We're not going to say here, "A woman's place is wherever she wants to be." But truth be told, that's not wrong! The fact is, the journey is far from over, but today we can already see women gaining their deserved space, wherever they want to be.
And of course, when that place is sports, we also have women doing what they do best. Tell me what went through your mind when Rafaela Silva won gold at the last Olympics. Or when you were able to watch the Women's World Cup games on a free-to-air channel.
If the first situation moved you to tears, and the second made you incredibly happy to finally be able to watch Marta, Cris, and company play, then this text is for you! Get ready to meet women who are in the world of sports, but on the other side of the field.
We've compiled a super list of sports content profiles, all produced by women. Ready to learn more about who's behind the pages? Let's go:
Dominating the area
Rafaelle Seraphim started the project during the 2014 World Cup, with a blog to write about the competition. In 2017, Dominando arrived on Instagram with a post that talked about the search for affirmation of women's football in Brazil. The first post was not even remotely indicative of the size the page would reach. Starting with 75 likes and 12 comments, today Dominando has more than 11 followers.
And with a wide range of content, from football news, league tables, national team announcements, and memes. Dominating the area is a "A page to talk about football, debate, tease friends, but always with respect! "
Rafaelle also mentioned on our weekly podcast, Toda Mídia, that initially her followers didn't know the page was run by a woman. To hear this and other stories from the page's creator... click here Watch the episode about sports journalism, which also featured journalist Carina Ávila.
Dibrators
Journalists Angélica Souza, Renata Mendonça, and Roberta Nina joined forces to launch the Dibradoras project. Today, they are present on various digital platforms. official website, Twitter, instagram e Espaitec's.
The Dibradoras explore content from various sports: soccer, volleyball, tennis, athletics, among others. Here, in addition to news such as game results, the page also explores the challenges that women face in the world of sports.
Some good examples of posts that feature greater engagement from their creators are: The reaction to the beach volleyball player's statement. Carol Solberg, the case Robbaby and a celebration of a Grand Slam Tennis match with three players who are mothers.
Genre Thing
The project is an extension of the Globo Esporte website, now GE, where Lívia Laranjeira and Jamille Bullé write about topics that, for many, may be considered controversial. They have already discussed representation, objectification, violence against women, among other topics that are not seen so frequently on sports websites.
The project also has profiles on instagram and Twitter, in which they share the texts published on the blog. And it is on social media that the topics resonate more easily, which shows the need to speak openly about what the page proposes.
Reader challenge
You probably enjoy watching sports, right? So why not play a little game now? Here's the idea: Let's list some names of female sports journalists here in Brazil, and your mission is to count how many you know.
So here we go: Ana Thais Matos, Alessandra Xavier, Bárbara Coelho, Bruna Dealtry, Carol Barcellos, Débora Gares, Gabriela Moreira, Glenda Kozlowski, Janaína Xavier, Julianne Cerasoli, Mariana Becker, Mariana Spinelli, and Renata Fan.
So, what was the result? Did you secure the three points at the end of the round?
