A reflection of the contributions of “Women in sport management: advancing the representation through HRM structures”

Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to offer a reflection of contributions made by the paper “Women in sport management: advancing the representation through HRM structures.”Design/methodology/approachThe approach the paper took in preparing this reflection was to offer the recollections as why the study was initiated and the significance it has had since being in print.FindingsIn this paper, four key outcomes of the original study are identified and discussed. They are that women rated their leaders as significantly less committed to gender equity than men did; that experiencing a gender equity lawsuit increased top management's philosophical support of gender equity, that top management support for gender equity is significantly positively associated with both substantive human resource management (HRM) practices and the percentage of female managers in the organization; and that the presence of substantive HRM practices for gender equity is unrelated to the employment of female sport managers.Originality/valueThe paper offers insight on the significance of the original paper and communicates the importance of further practical and scholarly efforts to increase gender equity within management.