There is a person (mango) on volleytalk who argues:
"For all the males out there craving or holding on to leadership positions in womens volleyball, here is a 2003 reference from Leadership Quarterly that describes some differences between male and female leaders.
Some of the key points include women as more democratic and participatory than men who tend to be autocratic and directive. Women tend to be more transformational than transactional and will use contingent awards more than laissez-faire attributes."
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"I think one of the more important questions is how head coaches influence the development of future female leaders as they transition from college to the real world or transition from an assistant to head coaching position."
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"Well said, although I don't distrust men. Just stupid and conniving people. One of my key points is that male coaches, who appeared to have filled the historical gap and shortage of women coaches, should know that they are just temporary keepers. Everyone is grateful for their contributions. As the female applicant pool has expanded, every effort should be made to strengthen female leadership, and that may mean some highly ranked programs moving their male coaches to nice, lucrative administrative positions where they can continue to be advocates of womens sports and possibly take on new roles as senior mentors for the new female head coach (sort of like Bill coaching Hillary, but that may be as controversial as this topic).
It's a sense of activism.....if men want to elevate womens volleyball, then they should do their darndest to elevate women leadership in the sport and not continue to contribute to the glass ceiling."
What do you think? I am curious to hear what female members of SN think? Right now we have a male head coach (VB) and a female head coach (WBB) in two of the most popular NCAA female sports. Which is more important to you, the gender or the success of a WSU coach?
"For all the males out there craving or holding on to leadership positions in womens volleyball, here is a 2003 reference from Leadership Quarterly that describes some differences between male and female leaders.
Some of the key points include women as more democratic and participatory than men who tend to be autocratic and directive. Women tend to be more transformational than transactional and will use contingent awards more than laissez-faire attributes."
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"I think one of the more important questions is how head coaches influence the development of future female leaders as they transition from college to the real world or transition from an assistant to head coaching position."
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"Well said, although I don't distrust men. Just stupid and conniving people. One of my key points is that male coaches, who appeared to have filled the historical gap and shortage of women coaches, should know that they are just temporary keepers. Everyone is grateful for their contributions. As the female applicant pool has expanded, every effort should be made to strengthen female leadership, and that may mean some highly ranked programs moving their male coaches to nice, lucrative administrative positions where they can continue to be advocates of womens sports and possibly take on new roles as senior mentors for the new female head coach (sort of like Bill coaching Hillary, but that may be as controversial as this topic).
It's a sense of activism.....if men want to elevate womens volleyball, then they should do their darndest to elevate women leadership in the sport and not continue to contribute to the glass ceiling."
What do you think? I am curious to hear what female members of SN think? Right now we have a male head coach (VB) and a female head coach (WBB) in two of the most popular NCAA female sports. Which is more important to you, the gender or the success of a WSU coach?
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