Findings: Achieving Gender Equity in High Performance Athletics Coaching in the U.K. The other consequence of a lack of professionalised coaching system is that it is a breeding ground for same- sex, informal yet powerful exclusive networks. This ultimately works against women coaches… Read More »Research Findings: Closed and Exclusive Networks
Findings: Achieving Gender Equity in High Performance Athletics Coaching in the U.K. The culture of ‘poaching athletes’ was a frequent theme in the data. This is a similar finding to previous research that found such an issue in relation to Black… Read More »Research Findings: A Culture of ‘Poaching’
Findings: Achieving Gender Equity in High Performance Athletics Coaching in the U.K. It is evident from the statistics and data that women represent a numerical minority within athletics coaching at all levels of the coaching pathway. This numerical imbalance was… Read More »Research Findings: Feeling Minoritised
The aim of this present study was to: map the composition of the athletics coaching workforce in the UK, understand the experiences of high-performance female coaches working within their organisations, understand the impact of gender diversity amongst coaches on high-performance… Read More »The Athletes Perspective: ‘Achieving Gender Equity in High Performance Athletics Coaching in the UK’
Achieving Gender Equity in High Performance Athletics Coaching in the U.K The aim of this present study was to: map the composition of the athletics coaching workforce in the UK, understand the experiences of high-performance female coaches working within their… Read More »The Coaches Perspective: ‘Achieving Gender Equity in High Performance Athletics Coaching in the U.K’
Statement by UKA CEO Joanna Coates regarding the Findings of the FCN Research Paper ‘Achieving Gender Equity in High Performance Athletics Coaching in the U.K. First published on UKA website. “Firstly, I would like to thank the Female Coaching Network… Read More »UKA CEO Joanna Coates Statement Regarding the Findings of our Research
Achieving Gender Equity in High Performance Athletics Coaching in the U.K As part of our research project, we gathered insight from a sample of high performance female coaches, GB level athletes and home country NGB representatives. It is intended that… Read More »Recommendations of our Research ‘Achieving Gender Equity in High Performance Athletics Coaching in the U.K’
Achieving Gender Equity in High Performance Athletics Coaching in the U.K As part of our research project, we gathered insight from a sample of high performance female coaches, GB level athletes and home country NGB representatives. It is intended that… Read More »Findings of our Research: ‘Achieving Gender Equity in High Performance Athletics Coaching in the U.K.’
FCN launches their long awaited research project “Achieving Gender Equity in High Performance Athletics Coaching in the U.K.” This project, in partnership with Professor Leanne Norman of the Centre for Social Justice in Sport and Society at Leeds Beckett University… Read More »Launch of our Research Project: Achieving Gender Equity in High Performance Athletics Coaching in the U.K.
U.S. Soccer will host the sixth annual SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa, from Feb. 18-24as Argentina, Brazil and Canada join the USA for the most elite four-team international tournament in women’s soccer. The SheBelieves Cup Presented by Visa is part of U.S.… Read More »U.S. Soccer will host the sixth annual SheBelieves Cup from Feb. 18-24