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The role of mentoring in the careers of athletic directors.(In Her Own Words)
Many changes over time have affected the ability of women to make careers in campus athletics leadership.
Some women who have been physical education teachers or coaches were able to move into athletics administration with little resistance from colleagues or administrators. Others have found their paths filled with multiple obstacles, some subtle and others downright hostile.
As a former athletics director, teacher of physical education, coach and sports official, I have seen many changes in women's athletics since the passage of Title IX in 1972. Career opportunities and roles for women in athletics administration continue to undergo redefinition.
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About 508 community colleges in the nation offer athletics. At the time in the United States only 63 women (12.4%) were directors of combined women's and men's athletic programs at community colleges.
The dearth of women holding these positions has been a source of concern for those who look to women for leadership and mentoring in athletics. College women who are athletes frequently have asked me, "How does a woman get to be an athletics administrator?"
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