“My Ideal Is Where It Is Just Jane the Cricketer, Rather Than Jane the Gay Cricketer”: An Institutional Perspective of Lesbian Inclusion in Australian Cricket

• DOI: 10.1123/jsm.2018-0371
• Publication Date: 2019-08-09T06:58:55Z
• Authors: Jonathan Robertson; Ryan Storr; Andrew Bakos; Danny O’Brien
• Keywords: Inclusion–exclusion principle

The aim of this article was to develop a theoretical framework aid the current understanding social change practice. Drawing on concepts from institutional theory, authors proposed and applied investigate at intersection gender sexuality inclusion in Australian cricket. Qualitative techniques (interviews document analyses) were utilized trajectory lesbian cricket over time. Starting perspective that arrangements can be exclusionary (or biased) toward certain groups society, research investigated how actions entrepreneurs create more inclusive arrangements. Theoretical practical implications for future are discussed.