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Podcast: Physical Activity Researcher
Episode: Sport Coaching as a Calling? Prof. Marlene Dixon (Pt2) - Meaningful Sport Series
Description: In this second part of our conversation with Professor Marlene Dixon, we explore two of the central threads of her research: girls and women in sport, and work-life balance of sport-workers. Starting with women's sport, we ask: what is empowerment for women in sport, what does it look like and for whom? While "safe spaces" can be empowering, do they also unintentionally create barriers?
Secondly, we explore the work-life interface of sport coaches. What place does work have in the bigger picture of coaches' lives, and are patterns gendered? When coaching is a calling, how does it...