Scientific production related to women’s soccer in brazilian doctoral theses and master’s dissertations in physical education

Abstract

Our aim was to map and explore scientific production related to women’s football in Brazilian Physical Education theses and dissertations during the last decade. The works were retrieved from the CAPES, IBICT and NUTESES banks of theses and dissertations, using the equation Futebol and feminino or Mulher. The findings include: nine master’s dissertations and two doctoral theses; 11 different researchers (mostly women); the year of 2017 stands out; only Brazil’s South and Southeast regions were covered; seven institutions had studies on the subject; the most frequently researched sub-area was Sociocultural, with key words related to it; most of the studies had no external funding. These results express the need for investment in research and graduate studies outside traditional Brazilian academic centers. The findings reflect Brazil’s fledging scientific production on women’s football. More research is justified by its historical, social and cultural impacts.