ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Sports Act. Living
Sec. The History, Culture and Sociology of Sports
Volume 7 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1673199
This article is part of the Research TopicGender in Sports: Challenges, Impacts and Pathways to EquityView all 4 articles
Confronting gender stereotypes in sports vocational education: a case study
Provisionally accepted
- University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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This study explores the impact of a training workshop on gender equality among vocational training students in teaching and social and sports activities in Aragon, Spain. The evaluation of attitudes, beliefs and gender stereotypes related to leadership in sports was conducted on the basis of an analysis of pre-and post-intervention surveys. The methodology incorporated participatory techniques such as brainstorming, killer data and gamified interactive tools, with the objective of encouraging critical reflection and active learning. The results indicate that, although no statistically significant changes were observed, there was an improvement in the Egalitarianism Index (+0.51) after the workshop, especially among female participants. Furthermore, cluster analysis revealed a shift towards attitudes that are more homogeneous and favourable towards equality. The study concludes that this type of intervention has the potential to raise awareness among future sports professionals about structural inequalities and gender stereotypes, and highlights the importance of incorporating specific equality content into vocational training curricula. Notwithstanding the constraints imposed by the sample size and duration, this experience is presented as a promising pedagogical proposal that can be replicated in other educational contexts.
Keywords: inequality1, Training2, leadership3, feminism4, Spain5
Received: 25 Jul 2025; Accepted: 01 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Marcen, Gil-Pablo, Cuadrado-Santañes and Rapún-López. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Celia Marcen, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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