”De måste bara våga tro på oss” : En kvalitativ studie om tjejdomares upplevelser av miljön vid domarutbildningar och vid deras vardagliga verksamhet

Sammanfattning: Background: Since its beginning, sports have been defined by men for men, but nowadays women are welcome in to the sport-sphere. Women in sports are first and foremost active themselves and not as officials or volunteers of any kind, an area dominated by men. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how girls who are football referees experience the environment of their officialdom, both at ordinary games and in an educational environment at courses. Literature: The theories supporting this study are Hirdmans gender contract (2003) and Butlers heterosexual matrix (2007). Method: To conduct this study, a qualitative method of semi-structured interviews has been used. Six girls who have gone through the course at the tournament Sverigecupen and are or have been active as referees the latest years participated in the study. Result: The analysis of the interviews showed that the respondents didn’t take damage by the rough climate girls who are referees meet in their profession. Although they still thought that courses for girls only could be good for younger referees. Difficulties at the girls’ ordinary games outside of tournaments were also mentioned. Discussion: Altogether the girls thought that a girls only-course would be a good complement to the courses of today, and that a lot can be done by initiating role modeling in the daily occupation of female referees.