Why don’t people care about women? Women’s sport on the decision-making agenda in Brazil based on stakeholder’s perspective

ABSTRACT

This study aimed at assessing why women’s sport is not included in the Brazilian decision-making agenda, in addition to show some alternatives to overcome this condition. Six female sport stakeholders were interviewed. The interviews were carried out in 2022, transcribed and analysed by using Bardin’s Content Analysis (2011). It was concluded that women’s sport does not enter the decision-making agenda due to the fact that it is not considered a political problem and because there are no women’s political movements in Brazil. As alternatives, it is essential to have representativeness of women in sport, especially in leadership positions, visibility on the topic, and to create policies, plans and projects aimed at women’s sport.

KEYWORDS:

• Women’s sport
• agenda
• stakeholders
• Brazil
• policies

Aknowledgements

This study was supported by f the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), Brazil. Grant number 001.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Notes

1. International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women.

2. Brazil’s currency.

3. Football championship contested by teams from the state of São Paulo.

4. It refers to the skateboarding athlete, Raissa Leal, who at the age of 13 won a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

5. Name given to the athletes of the Brazilian Women’s Rugby Team.

6. The Maria da Penha law creates mechanisms to stem the tide of domestic violence against women, regardless of class, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.

7. The Quota Law (nº 12711/2022) determines that half of the vacancies in public higher education institutions must be allocated to candidates who have studied three years of secondary education in the public education network. In certain higher education institutions, the quotas might also include a percentage of vacancies for black and indigenous people, besides people with disabilities.