Yesterday, MLB patted itself on
the back as it does every April 15, anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the
color line with the Dodgers in 1947.
Guys, if there’d been no color line in the first place, this would all
be unnecessary, sort of like having Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis—who
kept baseball white during his tenure, 1920-1944—in Cooperstown.
Anyway, the Institute for
Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida University used the occasion
to release its annual report card.
Gender hiring in major-league baseball received a C, not to be confused
with the C- for gender hiring in senior team administration (think VPs) and a
D+ for gender hiring in team professional administration (think front
office). As I recall, Clare got one C in
high school and college.
Guys own teams, so they basically hire
guys to run teams; that’s the way things have been in baseball
since…forever. My daughter would like to
work for an MLB club in a capacity that doesn’t involve charity, community
outreach or marketing, the trifecta of gender pigeonholing. Nobody’s breaking down her door with offers.
Of course, women have a place in
baseball. Too bad it’s as spectators
only.
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