Women's Pay

[Navy Maven]

Not this crap again.

The feminazis need to stop attacking every discrepancy with the equality argument.

There are some industries where women are promoted quicker than the average bloke because they are female and the industry is trying to promote equal employment opportunities.

I'm in IT and the fastest way to get promoted in this industry is simply to be female.

It's unfair.

I know people with credentials getting the snub whilst women from non IT background get into some seriously good jobs in the business analysis and project management streams.

LOL no sh!t, but maybe you can empathise with what women have been dealing with for a hundred odd years. It doesn't feel great being held back professionally because of your gender does it? You know what would be even worse? Doing the same job, but getting paid less.

The fact of the matter is, there are many local footballers getting paid more than the majority of the players in this womens league.

People need to stop seeing this as a situation where the players should be paid based on what they're bringing in. This is an investment, and like any investment, often your outlay is going to take some time before it's showing a return. Shortchanging players is only going to delay the development of the comp. The more talent you can bring in, the better the sport becomes. Unfortunately for a number of players, the financial support the AFL are offering isn't enough to disrupt their current professional lives.

No one is suggesting that these players get paid the same as their male counterparts yet, but why shouldn't the best players in the game be getting at least the same amount as an AFL rookie?

With regards to mateinone's original question, I for one will be supporting the comp. I'll buy an additional membership, go to the games and have already contributed to Carlton's Game Changers initiative. I see this as something far more important than just football though. It's finally providing young girls a pathway to achieve professional success in a team sport in Australia. I just wish I was 15 years younger (and had a load more talent) so I would have something to aspire to myself.