As the Women’s Euros kick off, former England player chapmans17 reveals what it’s like for mothers on the pitch
kick off the Euros on home soil, with more eyes than ever on women's football. The tournament represents a watershed moment in the sport’s unstoppable growth - but the players' victories, off the pitch, also deserve our time.were awarded full maternity rights.
In football however, which only turned fully professional for women in 2018, players are likely to stop playing three months into pregnancy, meaning statutory pay does not stretch far; an agreement for clubs to improve upon this, by paying 14 weeks’ full wages before dropping to statutory pay, was reached in January and will come into force next season.
The semi-professional nature of women’s football during Chapman’s career left mothers unprotected, financially while, culturally, women were still fighting to fit into a ‘man’s game’. And once the game turned fully professional, in 2018, maternity pay was left to the discretion of clubs. From next season, those in the Women's Super League and Championship will be required to meet the improved conditions as part of their Football Association license agreement.
The FA’s policy change follows other sports governing bodies delayed response to the choices faced by stars who want to become mothers. Only last November, UK Sport updated its guidance for elite athletes, advising that Olympians and Paralympians should continue to be paid during pregnancy and for up to nine months after birth.
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