Investigation of social gender equality on the board of directors of the sports organizations of the Sakarya University
In cooperation with universities of Sakarya University and European Union Countries (Spain, Italy, UK and Portugal), Erasmus + project, which is accepted for the purpose of improving the accessibility of women to sports boards, has started. A researcher from Sakarya University will investigate gender equality in the corporate governance of sports organizations as part of a project funded by four European Union countries and European Commission Erasmus + sports projects. The primary objective of the project is to increase the participation of all sports federations within the scope of Erasmus + sports activities and the women in the board of directors of all sports cooperation.
It is expected that the results of the project will promote gender equality in the decision-making stages of sports organizations and contribute to identify possible measures. Dr. Bud GÜNGÖR GÖKSU (Sakarya University, Turkey), Dr. Prof. Dr. Maria Luisa ESTEBAN SALVADOR (Project Coordinator, University of Zaragoza, Spain) Charlotte SMITH (University of Leicester) Emilia FERNANDES (University of Minho, Portugal) and Dr. Tiziana Di CIMBRINI (Teramo University, Italy) alı Corporate Governance in Sport Organizations: A Gender Based Approach (GESPORT) ve .
The project started on 1 January 2018 and the first project meeting took place on 15-19 January 2018 in Teruel, Spain. The project is 3 years old and will end in December 2020. The researchers will examine the women’s board of directors in project closure and will present recommendations for strengthening their professional progress in the decision-making stages of women’s sports organizations.
Speaking at the press conference, Dr. GÜNGÖR GÖKSU the situation of women on the boards of sports organizations in Turkey has expressed in the following words:
“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 women executives is analyzed within the scope of the Ministry, unfortunately there are no women managers within the scope of senior management. The second important sports organizations 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 number of female executives on the boards of sports organizations in Turkey is around 5%, the remaining 95% 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.
Project coordinator Esteban mentioned the importance of the project with the following words:
’European women’s board of directors in sport organizations
both women-oriented organizations and members for a better understanding of their representation
the development of gender policies by countries is recommended. Women’s
developed to increase participation in leadership positions in sport organizations
policies must be implemented urgently. Also the idea of this project,
the experiences of women, their role in board of directors,
It has been developed to take account of corporate governance practices and the problems and limitations faced by women in their professional lives and to contribute to the development of other women’s careers. kurumsal
In the first phase, the project will develop a database and a general perspective on the representation of women in 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 have interesting and satisfying stories in the sports field. In addition, a logo competition will be held within the scope of the project. Students from five partner countries can attend this competition. However, as part of the project, 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 be held. The total cost of the project is € 320,511. Spanish version of related news is available on the following link:
Presentación del proyecto europeo GESPORT, en el Campus de la Universidad , en Teruel
For more information, please visit the Faculty of Political Sciences. You can contact Gonca GÜNGÖR GÖKSU, ggungor@sakarya.edu.tr