University of Tehran Sport Management Journal 2008-9341 Articles in Press 2021 10 06 Meta-analysis of four decades of research on barriers and challenges for the promotion of women in sports management positions in the country Meta-analysis of four decades of research on barriers and challenges for the promotion of women in sports management positions in the country 83824 10.22059/jsm.2021.328179.2786 FA Zahra Jami Abed Moghadam PhD Student, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran , Hasan Fahim Devin Assosciate Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran(Corresponding Author) Hosein Peymanizad Assosciate Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran Mohamad Reza Esmailzadeh Ghandehari Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran Journal Article 2021 08 08 The present study was conducted with the aim of meta-analysis of four decades of research on barriers and challenges for the promotion of women in the positions of sports management in the country. The research method was a combination of pluralism in the data. The statistical population includes all studies conducted on the challenges of women's management in the four decades after the Islamic Revolution of 1978 in the field of sports. Theme analysis method was used to extract the elements and group them. The results showed that women have a long way to go to achieve the desired share and for 4 decades the gender perspective has always been a barrier to women's management, but the challenge that has become very prominent in recent decades regarding women's management is the lack of culture. Instrumentation as well as a gender perspective in this regard.heme analysis method was used to extract the elements and group them. The results showed that women have a long way to go to achieve the desired share and for 4 decades the gender perspective has always been a barrier to women's management, but the challenge that has become very prominent in recent decades regarding women's management is the lack of culture. Instrumentation as well as a gender perspective in this regard. The present study was conducted with the aim of meta-analysis of four decades of research on barriers and challenges for the promotion of women in the positions of sports management in the country. The research method was a combination of pluralism in the data. The statistical population includes all studies conducted on the challenges of women's management in the four decades after the Islamic Revolution of 1978 in the field of sports. Theme analysis method was used to extract the elements and group them. The results showed that women have a long way to go to achieve the desired share and for 4 decades the gender perspective has always been a barrier to women's management, but the challenge that has become very prominent in recent decades regarding women's management is the lack of culture. Instrumentation as well as a gender perspective in this regard.heme analysis method was used to extract the elements and group them. The results showed that women have a long way to go to achieve the desired share and for 4 decades the gender perspective has always been a barrier to women's management, but the challenge that has become very prominent in recent decades regarding women's management is the lack of culture. Instrumentation as well as a gender perspective in this regard. https://jsm.ut.ac.ir/article_83824_e8980d28c4c4f7d1a3388cc6dbfd0298.pdf