International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences Vol. 9(3), pp. 536 - 542
DOI: 10.13189/saj.2021.090320
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Identifying Barriers to Women's Participation in Sports Activities in both Urban and Rural Communities

Somayeh Farzaneh ¹, Rosa Rahavi Ezabadi ^1,*, Samaneh Sadat Khalili Rad ², Pari Khalili Marandi ³, Vikram Ranawat ^4
1 Department of Motor Behaviour, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
² Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
³ Education Faculty, University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia
⁴ Faculty of Sciences, University of Rajasthan, India

ABSTRACT

Today, the role of women in social activities in Iranian society is more important than ever. Despite the increasing presence of women in the social arena, their participation and attendance in sports activities are limited. The purpose of this study is to investigate the barriers affecting women's non-participation in sports activities in both urban and rural communities. The data of this study were collected using a questionnaire on barriers to women's participation in sports activities. Findings indicated that the two groups of urban and rural women reported similar priorities, with the highest priority being related to economic and personal barriers. The lowest priorities were related to family, cultural barriers. With extensive and targeted advertising, a variety of mass entertainment programs of sports activities can be assigned to the adult age categories. Such interventions will lead to better welfare and quality of life for women in urban and rural communities.

KEYWORDS
Barriers, Rural Society, Sports Activities, Urban Society, Women

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Somayeh Farzaneh , Rosa Rahavi Ezabadi , Samaneh Sadat Khalili Rad , Pari Khalili Marandi , Vikram Ranawat , "Identifying Barriers to Women's Participation in Sports Activities in both Urban and Rural Communities," International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 536 - 542, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2021.090320.

(b). APA Format:
Somayeh Farzaneh , Rosa Rahavi Ezabadi , Samaneh Sadat Khalili Rad , Pari Khalili Marandi , Vikram Ranawat (2021). Identifying Barriers to Women's Participation in Sports Activities in both Urban and Rural Communities. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 9(3), 536 - 542. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2021.090320.