Why do women coaches matter?
Women who coach females are in the minority in most sports including tennis.
Fifty years after the passage of Title IX, female sport participation is at an all time high. Yet the percentage of women coaching women (at least at the collegiate level) has declined from 90+% in 1974 to a new all-time low today of 44%.
They are role models. They are inspiration & emulation.
They increase self-perceptions & valuation.
Coaching positively affects self-esteem.
They give female insight & advice.
Diverse perspectives improve organizational health.
See her; you can be her
