WOMEN’S FOOTBALL COACHES AND ASSISTANT COACHES IN BRAZIL: SUBVERSION AND RESISTANCE IN SPORTS LEADERSHIP

Authors

  • Mariana Cristina Borges Novais Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Faculdade de Educação Física e Desportos (FAEFID), Juiz de Fora, MG. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6638-0729
  • Ludmila Mourão Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Faculdade de Educação Física e Desportos (FAEFID), Juiz de Fora, MG. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0893-7511
  • Osmar Moreira de Souza Junior Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar). Departamento de Educação Física e Motricidade Humana (DEFMH), São Carlos, SP. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2915-5634
  • Igor Chagas Monteiro Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Faculdade de Educação Física e Desportos (FAEFID), Juiz de Fora, MG. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0643-1261
  • Bárbara Aparecida Bepler Pires Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Faculdade de Educação Física e Desportos (FAEFID), Juiz de Fora, MG. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1754-5053

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.106782

Keywords:

Gender-based division of labor. Football. Women working. Stereotyped behavior.

Abstract

Based on cultural and gender studies, this research analyzes women’s representativeness as coaches and assistant coaches in women’s football, seeking to identify the subversion and resistance strategies adopted for their inclusion and permanence. The analysis focused on participants’ speeches and document sources such as news articles and academic works. It shows how professionals gained access to the roles resulting from their leadership experiences as athletes and/or interns and for their high capacity. They ensure their permanence by attesting their competence on a daily basis, maintaining their level of ability and overcoming gender stereotypes. They personify the eminent resistance offered by women in spaces traditionally reserved for men, thus tensioning power relations. However, the consolidation of equal conditions requires financial investment and, above all, a commitment to deconstructing gender stereotypes.

 

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Published

2021-04-02

How to Cite

NOVAIS, M. C. B.; MOURÃO, L.; SOUZA JUNIOR, O. M. de; MONTEIRO, I. C.; PIRES, B. A. B. WOMEN’S FOOTBALL COACHES AND ASSISTANT COACHES IN BRAZIL: SUBVERSION AND RESISTANCE IN SPORTS LEADERSHIP. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 27, p. e27023, 2021. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.106782. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/106782. Acesso em: 25 jun. 2025.

Issue

v. 27, jan./dez. 2021

Section

Original Articles

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