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Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by brownnikky16(f): 10:31am On Nov 06, 2019
Australia’s professional women soccer players will be given the same base pay as men in a one-year extension to a collective bargaining agreement.

Players in Australia’s W-League will have their annual minimum remuneration hiked 33 percent to A$16,344 ($11,400), with their base hourly rate matching the men’s A-League, Football Federation Australia and the players union said on Friday.

“We’re very proud that we have been able to anchor the minimum conditions for W-League players to those of A-League players,”
Professional Footballers Australia CEO John Didulica said in a statement.

“It’s a moment in time that the players should be proud of.”

The deal will reduce the gender pay gap in Australian football but male players stand to earn significantly more due to their greater time on the pitch.

The W-League’s regular season ran for 14 weeks in 2018/19, just over half the length of the A-League’s 27 rounds.

The announcement comes days after the PFA launched a campaign demanding global governing body FIFA increase prize money at the upcoming women’s World Cup to reduce the glaring gap with the men’s tournament.

Gender pay disparity in football was put in the spotlight in March when the U.S. women’s team sued their national federation for alleged gender discrimination three months before their World Cup title defense.

Australia has become a global leader in championing better pay and conditions for female athletes in recent years, after having largely neglected women’s sport for decades.

Australia’s contracted women cricketers were given the same base hourly pay rate as men in a five-year collective bargaining agreement struck in 2017, although, like women footballers, they have far fewer opportunities to earn.

Source>>http://www.ogbeta.ng/2019/11/australia-passes-law-to-pay-male-and.html

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by ursullalinda(f): 12:36pm On Nov 06, 2019
Wonderful news.....afterall they go through same stress

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by Zionzuba: 12:37pm On Nov 06, 2019
Wow that is a really great news

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by FactBoyz: 12:37pm On Nov 06, 2019
If you dont want to migrate to Canada or USA.. Australia is the very best option..

Nice one..

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by Topmaike007(m): 12:37pm On Nov 06, 2019
Wonderful wonderfully can our girls go dia biko?

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by femtex007(m): 12:37pm On Nov 06, 2019
Hmmmmm. Those girls are made for life
Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by samba03: 12:37pm On Nov 06, 2019
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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by Nobody: 12:37pm On Nov 06, 2019
shocked

What kind of fvckery is this?

Does female matches generate the same viewership/sponsorship and revenue just as male matches to make both genders earn equal pay? This is absolute bulllshît

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by Wilhelm1: 12:38pm On Nov 06, 2019
Nice move

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by tobtap: 12:38pm On Nov 06, 2019
na their problem be dat

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by Nobody: 12:38pm On Nov 06, 2019
Doesn't make sense. When you do this, you ruin sports. Market forces; supply and demand is the fundamental driver of any industry or business. Women models earn way more than their men counterparts; because female beauty sells more. Even men prefer to see female models than fellow men models. Likewise men earn more in sports because it's base largely on athletism and strength where men dominate due to their high testesterone; more competitive and fun to watch. Even women prefer to watch men sports than fellow female sports. Have you ever seen all women gather like men to watch female sports? No, but they will gather to watch female model or celebrity like Kardashian; to pick up one or two styles. Let the free market fundamentals drive the industry! This issue was a hot topic in US years back, since US is largely a capitalist economy, the NBA and other sports refuse to bulge, insist "men earn more because of high views. If the women get their views high, they earn more too. Simple"

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by Nobody: 12:38pm On Nov 06, 2019
cry
Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by visijo(m): 12:38pm On Nov 06, 2019
56 days to 2020 but the only thing you've saved so far
are nude pics in your gallery.My friend look for Jesus.

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by sevunteen(m): 12:39pm On Nov 06, 2019
ursullalinda:
Wonderful news.....afterall they go through same stress

Do they generate the same revenue?

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by samuel19222(m): 12:39pm On Nov 06, 2019
Equal right

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by TriCee: 12:39pm On Nov 06, 2019
Nice one.

In some countries, the female teams are known to bring more glories to the country than their male counterparts.

Very encouraging for aspiring female footballers.
Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by oogbiko(m): 12:39pm On Nov 06, 2019
good for them
Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by CaptainMeks: 12:39pm On Nov 06, 2019
Watch Nigerian female footballers begin to migrate to Australia

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by IdioticNLmods: 12:39pm On Nov 06, 2019
ursullalinda:
Wonderful news.....afterall they go through same stress
That's the kind of news you will like as if they generate the same amount of revenue.

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by Satan66(m): 12:40pm On Nov 06, 2019
Senseless stupidity by the Australian government.
Female football doesn't bring half the revenue the male footballers bring, meaning the government is gonna use male football revenue to pay the females!

Hopefully male and female models will be paid equally too.
Rubbish

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by Hidentity(m): 12:40pm On Nov 06, 2019
ursullalinda:
Wonderful news.....afterall they go through same stress
Wonderful news, really but they don't go through same stress. Trust me. I also hope this will apply to other areas, including modelling.

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by Nobody: 12:41pm On Nov 06, 2019
Satan66:
Senseless stupidity by the Australian government.
Female football doesn't bring half the revenue the male footballers bring, meaning the government is gonna use male football revenue to pay the females!

Hopefully male and female models will be paid equally too.
Rubbish

I swear. Very stupid move

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by TheGreatYam: 12:41pm On Nov 06, 2019
Well, I think the female folks deserve it. They put in as much work.

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by Bbbwings: 12:41pm On Nov 06, 2019
This world is a mess
How many people watch women's league?

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by Nobody: 12:41pm On Nov 06, 2019
Australia, you impress me.. grin

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by Emmacula8(m): 12:42pm On Nov 06, 2019
I know someone play for female

Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by SmartyPants(m): 12:43pm On Nov 06, 2019
I will reserve my comments until I know where the funding is coming from.

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Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by Nobody: 12:44pm On Nov 06, 2019
FactBoyz:
If you dont want to migrate to Canada or USA.. Australia is the very best option..

Nice one..
Hope the weather is good??
Re: Australia Passes Law To Pay Male And Female Footballers Equal Pay by uuzba(m): 12:44pm On Nov 06, 2019
FactBoyz:
If you dont want to migrate to Canada or USA.. Australia is the very best option..

Nice one..
No, Nigeria.
Migrate to Nigeria.

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