A pretext for regression? The gendered institutional response to COVID-19 in the country of football

This article considers the gendered institutional response to COVID-19 in Brazilian football. It is argued that the asymmetries of power which shaped policy are rooted in the historical marginalisation of women`s sports in the country along with socially constructed notions of hegemonic masculinity. The COVID-19 pandemic has served to accentuate deeply embedded social and economic inequalities and may serve as a pretext for eroding precarious gains made in recent times.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:social sciences
Tagging:Coronavirus
Published in:Bulletin of Latin American Research
Language:English
Published: 2020
Online Access:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/blar.13169
Volume:39
Issue:S1
Pages:112-116
Document types:article
Level:advanced