Inequalities in Latin American female athletes: systematic review of barriers and opportunities
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https://doi.org/10.24310/riccafd.13.2.2024.20069Keywords:
sport development, equality, gender equality, women athletesAbstract
A systematic review was conducted on inequalities in women's sports in Latin America. Using key terms such as Sports Development - Female, Sports - Female - Latin America - Inequality, Equality - Sports - Women, female athletes - gender - equality and equity - sports development - female, discrimination - sports - Latin America, and using Boolean AND, searches were carried out in various databases such as Scielo, Redalyc, Dialnet, Eric, Pubmed, Latindex, and Ssoar. The inclusion criteria used were articles on gender equality and equity towards female athletes in Latin America, regardless of the methodology used, with a publication period from 2015 to date, and in Spanish and English. A total of 127 documents were found, of which only 6 articles were used for the review. The results showed inequalities towards Latin American female athletes, the lack of adequate facilities, and insufficient government support.
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