Facilities Operations Manager GUNNAR JOHNSON ZACK JOHNSON TANNER

Facilities & Operations Manager • GUNNAR JOHNSON • ZACK JOHNSON • TANNER FETTIG • SETH HEINEN

Facilities and Operations Manager Job Tasks: Coordinate with visiting teams, officials, and security Assisting in the management, Inventory, Distrubution, and Return of Equipment Coordinate with staff to carry out maitenance Manage the Purchasing, Inventory, and Operations of the Outdoor Sports Complex Concessions

Sexism in University Athletics Within the 5 Power House conferences: The ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC Only 4 women Athletic Directors q Of all NCAA-Governed Schools, 24% of Athletic Directors are women q In September of 2016, 838 Schools and 102 Conferences signed a pledge q Pledge and Commitment to Promoting Diversity and Gender Equality in Intercollegiate Sports q As of 2016, only 17. 7% of Leadership Roles in Athletics are held by women

Sexism in University Athletics At The FBS level, Only 33% of Athletic Leadership are women Only 10% of Conference Commissioners are women A Report by TIDES, Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports, showed that colleges are the worst employers for people of color and women RGRCs- Racial and Gender Report Cards Hiring Practices of FBS Schools received an F grading Over the last four decades, women teams being coached by women has dropped According to Acosta and Carpenter's Women in Intercollegiate Sports study From 90% to 40%

Sexism in University Athletics Division I sports spending: 42% to men's sports 21% to women's sports A study was done by the University of Southern California and Purdue University Began tracking sports news in 1989 Found commentators in the 90's were overtly sexist In 2014 Sports. Center segments with men's sports were twice as long as women's sports

How does Sexism impact university athletics? Women feel less valued than their male counterparts. • 38% of women in sport have faced Discrimination because they are female • 30% women in sport have experienced inappropriate behavior from the opposite sex • Significant pay difference for coaches, and support staff "61% of women in sport believe they will face more challenges than men to become senior leaders"

How does Sexism impact university athletics? Less interest among women athletes Hiring decisions are based on biases rather than who is the best fit, "Boys club" Loss of talent, and customer base

Title IX is a Federal Civil Rights law put into place in 1972 Athletics are considered university activities – Title IX applies to athletics Prohibits sexual discrimination and discrimination based on sex at educational institutions that receive federal funding Requires equal participation, scholarships, treatment of male and female athletes Positives from Title IX increased participation among females in university athletics 180% increase from the early 80's More women pursuing careers in professional sports or the sport industry

Title IX has also had unintended negative outcomes While female participation has gone up, the number of female coaches in the NCAA has decreased With growth of women's sports, many male coaches have decided to start coaching women's sports In Division I, only 59% of women's basketball coaches are women Still very rare for women to cross over into male sports 0% of Division I men's basketball coaches are women Demographic research available at NCAA Demographic Database Overall, Title IX has brought more positives than negatives, but there are still improvements that can be made

How can we address it? Positives: -More women within sports with the creation of title IX -Having more leaders that have been in the sport come back and coach -have a better support system -not saying girls or boys can only play a certain sport Negatives: -NFL doesn’t see women as coaches because of masculinity -female game attendance -confidence with yourself and the job.

How can we address it? -getting more competitive women in the job openings -being that different team -make sure they are there for the right reasons. As any job interview goes you need to make sure they are mentally prepared for the difference in the way they may be treated.

Link to Journal Article https: //www. womeninsport. org/research-advice-service/research-andinsight/beyond-30 -workplace-culture-in-sport-report/