Women in sport are winning the fight for equal pay – slowly
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Women in sport are winning the fight for equal pay – slowly
Beth Clarkson, University of Portsmouth; Alex Culvin, Leeds Beckett University, and Ali Bowes, Nottingham Trent University
The Welsh national football association has pledged to introduce equal pay for their men’s and women’s teams by 2026. The news comes following a documentary featuring the most capped Welsh player Jess Fishlock, who called the lack of pay parity “unacceptable”.
It also follows the Irish football association’s introduction of pay parity for its national teams. Through a combination of the men’s squad agreeing to reduce their international fees, and the association matching their contribution, all players will now receive €2,000 per match. Wales and Ireland join England, Brazil, Australia, Norway and New Zealand as national football associations who have equal pay agreements with men’s and women’s teams.
These recent cases are indicative of real change in how some national governing bodies view women’s spo...
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