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Message: [QUOTE="UcMiami, post: 3897023, member: 199"] I think two things - The best women that networks develop in sports seem to be constantly moved into (or choose to move into) the bigger money sports. The networks do it partly to improve their image of being a progressive employer, and the employees do it because the pay is better. It will continue to be an issue as long as the men's sports carry better ratings and more cash. Golf and Tennis which are pretty close to equal have I think the best and comparable quality reporters/analysts between the genders. The biggest change in coaching that has occurred is money - at the D1 level very few coaches were making a primary breadwinner living wage forty years ago. When Geno started I have no idea what his wage was, but he was certainly not on the gravy train. That has changed big time and assistant coaches in the big programs are making good money. That changes who can actually take coaching jobs, and who can make a career choice to stay coaching when they marry and have kids. When Geno started there weren't many men in the profession and as the money increased there was some resentment that suddenly men were applying for jobs they never wanted before. I think it was never a really big deal, but it was real and understandable seeing as no one was looking to hire women in the men's sports. I think the worst of it has disappeared and the 'old guard' is now Geno and Tara and Gary, and CViv. [/QUOTE]