Under their Command: Barriers for Women Coaches in Brazilian Olympic Teams

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William Douglas de Almeida
Rovilson de Freitas

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This article aims at discussing the obstacles imposed on Brazilian women to assume positions as coaches in national teams. As a method, a bibliographic review on the theme was performed as well as a biographical narrative of the only woman to lead a Brazilian team in a collective modality in the Olympic Games, Maria Helena Cardoso, a basketball team coach in Barcelona-1992. As a result, and conclusion, it appears that there is still sexism in the Brazilian sport, mainly for women to ascend to positions of command in national teams.

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Almeida, W. D. de, & Freitas, R. de. (2020). Under their Command: Barriers for Women Coaches in Brazilian Olympic Teams. Educación Física Y Ciencia, 22(4), e156. https://doi.org/10.24215/23142561e156
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William Douglas de Almeida, Universidade de São Paulo

Doutor em Ciências pela Escola de Educação Física e Esporte da Universidade de São Paulo/Brasil e membro do Grupo de Estudos Olímpicos da Universidade de São Paulo

Rovilson de Freitas, Universidade de São Paulo

Master in Information Retrieval, Knowledge Discovery and Database Engineering. Graduated in Informatics Technology / Business Management at the Faculty of Technology of Jundiaí - FATEC (2007). At that time, he is taking his second degree, Literature, with double qualification: Portuguese / Spanish, at the Faculty of Philosophy, Literature and Human Sciences of the University of São Paulo (FFLCH-USP). Post-Graduation in Sports Press and Communication Advisory at Castelo Branco University. He is currently a professor at Colégio Oswaldo Cruz and at the Paula Souza State Technological Education Center - Ceeteps. Has experience in Computer Science. He is a member of the USP Olympic Studies Group (GEO-USP),.

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