfying stories in the sports field. In addition, a logo competition will be held within the scope of the project. Fine arts faculty students from five partner countries will be able to participate in this competition. As part of the project, however, a summer school will be held in the province of Teruel. In the final phase of the project, an international conference on sports and women will take place.

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