Reconfiguring the ‘playing field’ on and off the pitch - women’s professional sport in Australia
The aims of this project are: - To investigate emerging models of professional team sport for women in Australia - To develop an empirically derived, values-based model of organising and managing professional sport that acknowledges the legitimacy of women’s teams and competitions. - To identify management strategies for inclusive structures and policies to sustain the coexistence of professional team sport for both women and men. Funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant - DP190101722.
Project Owner: RMIT UniversityYear commenced: 2019
Anticipated completion: December 2023
Status: Active
Project ID: ID-230925-3097
Publications
| Title: | Women’s professional sport leagues: a systematic review and future directions for research |
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| Type | Academic Article |
| Details: | Alana Thomson, Michelle Hayes, Clare Hanlon, Kristine Toohey, Tracy Taylor, Sport Management Review, Volume 26(1), pp.48-71, (2023). |
| Link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14413523.2022.2066391 |
| Access/Audience: | Open |
| Date: | April 2022 |
| Title: | Exploring (Semi) Professionalization in Women’s Team Sport Through a Continuum of Care Lens |
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| Type: | Academic Article |
| Details: | Wendy O’Brien, Tracy Taylor, Clare Hanlon, Kristine Toohey, Journal of Sport Management, Volume 37(2), pp.129-140, (2023). |
| Link: | https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jsm/37/2/article-p129.xml |
| Access/Audience: | Open |
| Date: | November 2022 |
| Title: | The psychological contract of women athletes in semi-professional team sports |
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| Type: | Academic Article |
| Details: | Tracy Taylor, Wendy O’Brien, Kristine Toohey, Clare Hanlon, Sport Management Review, (August 2023). |
| Link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14413523.2023.2243110 |
| Access/Audience: | Open |
| Date: | August 2023 |
| Title: | Project background |
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| Type: | Other |
| Details: | Griffith University website providing details on the purpose, research team, methodology, and project updates. |
| Link: | https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-business-school/departments/tourism-sport-hotel-management/research/reconfiguring-womens-professional-sport |
| AccessAudience: | Open |
| Date: | 2019 |
Project owner
| Contact Name: | Professor Tracy Taylor |
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| Contact Information: | tracy.taylor@rmit.edu.au |
Project Partner
| Organisation | Australian Research Council |
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| Organisation | Griffith University |
| Organisation | Victoria University |