‘No more gender difference’ – Brazil gives equal pay to female players

Brazil has joined the league of a few nations who give equal pay to their men’s and women’s national players for representingthe country.

The South American nation joins countries like Australia, Norway and New Zealand to pay their men and women internationals the same amount.

Brazil’s football association (CBF) says players will be granted the same daily and prize amounts for taking part in preparation periods and games.

The measures have been put in place in March, according to CBF president Rogerio Caboclo.

“Since March of this year, CBF has made an equal value in terms of prizes and daily rates between men’s and women’s football,” he said.

Read Also: EQUAL PAY: Joe Biden threatens US Soccer after women team’s case dismissed by court

“That is, the players earn the same thing as the players during the calls. What they receive by daily call, women also receive.”

Caboclo says its arrangement also applies to performances at international tournaments such as the World Cup and Olympics.

“There is no more gender difference, as the CBF is treating men and women equally,” he said.

“What they will gain by conquering or by staging the Olympics next year will be the same as the men will have.”

Brazil’s women’s team have not played since March, when many competitions around the world were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Meanwhile, England FA claims the country has, since January, been paying women the same as men for representing their country, both for match fees and bonuses.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is yet to make the step, even as the Nigeria women’s team, Super Falcons, have generally been more successful than the men’s team, the Super Eagles.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now