Fair play: The Hindu Editorial on bridging the gender pay gap in sports
2 years, 5 months ago

Fair play: The Hindu Editorial on bridging the gender pay gap in sports

The Hindu  

New Zealand Cricket striking a deal to remunerate its women cricketers the same as their male counterparts is a major landmark in the fight to close the gender pay gap in sports. It’s a massive step forward and will be a huge drawcard for young women and girls.” But victories in equal pay struggles have not come easy. In cricket, any move to narrow the monetary gap between men and women, especially in India, is dithered over by citing lower market ratings for the ladies’ game. It is time the vicious cycle of fewer women accessing sports, fewer women becoming professionals and hence fewer women having commercial opportunities is broken and the glacial pace of the journey towards pay parity hastened.

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Women’s cricket shake-up as franchise leagues get protected windows
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Women’s cricket shake-up as franchise leagues get protected windows

The Telegraph  

For years, men’s cricket has been spiralling out of control. There are so many leagues vying for top players that it is possible for a men’s cricketer to play a few matches in one competition, then travel to a different continent for another. The Women’s Big Bash might have held its inaugural competition in 2015-16, but it was not until …

Closing the Gender Gap in Sports: A Global Imperative
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Closing the Gender Gap in Sports: A Global Imperative

Hindustan Times  

Gender inequality in sports is a pervasive issue that affects athletes across the globe. While women’s participation in sports has increased over the years, they continue to face significant challenges, including unequal pay, limited access to resources, and entrenched sexism. This disparity exists at all levels, from grassroots to elite competitions, and persists despite efforts to address it. Despite progress …

ECB confirm starting salaries for women in professional cricket to be equal to men
3 months ago

ECB confirm starting salaries for women in professional cricket to be equal to men

The Independent  

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Gender inequality and sexism in sports
3 months ago

Gender inequality and sexism in sports

Hindustan Times  

Conflict has remained at the centre-stage of international relations across various epochs of global history. Even in China, where immediately after the creation of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Zedong stated “Women hold up half the sky”, deeply rooted sexist attitudes find their way even into sports. Just the way it is in the most powerful country of the …

Cricket Australia set out decade-long plan for massive increase in women’s game
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Cricket Australia set out decade-long plan for massive increase in women’s game

The Independent  

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2023 in women’s sports: From Australia’s dominance and Spain’s crowning moment to cricket’s historic inclusion in the Olympics
11 months, 3 weeks ago

2023 in women’s sports: From Australia’s dominance and Spain’s crowning moment to cricket’s historic inclusion in the Olympics

The Hindu  

2023 was a remarkable year for women’s sports. - Australia beat South Africa to win the Women’s T20 World Cup: Meg Lanning-led Australia won its sixth and third consecutive title after beating the host South Africa in the final by 19 runs. - Spain beat England to win maiden FIFA Women’s World Cup, Rubiales fiasco unfolds: Spain beat England 1-0 …

Transgender women have been barred from playing in international women's cricket
1 year, 1 month ago

Transgender women have been barred from playing in international women's cricket

The Hindu  

Transgender women will not be allowed to compete in international women's cricket, the sport's governing body said Tuesday. The International Cricket Council said the “new gender eligibility regulation,” which was approved by board members, had been imposed to protect the integrity of women's cricket and was also made on safety grounds. “The changes to the gender eligibility regulations resulted from …

ICC announces equal match fee for female officials in a landmark decision
1 year, 1 month ago

ICC announces equal match fee for female officials in a landmark decision

India TV News  

The International Cricket Council announced pay parity in the sport for match officials in a landmark decision in the Ahmedabad meeting. The female ICC officials will get equal match fees as to that of their male counterparts irrespective of the fact they are hoisting in men's or women's matches. The ICC release also mentioned the inclusion of a neutral umpire …

Women’s rights row hangs over Australia-Afghanistan Cricket World Cup match
1 year, 1 month ago

