UN seeks goal of equality at Women鈥檚 World Cup
UN Women says FIFA has promised to close the pay gap completely between male and female players by 2027.
UN Women and FIFA have come together just ahead of the FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand to advance gender equality in football, and help end abuse and discrimination on and off the pitch.
According to Jennifer Cooper, Coordinator of Global Sport Partnerships in UN Women, women continue to struggle with fewer professional opportunities and massive pay gaps both on and off the pitch.
She told Newsday: 鈥淔or the 2023 Women鈥檚 World Cup, the prize money gap has closed significantly because FIFA was able to triple the money based on the 2019 Women鈥檚 World Cup, so I think that鈥檚 major progress. It still has a long way to go but there鈥檚 also a promise on the table that the gap will be closed completely by 2027.鈥�
(Picture: Shows an armband 'Unite for Gender Equality' with the kit worn by Saki Kumagai of Japan in the dressing room prior to the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Group C match between Zambia and Japan at Waikato Stadium on July 22, 2023 in Hamilton, New Zealand. Credit: Maja Hitij / FIFA via Getty Images.)
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