Gender Equity Toolkit

The NAIA Gender Equity Committee is committed to raising awareness about issues related to women and diversity in sports and providing tools to help address these issues.

These best practices were compiled to assist in maximizing candidate pools and fostering career opportunities for coaches and administrators from diverse backgrounds.

Getting Started: Planning for Success

• Advantages of Staff Diversity
• Establish a Core Philosophy
• Work Environment Considerations
• Create and Continually Evaluate a Diversity Issues Plan
• HR Best Practices
• Title IX - Quick History and Implication

• Enhancing the Candidate Pool
• Promoting Work Life Balance

• Academic Programming
• Creating Internship/Student Assistant Opportunities in your Department
• Grooming Future Candidates through Mentoring

• Resources to Share with Students

NAIA Administrative Mentorship Program

The Gender Equity Committee (GEC) has developed the NAIA Administrative Mentoring Program to allow experienced administration to share their knowledge and talents with fellow administrators in the NAIA community. The GEC hopes to present mentees with an opportunity for career and personal growth while offering mentors an outlet through which to provide guidance.
 

• Administrative Mentorship Program Guidelines
• Administrative Mentor Application
• Administrative Mentee Application