In the 40+ years after the passage of Title IX, female sport participation is at an all-time high but the percentage of women coaching women at the collegiate level has declined from 90+% in 1974 to a near all-time low today of 40%. In addition, though the number of collegiate coaching opportunities is also at a record high, only 20% of all college coaching positions for women’s or men’s teams are filled by women. To help stop the decline of and increase the percentage of women in the coaching profession, and to increase awareness and start a national dialogue on this issue, the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport commemorates its 20th anniversary in collaboration with the Alliance of Women Coaches by launching a cutting edge research series and report card aimed at increasing the number of women in the coaching profession. Learn more about the historic decline in the percentage of women coaches, why this research and women coaches matter, how minority status in the workplace can affect individuals, and see which of 76 select “big time” NCAA Division-I institutions, sports and conferences receive passing and failing grades based on the percentage of head women coaches of women’s teams.

• Head Coaches of Women’s Collegiate Teams: A Report on Select NCAA Division-I FBS Institutions, 2013-14, an annual report, documenting specifically the head coaches of women’s teams in “big time” collegiate athletics by institution and sport.
• The Status of Women in Collegiate Coaching: A Report Card, 2013-14, the report’s accompanying infographic, showing which NCAA Division-I FBS institutions receive passing and failing grades.
• The Decline of Women Coaches in Collegiate Athletics: A Report on Select NCAA Division-I FBS Institutions, 2012-13, a bi-annual report, documenting the percentage of women coaches of womenís teams in ìbig timeî college athletics by sport, conference, and institution.

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• USAToday. (2013, December 19). Report: Colleges doing poorly at hiring women coaches.
• Athletic Business. (2013, December 19). Study: College Coaching Gender Gap Persists.
• Chronicle of Higher Education. (2013, December 19). Coaching Opportunities for Women Continue to Decline.
• Cincinnati.com. (2013, December 19). Cincinnati tops charts of hiring women coaches.
• D1.t. (2013, December 19). Minnesota’s Tucker Center for Research on GirlWomen in Sport releases study that investigated the hiring of women for HC positions leading female sports.
• Delaware Online. (2013, December 19). Brennan: Many schools fail at hiring women as coaches.
• espnW. (2013, December 20). Study: Number of women coaches declines.
• Inside Higher Ed. (2013, December 20). Failing the Female Coaches?
• Jezebel. (2013, December 20). Colleges Are Doing A Shitty Job Of Hiring Female Coaches.
• The Women’s Press. (2014, February 6). Media not keeping score. Minnesota Women’s Press.