The empowerment of young girls and women through sport and physical activity participation a case study in Ethiopia

As a consequence of gender-role socialization, women across the world are still facing unfair perceptions and treatments. Being empowered at the individual level would serve as a platform from which women could combat the existing inequality treatment and perception to gain full control over their l...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alemu, Betelihem
Other Authors: Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Sport and Health Sciences, Liikunta- ja terveystieteet, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/54090
_version_ 1826225780951089152
author Alemu, Betelihem
author2 Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences Sport and Health Sciences Liikunta- ja terveystieteet University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylän yliopisto
author_facet Alemu, Betelihem Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences Sport and Health Sciences Liikunta- ja terveystieteet University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylän yliopisto Alemu, Betelihem Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences Sport and Health Sciences Liikunta- ja terveystieteet University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylän yliopisto
author_sort Alemu, Betelihem
datasource_str_mv jyx
description As a consequence of gender-role socialization, women across the world are still facing unfair perceptions and treatments. Being empowered at the individual level would serve as a platform from which women could combat the existing inequality treatment and perception to gain full control over their lives. Sport and physical activities could serve as a platform for women to gain control. The aim of this research is to explore the potential that sport and physical activity (PA) have in the empowerment of young girls and women in Ethiopia. Additional questions were used in order to further explore any disempowerment experiences as a result of sport and physical activity participation, barriers that limits participations and recommendation from participants to further strengthen the participation of young girls and women in sport and physical activities in Ethiopia. The study uses Zimmerman’s empowerment theoretical framework to evaluate potential empowerment through the participation in sport and PA at an individual level. The study adopted as qualitative case study research design. In personal semi-structured interviews was conducted with 12 young girls and women between the age of 16 to 20 who are currently participating in different sport and PA. Thematization was used to organize interview data and select themes from the interviews which played significant role in the formulating an in-depth understanding how sport and PA has enhance the empowerment of young girls and women in Ethiopia. Result suggested that sport and PA actually has enhanced the empowerment of young girls and women a) critical thinking b) perception of self-competence c) social support and network d) healthy and active life. However, the research also found that there were disempowerment outcomes including violence and financial burden that young girls and women face in their sport and PA participation. Though young girl and women participation in sport and PA in Ethiopia is enabling them to gain control over their life, they are still way behind their male counters in the quality, access and inclusiveness in the area of sport. There are still endless work to do to create safe, affordable and inclusive sport and PA culture within the Ethiopian society. This research recommend providing financial assistance, coach trainings and community outreach as a start.
first_indexed 2023-03-22T09:59:33Z
format Pro gradu
free_online_boolean 1
fullrecord [{"key": "dc.contributor.advisor", "value": "Chasandra Maria", "language": "", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "advisor", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.advisor", "value": "Salmikangas Anna-Katriina", "language": "", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "advisor", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.advisor", "value": "Vehmas Hanna", "language": "", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "advisor", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.author", "value": "Alemu, Betelihem", "language": null, "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "author", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.date.accessioned", "value": "2017-05-24T07:54:26Z", "language": "", "element": "date", "qualifier": "accessioned", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.date.available", "value": "2017-05-24T07:54:26Z", "language": "", "element": "date", "qualifier": "available", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.date.issued", "value": "2017", "language": null, "element": "date", "qualifier": "issued", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.identifier.other", "value": "oai:jykdok.linneanet.fi:1702179", "language": null, "element": "identifier", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.identifier.uri", "value": "https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/54090", "language": "", "element": "identifier", "qualifier": "uri", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.abstract", "value": "As a consequence of gender-role socialization, women across the world are still facing unfair perceptions and treatments. Being empowered at the individual level would serve as a platform from which women could combat the existing inequality treatment and perception to gain full control over their lives. Sport and physical activities could serve as a platform for women to gain control. The aim of this research