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WHERE ARE ALL THE FEMALE COACHES?

WHERE ARE ALL THE FEMALE COACHES?. GLOBAL TRENDS. Increased investment in girls within Development. +. Increased commitment to sport as tool for development. =. Explosion in girls’ participation in sport. CASE STUDY. Acosta/Carpenter Longitudinal Study of Gender Equity in Sport.

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WHERE ARE ALL THE FEMALE COACHES?

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  1. WHERE ARE ALL THE FEMALE COACHES?

  2. GLOBAL TRENDS Increased investment in girls within Development + Increased commitment to sport as tool for development = Explosion in girls’ participation in sport

  3. CASE STUDY Acosta/Carpenter Longitudinal Study of Gender Equity in Sport When Title IX was enacted in 1972, over 90% of the head coaches (collegiate) for women’s teams were females. Today, 42.6% of women’s teams are coached by females.

  4. WHY ARE FEMALE COACHES CRITICAL? • Girl participants can see reflection of themselves in leadership • Comfort discussing uncomfortable • Reduce chance of sexual abuse and harassment • Offers economic empowerment: Pathway to employment • Investment in program • Investment in community • In mixed-gender programmes, show boys strong women • Foster support for gender equity • The Girl Effect • Coaches most important factor to impact (GRS)

  5. The barriers preventing women from becoming coaches are the same barriers… …preventing them from entering leadership in society

  6. BARRIERS CULTURAL STEREOTYPES LACK OF ROLE MODELS NO PRECEDENT FEW WOMEN IN DECISION MAKING POSITIONS INTENTIONAL PROGRAMME DESIGN PROPER TRAINING SAFETY UNEQUAL PAY

  7. What makes a good coach?

  8. GirlSportGuides.org

  9. RECRUITING & DEVELOPING FEMALE COACHES • Advertise • Be willing to travel • Visit venues where the sport is being played • Train girls within the programme • Consider the crossover athlete • Recruit and train caregivers • Contact the national sport governing body/federation • Reconsider sport choice

  10. MIFUMI: Tororo, Uganda

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