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Earnings Gap Between Male And Female NCAA Division I Basketball Coaches By Brad R.

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The first article I will discuss, examines the earnings gap between males and female National Collegiate Athletic Association head basketball coaches. The article “ Equal Pay on the Hardwood: The Earnings Gap Between Male and Female NCAA Division I Basketball Coaches,” written by Brad R. Humphrey is about how female head coaches in the NCAA only earn half of the salary male head coaches in the NCAA make. The author explains that the earning differentials between women and men basketball coaches in the college level, attributes to occupation rather than the coaches gender. Suggesting that the reason there is this 50% base salary differential is due to consumer discrimination and fault of athletic directors. Humphreys, uses data tables from

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