Could a woman manage a Premier League team in the future? Vote HERE
Could a woman manage a Premier League team in the near future? Vote HERE
- The Premier League is yet to have a woman manager in the English top flight
- Brighton chief Paul Barber and Karen Carney debated the topic on Tuesday night
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At an event in central London on Tuesday night, former England international and TV pundit Karen Carney and Brighton chief executive Paul Barber contributed to a debate about whether a woman could manage a Premier League team in the near future.
Carney insisted any female coach would need huge commitment from the club that hires her to protect against the inevitable misogyny and abuse.
She also described how she was warned before starting her broadcasting career to brace herself for ‘a barrage of abuse’ – and that a manager breaking through the glass ceiling to manage at the top level of the men’s game would experience exponentially more.
Barber said that one of the fundamental skills of football management – excellent communication – was just as abundant in women managers as in their male counterparts and that he would interview for any football role on the basis of who was ‘the best person for the job.’
But he also argued that more needs to be done to alter the public mindset about women managing in the men’s game, to ease the way for the individual who does eventually lead a side in the top division.
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Chelsea manager Emma Hayes celebrates her side’s latest WSL title success last weekend
Karen Carney (left) and Paul Barber (right) were speaking at the latest in a series of debates staged for the football industry on the theme of ‘Resilience’
Barber, who is a director of the Women in Football organisation, said: ‘This change is coming. But whether the men’s game is ready is something else. There has to be a mindset change, including the media mindset.
‘I don’t believe the conditions are right just yet, but they will be. There are women out there who are pushing the boundaries. We’ve got to make sure the environment is right for them to succeed.
‘Personally, I favour evolution over revolution. From a woman’s perspective, that’s not ideal as it’s going to take longer. But many revolutions succeed in the short term but fail in the long term.
‘For the future, long term health of the women’s game, it’s a better way to go. It will take longer. It will take patience but for the evolution of the game, it’s better.’
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