ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the impact of the 1990 political and economic transformations of Hungary on women’s position in sport governance. It is based on both document analyses and in-depth interviews. The results reveal the unprecedented legal opportunities of women in sport during state social socialism (1945–1989), with the exception of being in decision-making positions. We subsequently analyse the contradictory factors that shaped women’s chances for becoming sport leaders in the 1990s. Although horizontal (male dominance) and vertical (glass ceiling for women) gender differentiation has decreased, the number of women in top positions has barely increased. Gender inequality lasts longer in sport than in other social subsystems.
