Does performance justify the underrepresentation of women coaches? Evidence from professional women’s soccer

Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez, Helmut Dietl and Cornel Nesseler

Sport Management Review, 2019, vol. 22, issue 5, 640-651

Abstract: In this paper, the authors empirically analyze the influence of the gender of the coach on team performance in women’s soccer leagues. Moreover, the authors examine the role of initial experience of coaches (as professional players) as an attribute that converges with gender diversity and influence performance. The sample includes the top divisions in France, Germany, and Norway from 2004 to 2017. The results from the regression model show that the gender of the coach is not a significant determinant of team performance (points per game). In addition, the initial experience of coaches does not alter the results. Therefore, managerial decisions of clubs with regard to the employment of coaches should not rely on gender.

Keywords: Coaches; Gender; Performance; Women’s soccer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2018.09.008

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