Futsal feminino universitário: percepções sobre questões de gênero e preconceito no esporte

Abstract

Sport is a rich field for the creation of discussions on gender issues, but it lacks studies addressing these issues. Is recurring in women's futsal situations of prejudice, stereotypy and dissimilarities in the opportunities to practice sport. Given the importance of understanding the diversity of sport and the inclusion of women in this sporting context, this research had as objective: To analyze perceptions of female futsal athletes about possible gender inequalities and prejudices in the context of UFC university sport. The present research has a qualitative approach, using semi-structured questionnaires to conduct interviews, participated in this research thirteen athletes of the women's futsal team of the federal university of Ceará. The results, analyzed using the Minayo content analysis technique, were grouped into three themes: sports initiation, prejudice and university and their incentive. The data show that the still recurring difficulties faced in the initiation of female futsal, many girls because of lack of schools and preconceito end up migrating to other sports, the questioning of sexuality is still frequent only for practicing the modality in question, the University offers similar features to gender-neutral futsal teams. In Brazil, where football is a national identity, women still do not have notoriety. It is suggested that more works that address this theme be carried out in order to broaden the knowledge about the gender issues that permeate futsal, as well as expand the appropriation of the sport by women who wish to practice or work in related fields.