Football in the time of Covid-19
Reflections on the implications for the women’s professional league in Colombia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12676458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark D Biram (0000-0001-5577-1986, University of Bristol, corresponding author), Claudia Y Martínez Mina (0000-0003-1093-9161, Corporación Universitaria del Caribe), Claudia Yaneth Martinez-Mina (Corporación Universitaria del Caribe) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 35-42 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-23 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Soccer and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1466-0970 • E-ISSN: 1743-9590 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14660970.2020.1797694 |
| OpenAlex | W3043865633 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 11 |
This article considers the efficacy of the Colombian institutional response to the COVID-19 crisis from a gender perspective. The Colombian Professional Women's League has been characterized by perpetual crisis since its launch in 2017. Far from the affirmative action needed to remedy its historic marginalization, an environment of conscious institutional inertia had already placed the league in severe doubt before the onset of COVID-19. It is argued that stark asymmetries of power underpin persistent gender differentiation and that an untenable development model has been laid bare and exacerbated by the pandemic
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Action (physics · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Football · League · Pandemic · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Power (physics · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Sociology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |