Women in football: changes in Conmebol regulations and space in the television media

Abstract

This study sought to identify the occurrence and characteristics of the reports on women's football on the television program “Globo Esporte - Rio Grande do Sul”, in the years 2016 and 2017. All editions of the program in that period were monitored, being the following information was recorded in terms of the reports on women's football: duration, subject matter, reporting team, comments made and observation of games. Subsequently, the number of reports in each year was computed. The results showed that there was an increase of 84% in the number of reports when compared to the two years. The same occurred with the duration of the reports. In 2017, reports with interviews of athletes and coaching staff were part of the program, as well as comments and goals from the main games of the clubs Sport Club Internacional e Grêmio Futebol Porto-Alegrense (GreNal). In addition, the “Play as a woman” board was created, which provided greater visibility to women's football in the investigated television program. It was noted that changes in the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), regulations, released in 2016, contributed to the achievement of greater space for women in football in the Globo Esporte - Rio Grande do Sul program from 2017.