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Lapchick praised the leadership efforts of MLS Commissioner Don Garber at the league office but called this year's results at the team level "alarming,Cheap Jerseys From China."
The results at the team level are less favorable,NFL Jerseys Cheap. Racial diversity among general managers received an F and among head coaches a C+,NBA Jerseys From China.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A study on Major League Soccer's hiring practices shows a decline in overall gender diversity but says the league maintains high marks for racial and gender diversity inside its central office.
Gender hiring for team senior administration received an F as well, with women holding only 42 of the 215 positions (19.5 percent).
All general managers are white men. Chivas USA, which folded after the season, and FC Dallas were the only MLS franchises led by head coaches who are minorities.
Study author Richard Lapchick said this is a pivotal moment for MLS to further embrace diversity.
A total of 48 of 123 league office employees (39 percent) are racial minorities. Women account for 46 league office professional employee positions (37 percent),Cheap Jerseys.
The report released Tuesday by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport gave MLS its second straight B+ grade for racial hiring practices. The league's overall gender hiring grade was a C+,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, down from a B in 2013. MLS joins the NFL and Major League Baseball with overall gender grades below a B.
"It seems to be a breakthrough time for MLS in popularity with its teams, coming off the recent World Cup," Lapchick said. "The league office has always had a strong posture on hiring practices. Particularly at this time when the public is paying more attention with what's going on with MLS, it's an opportunity for them and their leadership to make sure their league and team offices look more like America."
The most diversity in MLS continues to be inside the league office, where it received grades of A+ in racial hiring and an A- in gender hiring.
"It is the most distressing part of the report,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys," Lapchick said. "And it comes in a year when we're finally discussing issues about women in sports. It's a good that the league office has a significant percentage of women of color, but it needs to be extended to the team level and professional hiring practices there." |
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