"But it's not as simple as that. "Sport does rank rather badly against all sorts of other sectors when it comes to equal pay and conditions," Lombe Mwamba, the interim CEO of the Global Observatory for Gender Equality and Sport, told DW. Though little sport-specific data exists, the consensus is that elite female footballers earn 15-25% of their male equivalents. While there are exceptions like tennis, which is moving towards equal prize money for men and women at all tournaments,"
"Salary floors and grassroots changes "I think the men's top 5% earners really inflate the market. If you're a lower league player, you're not earning that 400,000 ($470,000) a week, you're probably earning 4,000 a week. And some women's players are on that." Culvin advocates for so-called salary floors in the women's game and a more organic approach to growth."
Women's sport shows visible gains such as packed stadiums and increasing equal prize-money policies, with a BBC 2021 report finding 90% of sports offering equal prize money at major championships. Overall pay and conditions remain poor compared with other sectors. Elite female footballers typically earn 15–25% of male equivalents, while tennis is an exception with moves toward equal pay. Causes include historical bans, underinvestment, weak professional pathways, inadequate maternity provisions and persistent perceptions that sport is primarily commercialised for men. Proposals include salary floors for women's leagues and organic, grassroots-focused growth strategies.
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