Women’s rights row hangs over Australia-Afghanistan Cricket World Cup match

Al Jazeera  

Afghanistan eye a semifinal place in a rare match against Australia, who have cancelled several bilateral fixtures over the Taliban’s policies on women. Why can’t we beat Australia who have won it the most times?” But there is an underlying political conundrum surrounding Afghanistan’s match against Australia, whose governing body has cancelled bilateral fixtures between the men’s side twice in …

ECB to establish independent regulator, increase investment in women’s game
1 year, 2 months ago

ECB to establish independent regulator, increase investment in women’s game

The Hindu  

The England & Wales Cricket Board will establish an independent regulator and increase investment in the women’s game as part of efforts to make cricket more inclusive after a report found widespread discrimination across the sport. Within the current broadcast cycle, which runs until 2028, the ECB said it would invest at least 25 million pounds per year to further …

ECB unable to commit to equal pay targets for England men and women
1 year, 2 months ago

ECB unable to commit to equal pay targets for England men and women

The Independent  

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Closing the gender pay gap: Strategies for equality in the workplace
1 year, 3 months ago

Closing the gender pay gap: Strategies for equality in the workplace

Hindustan Times  

The gender pay parity discussion has been at the centre stage for decades. Some of the oft-articulated reasons include the discrimination women face throughout their employee life cycle; the tendency of women to concentrate on lower-paying occupations like administration; the likelihood of women taking more frequent career breaks due to family responsibilities; and limitations around irregular work hours and flexibility …

Video - Mithali Raj: Hosting international women’s matches can significantly benefit the growth of the sport
1 year, 3 months ago

Video - Mithali Raj: Hosting international women’s matches can significantly benefit the growth of the sport

The Hindu  

Former India captain Mithali Raj on Thursday emphasised the significance of nurturing grassroots talent and suggested that hosting women’s cricket matches in Hyderabad could aid in the growth of women’s cricket. “Hosting international women’s cricket matches can significantly benefit the growth of the sport, especially since a lot of talented athletes come from this part of the city,” Mithali said …

Video - Mithali Raj: Hosting international women’s matches can significantly benefit the growth of the sport
1 year, 3 months ago

Video - Mithali Raj: Hosting international women’s matches can significantly benefit the growth of the sport

The Hindu  

Former India captain Mithali Raj on Thursday emphasised the significance of nurturing grassroots talent and suggested that hosting women’s cricket matches in Hyderabad could aid in the growth of women’s cricket. “Hosting international women’s cricket matches can significantly benefit the growth of the sport, especially since a lot of talented athletes come from this part of the city,” Mithali said …

England Women’s match fees equalised with England Men’s, announces ECB
1 year, 3 months ago

England Women’s match fees equalised with England Men’s, announces ECB

The Hindu  

The England Cricket Board announced on Wednesday that it will increase the match fees for the England Women’s cricket team to bring them in line with the Men’s cricket team. England joins the likes of New Zealand, India and South Africa in announcing equal match fees for both men’s and women’s teams. We are currently considering all the recommendations made …

ECB announces equal pay for England Men's and Women's cricketers
1 year, 3 months ago

ECB announces equal pay for England Men's and Women's cricketers

India TV News  

In a historic decision, England and Wales Cricket Board has announced an equal pay for the Men and Women cricketers. England Women's captain Heather Knight was delighted with the support and even went on to term the series as "the best there's ever been in the history of the women's game." She also thanked England Women's Player Partnership for their …

England to pay women cricketers same match fees as men – with more pay rises to come
1 year, 3 months ago

England to pay women cricketers same match fees as men – with more pay rises to come

The Telegraph  

England have raised women’s international match fees to the same level as their male counterparts in a significant display of financial backing given men’s payments are on the verge of an increase of their own. The England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Wednesday that women’s match fees would be made equal with the men with immediate effect, meaning players …

South Africa's women's team to get equal match fees as men; Cricket South Africa brings pay parity into play
1 year, 4 months ago

South Africa's women's team to get equal match fees as men; Cricket South Africa brings pay parity into play

India TV News  

Cricket South Africa has announced equal pay across genders - a historic development that sees South Africa become the latest country to provide equal pay to both men and women cricketers playing international cricket. CEO of Cricket South Africa Pholetsi Moseki said that the announcement is a remarkable one and will "elevate the women's cricketing landscape" in the country. "We …

