Sports participation and leadership: Gender and nationality disparities in Spain

• Gómez-González, Carlos ^[2] ; Suárez-Fernández, María José ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Oviedo

     Universidad de Oviedo

     Oviedo, España

     
  2. [2] Universidad de Zúrich
• Localización: Cuadernos económicos de ICE, ISSN 0210-2633, Nº 106, 2023 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Economía y Deporte), págs. 38-54
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.32796/cice.2023.106.7694
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Participación Deportiva y Liderazgo: Desigualdades de Género y Nacionalidad en España
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  • español

    Ser físicamente activo y participar en actividades deportivas son elementos clave para mejorarlos resultados relacionados con la salud, lo social y lo económico. A pesar de años de esfuerzospolíticos, la inactividad física sigue siendo alta, especialmente entre grupos demográficosespecíficos. Este estudio se centra en las diferencias de género y nacionalidad en España. Utilizamosdatos de la Encuesta de Hábitos Deportivos en España del 2020 para realizar un análisisdescriptivo de la participación deportiva y examinar sus correlaciones. Los resultados muestranque las mujeres y los extranjeros son menos propensos a practicar deportes. Además, recopilamosinformación del Consejo Superior de Deportes para examinar la representación de las mujeres enpuestos de liderazgo en el deporte desde 2016 hasta 2021. A pesar de los recientes aumentoscomo resultado de los esfuerzos políticos, las mujeres siguen siendo una minoría en todos lospuestos analizados. Discutimos las implicaciones directivas de nuestros hallazgos para las políticaspúblicas y reflexionamos sobre las direcciones futuras de la investigación en esta área.

  • English

    Being physically active and engaging in sports activities are critical for improving health-,social-, and economic-related outcomes. Despite years of policy efforts, physical inactivity remainshigh, especially among specific demographic groups. This study focuses on gender andnationality differences in Spain. We use data from the 2020 Survey of Sporting Habits in Spainto perform a descriptive analysis of sports participation and examine its correlates. The resultsshow that women and foreign nationals are less likely to practice sports. Additionally, we collectinformation from the High Council for Sports to examine women's representation in leadershippositions in sports from 2016 through 2021. Despite recent increases following policy efforts,women remain a minority in all analyzed positions. We discuss the managerial implications ofour findings for public policy and reflect on future research directions in this area.

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