The United Nations call on FIFA to fulfil its commitment and grant equal prize money for the Women’s World Cup.
During the ongoing Women’s World Cup, United Nations Women has partnered with FIFA to champion gender equality, a message prominently displayed on captains’ armbands.
Jennifer Cooper, the UN Women’s sports division lead, has emphasized the significance of holding FIFA accountable for their commitment to achieving parity in prize money by the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Cooper, in collaboration with the players’ union FIFPRO, is dedicated to ensuring that FIFA follows through on its pledge. But, she recognizes that attaining equal compensation across all national federations under FIFA’s governance will require time and transparency in fund allocation.
What’s the prize pool at the 2023 Women’s World Cup?
FIFA has substantial financial reserves exceeding $3.8 billion that could be leveraged to augment the Women’s World Cup funding. And while The governing body’s president, Gianni Infantino, has called upon sponsors and broadcasters to increase their investment in women’s football, aiming to bridge the financial divide, the Women’s World Cup prize pool remains notably smaller than that of the men’s tournament. The $110 million shared among the 32 women’s teams contrasts with the $440 million distributed to men’s teams in the 2022 Qatar tournament.
Advancing Women’s Football
UN Women commends FIFA’s endeavors to hasten equity in prize money while concurrently urging the implementation of additional initiatives to bolster the global growth of women’s football. Despite the headway, challenges persist, including apprehensions regarding the effective distribution of allocated funds to players.
FIFA has additionally aimed to establish a precedent by guaranteeing players a minimum earnings threshold for their participation in the World Cup, ranging from $30,000 for early exits to $270,000 for the champions.
“[Players] are not earning enough to support themselves and their families from the sport that they play,” said Ms Cooper.
Cooper emphasizes the essential support required for women’s national teams, emphasizing that the accelerated progress in prize money parity is a positive stride towards broader gender inclusivity within football.
“It’s a little bit slower than what we see at the level of this top prize money. But at the same time, I see that the accelerated pace of change is very encouraging.”
The progression of women’s football has encountered historical obstacles, yet as highlighted by UN Women, it is an important time for strategic investment in the sport to cultivate a more balanced playing field.
manutd7007
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if viewership will be the as men then they will get same as men.
pindnrtuy
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even women who were pretending to know and analyse football during men's world cup don't know the women's tournament is going on!
viecinopr
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So much for keeping politics out of football 🤦🏻♂️football is doomed If women want equal pay, they should generate the same revenue as men, then it would be fair to ask for it.
IPEN17
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Earn as you work. Women sports are not as lucrative as men's.
wiadeikloz
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it's always the west and it propaganda in every single thing. this is sport. actually, I don't know what nowadays women wants. they want everything equal to men. I think we don't need to separate the sports no more. cause of this pay stuff. it is like handing out a child to single father to raise a baby.
Hascdiopry
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Its entertainment industry, you can't force organiser to pay it's employees more than what they bring in.
wikdprsu
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Tell UN to go to bed
dupbcemuy
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no way this is happening if they do not bring in the same amount of money
Chelseawealth||
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Yes they should get equal payment for screaming and falling in the pitch, my 5yrs old boy play better than them.
Chelseawealth||
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people are more interested in transfer that this women thing [Crylaugh]
please guys make this comment hot, very true
Chargers
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what a confused organization called the United Nations
Daviator
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women would literally not be making a tenth of what they presently make if men hadn't made the sport popular in the first place
and they don't even play that well SMFH. I hope it's ignored
Daviator
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women would literally not be making a tenth of what they presently make if men hadn't made the sport popular in the first place
AJBeatsjr
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Nonsense
CHICKIESMP
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exactly why our society is at risk. UN left wars needing it's use as it's created for to be after football and gender equality in sport?
wuacmprtuy
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The UN has so many more pressing issues in the world to make it more peaceful & just - they're not doing a great job. Delving into women's football is unwarranted indeed !
TrinityLove
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with that kind of mediocre football they are playing then they are asking for equal pay. even under 17 men football is far intense and more entertaining than female football.
Dimcelpsz
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tv ratings, ticket sales, sponsors....who earned that money? Men!!! and women for the pathetic level want the same money?? that's a discrimination of men!!
