“…As explained by gender role theory (Koca & Öztürk, 2015) and masculine hegemony (Sartore & Cunningham, 2007;Walker & Sartore-Baldwin, 2013), the gender discrimination that exists in terms of gender role division, has become institutionalised, normal, and natural (Aitchison, 2005;Burton et al, 2012;Walker & Sartore-Baldwin, 2013), to the extent that women as coaches in men's college basketball are deemed to be so unlikely, that most people cannot imagine it as a possibility (Aitchison, 2005). Furthermore, women feel that they need to compromise on their values and beliefs and to suppress their sexuality, in order to avoid being labelled as too political, too feminist, or too unfeminine (Burton et al, 2011a(Burton et al, , 2011bEagly & Karau, 2002;Kamphoff, 2010;Kane & LaVoi, 2018;Keats, 2017;Kilty, 2006;Koca & Öztürk, 2015;Norman, 2010;Norman & Rankin-Wright, 2018). Females often feel they have to work harder or prove themselves in a sporting environment (Betzer-Tayar, Zach, Galily, & Henry, 2017;Burton et al, 2012;Kilty, 2006;Norman, 2010;Norman & Rankin-Wright, 2018;Walker & Bopp, 2010).…”