The authors report on findings from part of a larger research project ‘Gender in Volunteering Research’ (GiVR). Data were collected from 24 women volunteers in 3 contexts—cycling, parkrun, and the broader field of leisure to explore the ways these women volunteer— including a consideration of the key challenges they face and how they overcome them. By taking a gendered analysis and drawing on feminist middle ground thinking, the authors extend current qualitative research within volunteering. Findings suggest the en/gendering of volunteering is evident within volunteer organisations through the ways in which gender influences the roles and volunteering experiences within these settings. Personal circumstances also mediate the en/gendering of volunteering and the women in this study were aware of how they needed to negotiate these so they could continue their volunteer activities. The authors highlight the need for sport organisations to be more caring and interested in their volunteers’ lives and circumstances.

作者报告了更大的研究项目“志愿研究中的性别”（GiVR）中的发现。从3种情况下的24名女性志愿者那里收集了数据-骑自行车，公园跑步和更广泛的休闲领域，以探索这些女性志愿者的方式-包括考虑她们面临的主要挑战以及如何克服她们。通过进行性别分析并借鉴女性主义的中间立场思维，作者将当前的定性研究扩展到了志愿服务中。研究结果表明，志愿人员的性别/性别在志愿组织中很明显，这是通过性别影响这些环境中的角色和志愿活动的方式来实现的。个人情况也影响了志愿人员的性别/性别，本研究中的妇女意识到她们需要如何进行谈判，以便她们继续开展志愿活动。作者强调体育组织有必要更关心和关心志愿者的生活和状况。