Athletics is still a male-dominated sport: the underrepresentation of women as athletes, coaches, and referees in Brazil

Gender inequality remains a pervasive issue in sports, attracting increasing attention in contemporary research. Despite this, scant scholarly focus has been directed towards the participation of women in athletics. This study sought to investigate the involvement of women as athletes, coaches, and...

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Published in:Retos (Madrid) 2024-01, Vol.58 (58), p.872-879
Main Authors: Silva Assis, Isabela, Cassiano Lázari, Evandro, Barreira, Júlia, Pereira Palma, Bartira, Rafaela Galatti, Larissa
Format: Article
Language:English
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Gender
social justice
sport psychology
sport management
leadership
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Summary:Gender inequality remains a pervasive issue in sports, attracting increasing attention in contemporary research. Despite this, scant scholarly focus has been directed towards the participation of women in athletics. This study sought to investigate the involvement of women as athletes, coaches, and referees across various age categories and events within the Brazilian Athletics Championship 2019. We assessed publicly available data from the championship, specifically the number of women in these roles. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, Chi-Square test for association estimation, and one sample t-tests for mean frequency comparisons. The level of significance was set at p
ISSN:1579-1726
1988-2041
1988-2041
DOI:10.47197/retos.v58.106067