Situating WorkFamily Negotiations Within a Life Course Perspective: Insights on the Gendered Experiences of NCAA Division I Head Coaching Mothers Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Despite the progress women have made since the inception of Title IX, many still face discrimination in the sport workplace. Given the assumption that time-use is gendered, the traditional culture of US intercollegiate sport stands in sharp contrast to the evolving notion of work-life balance. This study employed a qualitative life course perspective to examine the experiences of seventeen head coach mothers in NCAA institutions. Results focus on the participants' historical/social context, biography, relationships, interplay between these factors, and most importantly the role of administrators as life linkages. The results suggest that it is insufficient for managers to view the employee in isolation or to neglect the organizational culture in athletics. Supervisor attention to this, while time and effort-intensive, can impact employee well-being. 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

published proceedings

  • Sex Roles

author list (cited authors)

  • Bruening, J. E., & Dixon, M. A.

citation count

  • 85

complete list of authors

  • Bruening, Jennifer E||Dixon, Marlene A

publication date

  • January 2008