A influência do sexismo na prática de futsal: o futsal feminino no ambiente escolar

Abstract

Physical Education is a curricular unit that helps to reflect on various issues, including sexism, research that deals especially with gender relations and discrimination in sports practices is still a little scarce. Situations of discrimination, prejudice, inequality and stereotyping are notorious in the practice of women's futsal. In view of the importance of knowing the differences that exist in sports and the insertion of women in this scenario, this study aimed to analyze the understandings of gender, sexism and discrimination in girls who practice futsal, identifying whether the existing prejudice for this practice and whether it influences or not their participation in this activity. The methodology used was bibliographic research, the work used books, periodicals, magazines and internet sites. It was also used a qualitative research, of a descriptive nature, the data were acquired through a questionnaire with ten questions asked to 115 students who participate in physical education classes in a public school and a private school in the city of Recife. The students have previous approximations with the notion of gender relations existing in society. In the country, where sport is a national identity, the female sex still has no evidence, being yet another place to be conquered by women. The occupation of that place, therefore, will promote more respect and reduce discrimination. There is a lot to debate about women's futsal because it is a space that still needs more attention from social researchers.