An Icelandic female footballer won a landmark case against her former club Olympique Lyonnais for failing to pay her full salary during pregnancy. Since January 2021, FIFA’s Maternity Regulations rule that female players are entitled to be paid at a 100% during their pregnancy and until the start of their maternity leave, which is of a minimum of 14 weeks at a minimum of two-thirds of their salary. However, whilst at Lyon, the club failed to pay salary before she started her maternity leave. Through the World Players Association’s Roar Room for Gender Equity and Decent Work in Sport, leaders from player associations around the world have highlighted the need for greater support for players who are mothers or hoping to become mothers as one of the key challenges and opportunities for growth in women’s sport.
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