Research Project: Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Sports Governance

This innovative research project aims to develop a more detailed understanding of minority-ethnic women's experience in decision-making roles in sport. The research will support the sport sector in learning about the perceived barriers or enablers for minority-ethnic women in leadership, and what support is required to overcome these barriers.

There is a historic generational distribution of leadership positions to older white, male candidates within sport organisations. Research found that there are only five Asian women and four Black women out of 415 leading sports board members (Telegraph Women's Sport (2021). This project aims to address this deficit and will provide invaluable information to sports governing bodies and organisations.

For more information on participating in this research, please contact info@htvb.co.uk.

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The research will involve:

• Analysis of current data and insights
• Interviews with minority-ethnic women in senior leadership positions
• A systematic review of research within this field of research

We are seeking organisations to become a part of this exciting project by supporting or sponsoring it. Our research is timely and of high quality given by our skilled researchers. Sponsors will fund and enable the researchers to reach more participants and ensure the findings are widely accessed by the sport sector.

Research Team

Anika Leslie-Walker
is a Lecturer in Community Sport Development at University of Bolton and Inclusion Board Member for British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS)

Hayley Bennett
is an independent Equity, Diversity and Inclusion consultant working across business and sport and a Board Director for Spirit of 2012.

Zuleikha Chikh
is a Non-Exec Director for Active Lancashire and President and Company Director, UCLan Students’ Union

Dr Denis Hyams-Ssekasi
is a Researcher and Lecturer in the Institute of ​Management at University of Bolton