Job Prospects in College Athletics Drop for Female and Minority Applicants
By Brad Wolverton, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 20, 2005

Women and members of minority groups continue to have few job opportunities in college sports, even fewer in 2004 than in the previous year in many areas of college athletics, according to a report released on Tuesday at a gathering of top college and professional athletics officials. The report, published by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida, found that only about 6 percent of athletics directors and about 10 percent of college coaches in all sports are members of minority groups.

The number of jobs held by female and minority workers declined by about 6 percent last year at the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s main office, in Indianapolis. And college sports conferences fared even worse, employing no female or minority commissioners. College athletics conferences ranked far below all five of the major professional sports leagues. The National Basketball Association received the report’s highest marks for employing women and minority staff members. The National Football League, which employs few women, had the lowest overall score.

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