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Today, there are women in leadership roles throughout intercollegiate athletics, but with all the opportunities that exist there is still a predominately male dominated presence at the highest executive level (Lapchick, 2014, p. 1). For example, today only three “Power 5” female athletic directors out of sixty-five opportunities exist (Macur, 2015). This study will use a phenomenological approach, to interview top ranking women that hold executive level athletic leadership positions to describe in depth their “lived experiences” of rising to leadership positions in a predominately male, competitive environment.","abstract_html":"In 1981 the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) developed the designation of Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) within the membership. 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