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NBA: Ladies Gain Ground In Man's World

 
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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The NBA courts may overflow with testosterone, but inside the league offices almost half the professional positions are filled with women, according to the Associated Press. The basketball league beats other sports in diversity, highlighted by 31 women serving as vice presidents for NBA teams in the 2008-2009. With 82 percent of the players being Black men, brothers lead 40 percent of the teams as head coach, the highest of any professional sport.–CJ