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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|52 pages
Underlying theoretical framework
chapter Chapter 1|22 pages
A framework to understand experiences of women coaches around the globe
chapter Chapter 2|14 pages
A socio-cultural examination of a lack of women coaches in sport leadership positions
chapter Chapter 3|14 pages
An ecological/multisystem approach to understanding and examining women coaches
part II|98 pages
Women coaches and other intersectional identities
chapter Chapter 8|13 pages
Female athletes' conceptions of leadership
part III|94 pages
Seeing, listening to and researching women coaches
chapter Chapter 11|46 pages
Hear their voices
part IV|6 pages
Strategies for change