DUAL CAREER AND SOCIAL MOBILITY IN THE BRAZILIAN FUTSAL: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN

ABSTRACT

This article analyzed whether, and to what extent, gender shapes different perspectives, opportunities and incentives to the athletic career in Brazilian futsal for men and women, as well to another vocational career. For this, we describe the profile of male and female athletes from their sporting trajectory and dual career. We used a questionnaire with 95 men and 87 women, participating in the adult futsal championships in São Paulo Our results show that dual careers are predominant for both men and women. For the latter, dual career with studies lasts from adolescence to adulthood, when clubs grant them a university scholarship and salary. After higher education, the chances of staying in futsal decrease for women, which may indicate the conversion to another vocational career and the chance of social mobility, since they are the first generation of their family to reach this level of education. For men, dual career is established earlier, in childhood and becomes, in adulthood, coping with work, since most are unpaid to play, with the exception of a small portion. These differences demonstrate the inequality of futsal development between genders.

Keywords:
Gender; Sport; Athletic Career; Professionalization