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In response to someone implying male coaches are preferred, I posted that there are probably less female coaches simply because there are probably less female applicants. Then the arguments turn to there are probably less female applicants due to some perceived (but not clarified and unspecified) unequal treatment at workplace, incompetent hiring managers, men not stepping up to take on responsibilities at home, and women have too many responsibilities.

Seems like less applicants is still the answer for why there are less coaches.  All those other arguments are just trying to figure out why there are less and those cannot be proved.

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I have no doubt that there are fewer female applicants.

But if clubs do nothing to seek them out, they bear some of the responsibility for the status quo.[/quote]

Where would they find them?  There are less females going into coaching.  There is a reason for that.  Because of our system girls soccer is heavily MC and UMC or just rich.  Many of those girls have the smarts and the connections to get great jobs after pursuing and getting real college degrees.  Moreover being a soccer coach is not an acceptable job from this group.  Boys soccer does not have this and trends LMC or lower.

One bright spot for new women coaches.  If the trend of not going to college but straight to the pros keeps going, there will be a robust group of women with no education and no options after soccer ends so they may be free for coaching.[/quote]

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