Barriers faced by brazilian female coaches

Authors

  • Heidi Jancer Ferreira Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Rio Claro. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Motricidade - Interunidades
  • Luiza Aguiar dos Anjos Instituto Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Alexandre Janotta Drigo Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Motricidade - Interunidades
  • Ludmila Nunes Mourão Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Departamento de Educação Física
  • José Geraldo do Carmo Salles Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Departamento de Educação Física

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-5509201700020479

Keywords:

Women, Sports, Gender, Training.

Abstract

In Brazilian sports there are only a small number of women working as coaches. In this context, this study aimed to identify and analyze the barriers that Brazilian female coaches encounter when pursuing a coaching career. Participants were 13 female coaches from 8 different sports. Data were collected through semi structured interview. The main challenges faced by Brazilian female coaches were male dominance, prejudice, conflict between personal and professional life, and low salaries. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that female coaches face many barriers, which limit the presence of women in coaching in Brazilian sports.

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Published

2017-12-20

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2017)

Section

naodefinida

License

Todo o conteúdo da revista, exceto onde está identificado, está licenciado sob uma Licença Creative Commons (CC-BY)

How to Cite

Ferreira, H. J., Anjos, L. A. dos, Drigo, A. J., Mourão, L. N., & Salles, J. G. do C. (2017). Barriers faced by brazilian female coaches. Brazilian Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 31(2), 479-488. https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-5509201700020479