Gender inequality in football is more entrenched than in politics, business, medicine and space exploration, according to a salary survey that compared the employment status and pay of thousands of male and female footballers worldwide. Among a number of stark findings was that the ...
CANBERRA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Female professional footballers in Australia's W-League are set to benefit from a considerable pay rise, it was announced on Monday. Football Federation Australia (FFA), the W-League and Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) on Monday announced the new collecti...
"None of which is laudable," the GSSS report says, "but it makes 1% of professional footballers look more pitiful still." The salary gap between men and women athletes echoes the huge difference in revenues between men's and women's sports. For instance, NBA teams took in a tot...
Around the world, women’s teams are being paid much, much less than their male counterparts — despite their success on the pitch. So why is women’s football still seen as a lesser sport? And what toll does this take on female footballers? That’s what I’m going to find out today...
Furthermore, the Minimum Wage Directive brings the pricing of football work into focus, highlighting potential inequalities not only between male and female players but also between players at the highest level and those at lower levels. In countries like Sweden, where different collective agreements ...