Harmanpreet Kaur wants more Tests for Indian women’s cricket team
1 year, 4 months ago

Harmanpreet Kaur wants more Tests for Indian women’s cricket team

The Hindu  

Emphasising the importance of long format in women’s cricket, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has called for more international and domestic red-ball fixtures. In the current Future Tours Programme cycle that goes on from 2022-25, the Indian women’s team will play the fewest number of Test matches among the four sides competing in the longest format. “This year we have two …

ICC announces equal prize money for men’s and women’s teams at ICC events
1 year, 5 months ago

ICC announces equal prize money for men’s and women’s teams at ICC events

The Hindu  

The International Cricket Council today announced equal prize money for men’s and women’s teams at ICC events. “Since 2017, we have increased prize money at women’s events every year with a clear focus on reaching equal prize money and from here on in, winning the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup will carry the same prize money as winning the ICC …

Together we grow: Jay Shah welcomes ICC's call to have equal prize money for men's, women's teams at ICC events
1 year, 5 months ago

Together we grow: Jay Shah welcomes ICC's call to have equal prize money for men's, women's teams at ICC events

India Today  

BCCI secretary Jay Shah has welcomed ICC's decision to have equal prize money in ICC events for the men's and women's teams and called it the start of new dawn in cricket. In a landmark decision, the ICC declared on Thursday that men's and women's teams would receive equal prize money at ICC events. The new policy ensures that teams …

MCC recommends extra funding for Test cricket and women's game, significant reduction in ODIs
1 year, 5 months ago

MCC recommends extra funding for Test cricket and women's game, significant reduction in ODIs

Firstpost  

In a recent meeting at the Lord’s, the MCC’s 13-member World Cricket Committee proposed “removing bilateral ODIs, other than in the one year preceding each World Cup”. “The committee questioned the role men’s One Day International cricket now plays outside of ICC World Cups, and recommended it be significantly reduced following the completion of the 2027 ICC Men’s World Cup,” …

New innings: Can the women’s IPL help ease gender disparities in cricket?
1 year, 5 months ago

New innings: Can the women’s IPL help ease gender disparities in cricket?

Hindustan Times  

In March, 15 years after the Indian Premier League transformed the fortunes of male cricketers, India finally inaugurated a Women’s Premier League. “The Women’s Premier League is a game-changer,” says BCCI secretary Jay Shah. “By establishing a professional league exclusively for women’s cricket, BCCI has created more opportunities for female players to compete at a higher level, gain exposure, and …

A score to settle: Where are we in the fight for pay parity in sport?
1 year, 5 months ago

A score to settle: Where are we in the fight for pay parity in sport?

Hindustan Times  

Last month, FIFA, world football’s governing body, kept a promise it made in March. The inaugural FIH Pro League, field hockey’s top-tier competition, gave the winning men’s and women’s teams the same prize money in 2019. Over the last decade, India’s national tennis championships and table-tennis events across all age groups award the same prize money to men and women. …

Heather Knight not surprised by unflattering picture painted by ICEC report
1 year, 5 months ago

Heather Knight not surprised by unflattering picture painted by ICEC report

The Independent  

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England cricket Independent report cites WPL, highlights 'embarassing' pay disparity in women's cricket
1 year, 5 months ago

England cricket Independent report cites WPL, highlights 'embarassing' pay disparity in women's cricket

India Today  

Women are not even nearly on an equal footing with men within the sport today despite the rich tradition and women continue to be treated as 'subordinate to men, within at all levels of cricket, Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket said in its much-awaited report on English cricket said. "It has been 278 years since the first recorded women's …

Racism and sexism in cricket ‘widespread and deeply rooted’, report finds
1 year, 5 months ago

Racism and sexism in cricket ‘widespread and deeply rooted’, report finds

The Independent  

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Jay Shah interview: Really glad everyone invested in the concept of WPL
1 year, 6 months ago

