More than half of Australia's Olympic team is made up of women, but just 9 per cent of elite coaches are female.
The Australian Institute of Sport has identified under representation of women in coaching roles as a critical issue.Australia plans to substantially narrow the coaching gender gap before the 2028 Brisbane Olympic Games.
The Brisbane Olympic Games are just eight years away and the event looms as a key point in time by which the gender divide must be substantially narrowed in order to fulfil Australia's official high-performance sport strategy to have a workforce that is "representative of the Australian population". "I didn't feel like my opinion was valued among some of the staff and coaches would listen to the male staff over female staff."Research conducted by the AIS found the sexist stereotype that a man is the best coach for a job persists across many sports, resulting in women leaving the high-performance field.
"Never once did anyone suggest it as an option or ask 'how can we make this easier for you?'," she said. "I was a little apprehensive about how everybody else, the team or others at Golf Australia, may find Zoe to be a distraction," she said. Sandy Brondello, head coach of Australia's women's basketball team the Opals and WNBA's New York Liberty, is currently preparing her squad to challenge for the gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
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