Barriers to women’s access to decision-making positions in sport organizations: the case of establishing a girls’ volleyball academy in Israel Moran Betzer-Tayar Sima Zach Yair Galily Ian Henry 2134/19703 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Barriers_to_women_s_access_to_decision-making_positions_in_sport_organizations_the_case_of_establishing_a_girls_volleyball_academy_in_Israel/9629426 The aim of this paper is to highlight the nature of the barriers facing women in terms of their participation in decision-making in Israeli sport, and to identify and evaluate some of the strategies and tactics adopted to overcome these barriers. This is done by making reference to a particular case study, the case of the process of establishing a major policy initiative in Israeli sport – the founding of the national Volleyball Academy for Young Talented Girls. The case is analyzed in order to identify how and why the goal of establishing the Academy was successful, and to consider what may be learned in terms of the implications for the tactics and strategies used that might be adopted by other women in similar circumstances. 2015-12-02 13:41:52 Women's barriers Decision-making positions Sport organizations Critical discourse analysis Gender equity Auto-ethnography Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Sociology