THE UNDER-REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AS COACHES IN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Heidi Jancer Ferreira Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • José Geraldo Carmo Salles Departamento de Educação Física Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Ludmila Mourão Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
  • Andrea Moreno Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.29087

Keywords:

Women, Sports, Coaching.

Abstract

 

This study aimed to identify and analyze the reasons associated with the low representation of women as coaches. The participants were thirteen coaches of eight kind of sports. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and researches with sports institutions. It was found that women represent only 7% of Brazilian coaches. As reasons for the low female engagement in the position emerged barriers faced by coaches, difficulty of ascension, female acceptance of their exclusion, lack of women in profile and giving up of the career.

 

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Author Biographies

Heidi Jancer Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Departamento de Educação Física/UFV

José Geraldo Carmo Salles, Departamento de Educação Física Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Prof. Dr. Departamento de Educação Física/UFV

Ludmila Mourão, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Prof. Dra. Faculdade de Educação Física e Desportos/UFJF

Andrea Moreno, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Prof. Dra. Faculdade de Educação/UFMG

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Published

2013-03-20

How to Cite

FERREIRA, H. J.; SALLES, J. G. C.; MOURÃO, L.; MORENO, A. THE UNDER-REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AS COACHES IN BRAZIL. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 19, n. 3, p. 103–124, 2013. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.29087. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/29087. Acesso em: 10 may. 2025.

Issue

v. 19, n. 3, jul./set. 2013

Section

Original Articles

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