Mulheres e futebol no Brasil uma análise a partir dos limites culturalmente construídos e identificados como inerentes a cada gênero.

Abstract

For cultural reasons rooted in the times, football is still a space that reflects the Masculine image, often saying that this type of sport is a "male thing", because it requires attributes that in remote times were not seen and accepted by the Feminine body. In these terms, questions whether: What are the difficulties confronted by women football players in Brazil? Thus, the present work aims to analyze the difficulties faced by Brazilian women who have football as a profession, in the quality of women football players. To carry out the research will be used the approach method hypothetic-deductive. While the procedure method will be used for the historical and the monographic, having as bibliographic and documentary research techniques. Starting from the study of diverse discriminations and prejudices suffered by women who exercise the career of women football players in Brazil. It is of fundamental importance to study the theme, since football has always been an eminently masculine sport. The football played for many years by men is now the space where women are trying to consolidate not only for the sport, but also for the chosen profession, however, women football players have faced and still face numerous discriminations and prejudices whether inside or outside the sport. Recently several laws have been sanctioned aiming at the equality of men and women, however, is still not enough. It is also necessary for society to change its vision vis-à-vis women football players as normal and natural, thus consolidating gender equality.