Scheduled for Sport Management I Free Communications: Investigating Gender Issues in Sport, Thursday, April 3, 2003, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Convention Center: 307AB


Title IX and Equality of the Coaching Profession Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA)

Pamela J. Maimer1, David Bergeron1, Heather Bosetti2 and Kenneth Teed3, (1)U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC, (2)Booz, Allen, and Hamilton, Inc, McLean, VA, (3)NY

Significance: The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act is a pioneering data collection effort by the Department of Education to collect information on the financial and statistical information of collegiate athletic programs. This information will then be subsequently reported to Congress. This data collection contains much information about coaches. Specifically, information that identifies salary, gender, position (full time vs part time) and the sports involved. This data will be able to answer a number of significant research questions that pertain to opportunity, advancement and mobility of Female and Male coaches. Design: In October of 2001, The Department of Education collected information (16-page questionnaire) from all athletic departments across the United States. There were 1,654 (Schools) completed/submitted data forms that were utilized for data analysis. This data set allows for the analysis of detailed subsets of schools. This data set focused upon the four major athletic sanctioning bodies (NCAA n=933; NAIA n=251; NJCAA n=422; NCCAA n=48). Results: There are 20,931 head coaching positions (10,411 Men's and 10,520 Women's) in the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA and the NCCAA. A greater percentage of Men coach Women's teams at the NCAA level. This may indicate as Women's sports gain prominence, Men are over-represented in the coaching ranks. An analysis of the coaches’ salary indicated that Males on average earn more than Women $35,369 versus $25,675 for head coaches and $20,947 and $11,875 for assistant coaches. The data appears to indicate a disproportionate number of Men participating in Women's athletics. A number of parametric and non-parametric analyses indicate a pattern salient to Women and Men's coaches. This data raises some very interesting questions about the mobility and opportunity that could be afforded to Women coaching. Recommendations for further research were produced.

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