French second division club Clermont Foot have led the way in embracing such diversity in football, appointing Helena Costa as the first woman to coach a club in the top two tiers of any European league in May 2014.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes there will eventually be a woman in charge of a club in the Premier League.
Costa stayed in the job for only a month, quitting the role for personal reasons, but the club replaced her with another female coach, Corinne Diacre.
Diacre is now in charge of Clermont Foot for three seasons, winning 121 caps for France, finished 12th, 7th and 12th.