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Message: [QUOTE="SVCBeercats, post: 3026955, member: 7874"] [URL='https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/there-are-fewer-women-coaches-in-college-basketball-now-than-there-were-a-decade-ago/']There Are Fewer Women Coaches In College Basketball Now Than There Were A Decade Ago[/URL] Can the gender of the athletic director be a factor? "Based on college administrator data from the [URL='https://hepinc.com/highered-direct/']HigherEd Direct Database[/URL], the report examined athletic directors in Divisions I, II, and III from 1990 until July of 2018. Currently, 200 of the 1022—or just over 19% of institutions listed, have female athletic directors." [URL='https://hepinc.com/newsroom/female-athletic-directors-show-growth-since-1990-still-lag-at-d-i-programs/']Female Athletic Directors Almost Double Since 1990, Still Lag at D-I Programs - Higher Education Publication[/URL] Now, what is the makeup of the coaching positions managed by these 200 women? [ATTACH=full]39246[/ATTACH] In the so-called “Power Five Conferences” of the ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12, Big 12, and SEC, the numbers are lower with only five of the 65 athletic departments (7.6 %) being run by women—North Carolina State, Pitt, Penn State, Virginia and Washington. According to Penn State Athletic Director Sandy Barbour, one reason is the stereotype of football and the culture of the programs that surround it. Barbour said, “There is this notion that because women, in general, don’t play football, how would you administer or supervise it?” [/QUOTE]

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