Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Roger Godsiff (Labour), on Wednesday, 12 September 2018, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 10 members in total.

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GENDER GAP IN FOOTBALLERS' PAY

That this House notes with concern the ongoing huge disparities between the pay and financial support provided to male footballers, and the lack of funding for female footballers; believes that women's football is just as important as men's, and should be recompensed and financed appropriately; condemns the recent decision of Crystal Palace to ask its female reserve players to find their own sponsorship of £250 each, while offering male player Wilfried Zaha a salary of £130,000 per week; congratulates Zaha on his decision to offer a financial contribution towards the women's team, but believes that women's sports should not have to rely on charity from men who are paid many times more than women; warmly congratulates Lewes FC, which is the first and only UK club to pay its men's and women's teams equally and provide equal resources for training; and recognises and condemns the structural misogyny which views women's work as being worth less than that of men.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1624 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Caroline Lucas

Kelvin Hopkins

Jim Cunningham

Jim Shannon

Ronnie Cowan

Subjects

Equality Pay Sports

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk