British football needs a system similar to the 'Rooney Rule' to help female coaches get jobs in the men's game, Chelsea Ladies boss Emma Hayes says. Under the 'Rooney Rule', NFL American football franchises must interview at least one black or ethnic minority candidate for coach vacancies.
Only a handful of female coaches work in men's football in Britain.
"We need clubs to take risks to hire the right candidates," Hayes told BBC News School Report.
"At the end of the day, there aren't a lot of female coaches that have the top-level licence and the coaching experience but that will change, added Hayes, who is the sole female boss in Women's Super League 1.
"What needs to change in addition to that is the opportunity to then interview.
"In America they have the Rooney Rule and as we move forward and have more coaches that are more qualified and more experienced, we need the opportunity to get in the boardroom.
"If we then don't get the job, then fine. It's little by little and we're still some way off from that."
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