Women's representation in the management and supervisory bodies of sports organizations in Morocco: Case of soccer sports structures

Abstract

The study of female representation in traditional male sports structures has allowed us to learn about the level of involvement of women in leadership positions in soccer in Morocco. The main objective of our research is to understand the role of women and the obstacles that prevent them from a better integration in the positions of responsibility in the sports environment.

To study the discrimination of women in access to decision-making bodies, and the barriers that prevent them from easily passing through the decision-making processes. We distributed 50 questionnaires and interviewed women (N = 4) who currently hold senior positions in the field of sport.

The analysis of the data shows that women are likely to experience problems in sectors that have not reached a certain critical mass of women and as long as they are a minority in the decision-making spheres within a sports sector, they may encounter obstacles.

Thus, the study shows that this low presence is due to the presence of prejudices of women with a traditional vision, the lack of motivation and the weight of family and professional obligations.

In the end, we can deduce that the social environment as well as the cultural level diminish the gap that can exist between men and women and allows both of them to have an almost equal access to the sports environment in general and to the positions of responsibility in particular.

This work is relevant in the search for measures that promote the accessibility of women in the decision-making process to develop and promote the female component in sport.

JEL Classification : L83, Z20

Paper type: Empirical research