Sexual harassment in women’s handball is an issue that supposedly occurs, but faces remain invisible to begin with, and it is clear that clubs are not yet prepared to speak openly regarding the subject.
When addressing harassment in women’s handball, clubs and managers refused to talk regarding a transversal phenomenon that normally aims to persuade someone of the female sex, above all, to achieve a moral, physical or sexual objective. Petro de Luanda, 1.º de Agosto, Interclube and Progresso do Sambizanga, formations with responsibilities in the sport created by the German Karl Schelenz in 1919, “faked” the report in the newspaper OPAÍS.
Despite the attempts made, the reasons that led the clubs to decline are not known for sure, but it is clear that this raises a lot of speculation on and off the field. Sexual harassment is a subject that is always talked regarding in the corridors, so those targeted and victims always tend to hide in secret, in order to protect their image and possible moral damage.
Therefore, the approach of club directors towards the phenomenon, which does not want to remain silent, would be important, as it would help to better clarify the occurrence of alleged hidden cases. That said, clubs would follow the logic of creating reporting offices, with some athletes, above all, arriving at training with talent, but in a vulnerable social situation.
As elsewhere, sexual harassment in women’s handball, as a sport, at school, in the service and in other areas, is a crime under current criminal law. In this way, with more collaboration, it is possible to put an end to this phenomenon, as in the United States of America, once upon a time, a gymnastics teacher (coach) was expelled for allegedly harassing the students of the National Team and, when proven, he will be held civilly and criminally liable.
The most recent case occurred with the president of the Spanish Federation, Luis Rubiales, who, following the women’s football team won the World Cup last August, held in Australia and New Zealand, kissed athlete Jenni Hermoso, a fact that shocked society, forcing him, following much pressure, to abandon his position. Therefore, in Angola, reflection on sexual harassment must be collective, in order to inhibit the desires of potential promoters of this practice in clubs and other institutions.
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