is to explore the potential that sport and physical activity (PA) have in the empowerment of young girls and women in Ethiopia. Additional questions were used in order to further explore any disempowerment experiences as a result of sport and physical activity participation, barriers that limits participations and recommendation from participants to further strengthen the participation of young girls and women in sport and physical activities in Ethiopia. The study uses Zimmerman\u2019s empowerment theoretical framework to evaluate potential empowerment through the participation in sport and PA at an individual level. \r\nThe study adopted as qualitative case study research design. In personal semi-structured interviews was conducted with 12 young girls and women between the age of 16 to 20 who are currently participating in different sport and PA. Thematization was used to organize interview data and select themes from the interviews which played significant role in the formulating an in-depth understanding how sport and PA has enhance the empowerment of young girls and women in Ethiopia. Result suggested that sport and PA actually has enhanced the empowerment of young girls and women a) critical thinking b) perception of self-competence c) social support and network d) healthy and active life. However, the research also found that there were disempowerment outcomes including violence and financial burden that young girls and women face in their sport and PA participation.\r\nThough young girl and women participation in sport and PA in Ethiopia is enabling them to gain control over their life, they are still way behind their male counters in the quality, access and inclusiveness in the area of sport. There are still endless work to do to create safe, affordable and inclusive sport and PA culture within the Ethiopian society. This research recommend providing financial assistance, coach trainings and community outreach as a start.", "language": "en", "element": "description", "qualifier": "abstract", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.provenance", "value": "Submitted using Plone Publishing form by Betelihem Alemu (bealemu) on 2017-05-24 07:54:26.347300. Form: Master's Thesis publishing form (https://kirjasto.jyu.fi/publish-and-buy/publishing-forms/masters-thesis-publishing-form). JyX data: [jyx_publishing-allowed (fi) =True]", "language": "en", "element": "description", "qualifier": "provenance", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.provenance", "value": "Submitted by jyx lomake-julkaisija (jyx-julkaisija.group@korppi.jyu.fi) on 2017-05-24T07:54:26Z\r\nNo. of bitstreams: 2\r\nURN:NBN:fi:jyu-201705242477.pdf: 1161458 bytes, checksum: 4cc26a72dbdf81ae158c178d444e6fbb (MD5)\r\nlicense.html: 4338 bytes, checksum: 4f147d28a9e394c544b4298e2552810a (MD5)", "language": "en", "element": "description", "qualifier": "provenance", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.provenance", "value": "Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-24T07:54:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2\r\nURN:NBN:fi:jyu-201705242477.pdf: 1161458 bytes, checksum: 4cc26a72dbdf81ae158c178d444e6fbb (MD5)\r\nlicense.html: 4338 bytes, checksum: 4f147d28a9e394c544b4298e2552810a (MD5)\r\n Previous issue date: 2017", "language": "en", "element": "description", "qualifier": "provenance", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.format.extent", "value": "1 verkkoaineisto (89 sivua)", "language": null, "element": "format", "qualifier": "extent", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.format.mimetype", "value": "application/pdf", "language": null, "element": "format", "qualifier": "mimetype", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.language.iso", "value": "eng", "language": null, "element": "language", "qualifier": "iso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.rights", "value": "In Copyright", "language": "en", "element": "rights", "qualifier": null, "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "Keywords: Sport", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "Physical activity", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "Empowerment", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "Ethiopia", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "Women", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "Young girls", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.title", "value": "The empowerment of young girls and women through sport and physical activity participation : a case study in Ethiopia", "language": null, "element": "title", "qualifier": null, "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type", "value": "master thesis", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": null, "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.identifier.urn", "value": "URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201705242477", "language": null, "element": "identifier", "qualifier": "urn", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.ontasot", "value": "Pro gradu -tutkielma", "language": "fi", "element": "type", "qualifier": "ontasot", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.ontasot", "value": "Master\u2019s thesis", "language": "en", "element": "type", "qualifier": "ontasot", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.faculty", "value": "Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta", "language": "fi", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "faculty", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.faculty", "value": "Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences", "language": "en", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "faculty", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.department", "value": "Sport and Health Sciences", "language": "en", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "department", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.department", "value": "Liikunta- ja terveystieteet", "language": "fi", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "department", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.organization", "value": "University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4", "language": "en", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "organization", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.organization", "value": "Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n yliopisto", "language": "fi", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "organization", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.discipline", "value": "Liikunnan yhteiskuntatieteet", "language": "fi", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "discipline", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.discipline", "value": "Social Sciences of Sport", "language": "en", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "discipline", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.date.updated", "value": "2017-05-24T07:54:27Z", "language": "", "element": "date", "qualifier": "updated", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "yvv.contractresearch.funding", "value": "0", "language": "", "element": "contractresearch", "qualifier": "funding", "schema": "yvv"}, {"key": "dc.type.coar", "value": "http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdcc", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": "coar", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.rights.accesslevel", "value": "openAccess", "language": "fi", "element": "rights", "qualifier": "accesslevel", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.publication", "value": "masterThesis", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": "publication", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.oppiainekoodi", "value": "5032", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "oppiainekoodi", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "urheilu", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "liikunta", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "fyysinen aktiivisuus", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "naiset", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "tyt\u00f6t", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "voimaantuminen", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "Etiopia", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.format.content", "value": "fulltext", "language": null, "element": "format", "qualifier": "content", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.rights.url", "value": "https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/", "language": null, "element": "rights", "qualifier": "url", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.okm", "value": "G2", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": "okm", "schema": "dc"}]
id jyx.123456789_54090
language eng
last_indexed 2025-02-18T10:55:36Z
main_date 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
main_date_str 2017
online_boolean 1
online_urls_str_mv {"url":"https:\/\/jyx.jyu.fi\/bitstreams\/a56cb701-975f-41a8-bb39-8fbe6181c77d\/download","text":"URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201705242477.pdf","source":"jyx","mediaType":"application\/pdf"}
publishDate 2017
record_format qdc
source_str_mv jyx
spellingShingle Alemu, Betelihem The empowerment of young girls and women through sport and physical activity participation : a case study in Ethiopia Keywords: Sport Physical activity Empowerment Ethiopia Women Young girls Liikunnan yhteiskuntatieteet Social Sciences of Sport 5032 urheilu liikunta fyysinen aktiivisuus naiset tytöt voimaantuminen Etiopia
title The empowerment of young girls and women through sport and physical activity participation : a case study in Ethiopia
title_full The empowerment of young girls and women through sport and physical activity participation : a case study in Ethiopia
title_fullStr The empowerment of young girls and women through sport and physical activity participation : a case study in Ethiopia The empowerment of young girls and women through sport and physical activity participation : a case study in Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed The empowerment of young girls and women through sport and physical activity participation : a case study in Ethiopia The empowerment of young girls and women through sport and physical activity participation : a case study in Ethiopia
title_short The empowerment of young girls and women through sport and physical activity participation
title_sort empowerment of young girls and women through sport and physical activity participation a case study in ethiopia
title_sub a case study in Ethiopia
title_txtP The empowerment of young girls and women through sport and physical activity participation : a case study in Ethiopia
topic Keywords: Sport Physical activity Empowerment Ethiopia Women Young girls Liikunnan yhteiskuntatieteet Social Sciences of Sport 5032 urheilu liikunta fyysinen aktiivisuus naiset tytöt voimaantuminen Etiopia
topic_facet 5032 Empowerment Ethiopia Etiopia Keywords: Sport Liikunnan yhteiskuntatieteet Physical activity Social Sciences of Sport Women Young girls fyysinen aktiivisuus liikunta naiset tytöt urheilu voimaantuminen
url https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/54090 http://www.urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201705242477
work_keys_str_mv AT alemubetelihem empowermentofyounggirlsandwomenthroughsportandphysicalactivityparticipationacases AT alemubetelihem theempowermentofyounggirlsandwomenthroughsportandphysicalactivityparticipationaca