GENDER GAP IN FOOTBALLERS' PAY

Early day motion 1624, tabled 12 September 2018 by Roger Godsiff (Labour). Signed by 10 members.

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.

Signatures by party: Labour 4, Scottish National Party 2, DUP 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.