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Women leading athletics: the AD search process.(IN HER OWN WORDS)

Women in Higher Education

| July 01, 2007 | Hoffman, Jennifer Lee | COPYRIGHT 2007 Women in Higher Education. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In the years after the passage of Title IX in 1972, schools created separate women's and men's athletic programs. By the early 1980s, they combined the programs and chose men as the athletic directors.

A striking contrast exists between the growth of women students participating in school-sanctioned sports and the decline of women leaders after Title IX. Women participating in competitive college sports grew from about 30,000 in 1972 to 162,000 today, according to the NCAA and the Women's Sports Foundation.

Before the merger, women led about 90% of women's programs. Today, women are less than 20% of athletic directors (ADs) of intercollegiate athletic ...

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