Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has said that their female players representing their country will be paid the same as their male counterparts.
CBF president Rogerio Caboclo said, "Since March of this year, CBF has made an equal value in terms of prizes and daily rates between men's and women's football".
They will be paid an equal allowance when they are on international duty and will be awarded with the same prize for achieving at the Olympics. However, World Cup prize money would depend on FIFA.
"What they will gain by conquering or by staging the Olympics next year will be the same as the men will have", he said.
FIFA offered prize money of $400 million for the men in the 2019 World Cup, while the women’s World Cup was offered $30 million.
The pay disparity between the different genders in the professional soccer arena has been the talk of the town since last year when US women’s team sued the governing body alleging gender discrimination in working conditions and earnings. Their claims were dismissed and a bid to appeal the decision was immediately denied.
Last November, Australia closed the pay gap between the men’s and women’s soccer teams. New Zealand and Norway also decided to pay the same out to their men and women internationals.
Closing the pay gap, "There is no more gender difference, the CBF is treating men and women equally", CBF chief said.
