Gender Differences of Olympic Volunteer Participation in Post-Game Volunteer Practices

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We will look at the differences between women and men in terms of motivation to participate in Olympic volunteering and their volunteering experience after Games. Based on the research materials (online survey (N = 332)), we will show that the motivation for participation in the practices of Olympic volunteering for women differs from that for men. Thus, women were more likely to work as volunteers for altruistic motives, while men were more likely to choose professional and selfish motives. Women have been less likely to take part in volunteering practices over the past year, but more often want to keep in touch with other volunteers.

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Marina Petrovna Sukharkova

National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow

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Email: msukharkova@hse.ru

Analyst, Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Studies in Non-Commercial Sector, Centre for Studies of Civil Society and the Nonprofit Sector

Russian Federation

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