ABSTRACT

Women in many Westernized countries encounter a wider variety of career opportunities than afforded in previous decades, and the percentage of women leaders in nearly every sector is on the rise. Sport coaching, however, remains a domain where gender equity has declined or stalled, despite increasing female sport participation. The percentage of women who coach women are in the minority in most sports, and there is a near absence of women coaching men. This important new book examines why. Drawing on original multi-disciplinary research from across the globe, including first-hand accounts from practicing coaches, the book illuminates and examines the status of women in coaching, explores the complex issues they face in pursuing their careers, and suggests solutions for eliminating the barriers that impede women in coaching.

Developing an innovative model of intersectionality and power constructs through which to guide research, the book covers issues including sexual identity, race, motherhood, cross-gender coaching and media coverage to give voice to women coaches from around the world. As such, Women in Sports Coaching is essential reading for serious students and scholars of sports coaching, sport sociology or anyone with an interest in gender and sport.

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

part I|52 pages

Underlying theoretical framework

part II|98 pages

Women coaches and other intersectional identities

chapter Chapter 4|16 pages

Lesbian coaches and homophobia

chapter Chapter 5|14 pages

Women coaches of color

Examining the effects of intersectionality

chapter Chapter 7|15 pages

Cross-gender coaching

Women coaching men

chapter Chapter 8|13 pages

Female athletes' conceptions of leadership

Coaching and gender implications

chapter Chapter 9|22 pages

Female assistant coaches

Planting seeds and growing roots

part III|94 pages

Seeing, listening to and researching women coaches

chapter Chapter 10|14 pages

Women in sport media

Where are the women coaches?

chapter Chapter 11|46 pages

Hear their voices

Suggestions for developing and supporting women coaches from around the world

chapter Chapter 12|11 pages

Women in coaching

Theoretical underpinnings among quantitative analyses

chapter Chapter 13|21 pages

Women in coaching

Theoretical underpinnings among qualitative research

part IV|6 pages

Strategies for change

chapter Chapter 14|4 pages

Concluding thoughts

Creating change for women coaches