How Race and Gender Impact Occupation Outcomes: A Study of NCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Coaches

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Abstract

I examine how race, sex, and the intersectionality of the two impact occupation outcomes as a NCAA DI women’s basketball head coach. Extant research highlights the inequalities that racial and ethnic minorities and women face in the workplace, including coaching. I collected data for these analyses from secondary sources, such as school athletics sites, media articles, and government statistic websites. OLR regression analyses show that race is the only statistically significant indicator of working at a private school. Being black leads to a decrease in being employed at a private school by a factor of 0.54. Black coaches are about four times more likely to get fired, even when controlling for their performance. Blacks are disadvantaged in this elite job market, leading to real-world financial implications.

Author

• Hannah Knight, University of Houston