September 2, 2005
Despite a Rise in Female Athletes, Fewer Head Coaches Are Women
Where are the women on the sidelines?
Even though the number of women who participate in college athletics has risen sharply since Title IX became law, in 1972, the percentage of women's teams that have women as head coaches has declined during that same period, reaching its lowest point in 2002, according to a report released in August.
The report, by researchers in the Coaching and Gender Equity Project at Pennsylvania State University at University Park, says that in 2002, 44
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