Vakbcdmoz
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My mother is a woman no matter how much I love her if she was a footballer I won’t buy her idea of equal pay cus it’s unfair to the men no female team I mean no female best team can beat a mens football team none we saw how the United States women’s team was embarrassed by a bunch of 15 year old boys and u tell me they want equal pay FIFA shouldn’t even think of buying the idea
haucklmpsz
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is it UN that are bringing the money let them no bring UN into before they will corrupt our sport.
Jitcdelnu
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Let the Un face the reality
Segale
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why don't they mention men's World cup generates more money than the women's world cup that's why men gets paid more.You get paid what you deserve
hupbclpsty
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UN president is a woman.......they like fighting for theirs elves
ManageR10
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But they can't play like men, the game is so boring the way they play, and they don't deserve that equality payment. If it was something else that's ok.
Iron-U
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UN should understand that football is business... you can not spend more than you generate, otherwise the business will crumble. There is no equality in business, you sell as you bought, with little or more profits depending on the market, forces.
uzuegbunam
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I completely disagree with this. it is just like a company where one appeals to the company that all profit should be shared equally where u fully know that some shareholder contributed more and some less. women football generates less compare to men football they can't earn the same with us that is unfair and impractical
lightrex
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UN Should also appeal to onlyfan, where women r getting paid MORE for showing their body parts than male models
bihbeinot
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How!!!? Does their game generate the same amount of money the men game generates?
hibbcdimns
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Women football generated $131m where men's Football $6b. And asking same prize money for the both competition is extreme devilish injustice to Men's competition.
hibbcdimns
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Now you know who the devils are. UN is the devil in disguise want equal pay unjustly. They're forcing this injustice all over the world.
Jaeainprsz
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We men made the first mistake in the first place when we started hatching the idea that we are equal to women, now we are to blame for all of this madness!!!! How can a man and woman be equal, in other words they are implying that sooner or later, we are all going to be called one word and we will be like, it's ok! total madness
Limabcdlu
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UN have to pay the difference
Linñamba
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Men will always be superior to the women know this and have peace 😏
Bazbcmuz
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Mens football clearly has higher quality if you disagree just go watch another sport.If they increase WWC money significantly it would just make the male footballer yearn for more causing inflation.The newer football is more about money than the sport itself.
Bazbcmuz
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When will they understand it's not a matter of sexism but a matter of football quality.
MHTareq007
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LoL, No way!
AriyanSamad
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for what i did not even saw a single women world cup game around the whole country of mine knows of it so its prove that women football attract less people so they shouldn’t get equal amount Because they generate less.
did not know*
AriyanSamad
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for what i did not even saw a single women world cup game around the whole country of mine knows of it so its prove that women football attract less people so they shouldn’t get equal amount Because they generate less.
AdamsAkorede04
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You want to be earning more than what you're bringing in? No way!!!
TheOddOne
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if they wanted equal make sure there is an enormous amount of viewership with more sponsors coming in to advertise for this Women World Cup
rehaekorty
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why United nations are interfering with the fifa. tell the un to mind their own business. why not pay the women higher than the men? loopl
puhbkmnpz
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nonsense, earn from what you bring in. if womens football tournaments bring less money in than mens tournament. then why should they be paid the same. for bringing in less. insane feminism idealogy. more like communisim. the womens game is already subsidized mostly by the mens game, there is no equality in capitilism. u get paid more when the tournamanet/league/organization brings in more money. u want equality, then get paid by percentages from total money/revenue brought in for tournament. same for men n women make a fixed flat percentage. ofcourse the women wont take it, its low. cause their tournament bring lesser money in. the way they are pushing for this as a gender pay gap is utter bs excuse just to get paid more than the tourney earns. at this rate their worldcup/tournaments will go bankrupt. smh bla bla bla
ELLYICON
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Why would you pay equally when there is a variation in revenue
Kesadlor
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where to get the money to pay equally? unless fifa reduce men's payout to be equal to the women🤣
Divine_Armour
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and what does the UN has to do with football
MD_J
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people are more interested in transfer that this women thing [Crylaugh]
Mapenzi Mweetwa
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how about we introduce a percentage out of the actual revenue generated from the tournament itself 🤗🫡
elvngreen
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why do they want to get paid more while they generate a little, it doesn't make sense 🤔