The aim of this Master’s thesis is to investigate in what role, what position, and in which number does a woman appear as a coach in women’s basketball in Slovenia, USA and the Euro league. Obtained data is not only important for future women who want to be involved in women’s basketball, but also for the development of women’s basketball and the occupation of a female basketball coach.
We researched if it really comes to, and are stereotypes, prejudices, and inequality present between the sexes when a woman wants to be included and employed as a female coach in women’s basketball, or in the case of pursuing a position of higher value and a better paid work place in the sports organization.
With the help of a questionnaire, whose participants were coaches who worked as coaches or assistants in the years 2017/2018 in the Slovenian women’s basketball, we researched the current state and the position of coaches in the Slovenian basketball. The questionnaire was compiled out of 18 questions, namely, 7 questions of the closed type, 3 of the open type, and 1 combined question.
Taking the whole task into consideration, the conclusion is that a change is needed, not only in women’s basketball but also in the opinion of contemporary society, so that the inequality can transform into equality between the male and female sex. More attention should be devoted to women’s sports and women, who fight every day for themselves, and who oppose the dominant males when they are venturing into the male dominated world. One of the solutions is the introduction of quotas, which would have a positive effect on the increase of numbers of female coaches and women in the lead positions in basketball.
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