Sports Diplomacy and Gender: Equal Opportunities for Women in Czech Basketball
The article focuses on the role of equal opportunities and gender in the sports environment, examining their impacts on the creation and functioning of sports diplomacy. Subsequently, in the form of a case study it first concentrates on the Czech sports environment and women’s representation in inte...
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| author | Kočí Kateřina Dubský Zbyněk Burgrová Ilona |
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| description | The article focuses on the role of equal opportunities and gender in the sports environment, examining their impacts on the creation and functioning of sports diplomacy. Subsequently, in the form of a case study it first concentrates on the Czech sports environment and women’s representation in international and national sports federations. In the final part, it examines the basketball environment and analyses its individual structures. Women are not sufficiently represented as coaches, referees or officials. Several main challenges are mentioned: the perception of sport as a predominantly male phenomenon, the overall society setting fixed on traditional perceptions of the role of women and men in the Czech Republic, a small number of suitable female sports models, the time-consuming character of the activities, gender stereotypes at work, the absence of suitable conditions for reconciling family and work life and the low self-confidence of female candidates. The article concludes that the Czech sports environment (including basketball) is markedly masculine, and women face a number of barriers, which in practice are reflected in the Czech Republic’s representation in international sport organisations and the way in which sports diplomacy is used as a foreign policy tool. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2361f0d77cfd46c699cfbf874b5f05732022-12-21T21:23:25ZcesSciendoPolitics in Central Europe1801-34222021-09-0117345147910.2478/pce-2021-0019Sports Diplomacy and Gender: Equal Opportunities for Women in Czech BasketballKočí Kateřina0Dubský Zbyněk1Burgrová Ilona2Assistant Professor and Research Fellow, University of Economics and Business and Associate Researcher, Institute of International Relations, Prague.Assistant Professor and Research Fellow at the University of Economics and Business and Associate Researcher, Institute of International Relations, Prague.External Associate to Czech Olympic Committee and the former Czech professional basketball player.The article focuses on the role of equal opportunities and gender in the sports environment, examining their impacts on the creation and functioning of sports diplomacy. Subsequently, in the form of a case study it first concentrates on the Czech sports environment and women’s representation in international and national sports federations. In the final part, it examines the basketball environment and analyses its individual structures. Women are not sufficiently represented as coaches, referees or officials. Several main challenges are mentioned: the perception of sport as a predominantly male phenomenon, the overall society setting fixed on traditional perceptions of the role of women and men in the Czech Republic, a small number of suitable female sports models, the time-consuming character of the activities, gender stereotypes at work, the absence of suitable conditions for reconciling family and work life and the low self-confidence of female candidates. The article concludes that the Czech sports environment (including basketball) is markedly masculine, and women face a number of barriers, which in practice are reflected in the Czech Republic’s representation in international sport organisations and the way in which sports diplomacy is used as a foreign policy tool.https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2021-0019equal opportunitiessportsports diplomacysoft powerbasketball |
| spellingShingle | Kočí Kateřina Dubský Zbyněk Burgrová Ilona Sports Diplomacy and Gender: Equal Opportunities for Women in Czech Basketball Politics in Central Europe equal opportunities sport sports diplomacy soft power basketball |
| title | Sports Diplomacy and Gender: Equal Opportunities for Women in Czech Basketball |
| title_full | Sports Diplomacy and Gender: Equal Opportunities for Women in Czech Basketball |
| title_fullStr | Sports Diplomacy and Gender: Equal Opportunities for Women in Czech Basketball |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sports Diplomacy and Gender: Equal Opportunities for Women in Czech Basketball |
| title_short | Sports Diplomacy and Gender: Equal Opportunities for Women in Czech Basketball |
| title_sort | sports diplomacy and gender equal opportunities for women in czech basketball |
| topic | equal opportunities sport sports diplomacy soft power basketball |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2021-0019 |
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