Jay Shah interview: Really glad everyone invested in the concept of WPL

Hindustan Times  

Over the past two years, women's cricket in India has seen revolutionary changes. In an exclusive chat, the Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary and Asian Cricket Council president Jay Shah, spoke on various aspects of the women’s game. Excerpts The BCCI announced equal pay policy for India cricketers a few months ago… When I first took over …

What WPL’s success means for sportswomen, society and consumerism
1 year, 7 months ago

What WPL’s success means for sportswomen, society and consumerism

Hindustan Times  

The Women’s Premier League has found a place in the history books. The inaugural edition of the WPL player auction saw 87 players getting sold, and the five franchises — Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, UP Warriors and Royal Challengers Bangalore --- spending ₹59.5 crore collectively in the auction. That kind of a dedicated fan base is important, says …

Cricket Australia increases average pay for women and men, lifts Big Bash League salary cap in new deal
1 year, 8 months ago

Cricket Australia increases average pay for women and men, lifts Big Bash League salary cap in new deal

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia is set to lift the salary cap for its domestic Twenty20 league by 50% and increase the minimum and average pay for the women’s national team by 25% as part of a five-year deal agreed with the player union. The salary cap for each team in the men’s Big Bash League will increase to 3 million Australian dollars …

A busy season: The Hindu Editorial on cricket at the WPL, the IPL and ICC events
1 year, 8 months ago

A busy season: The Hindu Editorial on cricket at the WPL, the IPL and ICC events

The Hindu  

It is the season of Twenty20 and just as the inaugural Women’s Premier League concluded at Mumbai, it is time for the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League. With Friday night’s clash between defending champion Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the IPL’s annual summer tryst is back in vogue. And when …

Women’s cricket must avoid mistakes of men’s game in club v country battle
1 year, 8 months ago

Women’s cricket must avoid mistakes of men’s game in club v country battle

The Telegraph  

For the international game, the WPL, and the growing prominence of other leagues including the Hundred, is both an opportunity and a threat. Victory for domestic leagues would, essentially, involve the structure of women’s cricket coming to look like that in football, with World Cups thriving but the club game otherwise dominating. “Whether that will be the case for younger …

Data Point | On the rise: Indian women cricketers are closing the gap with men in T20 cricket
1 year, 9 months ago

Data Point | On the rise: Indian women cricketers are closing the gap with men in T20 cricket

The Hindu  

From their debut to the Women’s Premier League, the Indian women’s cricket team has come a long way in their T20 journey, narrowing the gap with men’s cricket The world of cricket has taken a significant step towards gender equality with the start of the Women’s Premier League in Mumbai on March 4, 2023. Fortnightly figures 12.4% Is the growth …

Smriti Mandhana hopes WPL does for women’s cricket what IPL did for men
1 year, 9 months ago

Smriti Mandhana hopes WPL does for women’s cricket what IPL did for men

Hindustan Times  

The current generation of women cricketers are very fortunate. And whoever supports women’s cricket will get involved in this journey,” RCB skipper Mandhana said ahead of Sunday’s first game against Delhi Capitals. There is more swing I would say, and there’s more timing involved than power.” Mandhana wears jersey No 18 like Virat Kohli does for the RCB men. “We …

WPL: RCB Believe Nation Can Grow With Woman’s Equity and ‘Sports for All’ Model
1 year, 9 months ago

WPL: RCB Believe Nation Can Grow With Woman’s Equity and ‘Sports for All’ Model

The Quint  

Build icons: Sports has iconic figures to inspire the next generation and we commit to building icons here at RCB to inspire the upcoming generation of women in India. Talent ID: RCB commits to identify talent from every corner of the country through its Hinterland Scouting System and grow talent from ground up and give them an opportunity to showcase …

WPL 2023 is here! Women’s cricket comes of age with inaugural Women’s Premier League
1 year, 9 months ago

WPL 2023 is here! Women’s cricket comes of age with inaugural Women’s Premier League

The Hindu  

Around this time last year, the Board of Control for Cricket in India revealed its plans to host an IPL-style tournament for women by 2023. “The idea is to make the biggest platform for women cricketers and for them to come and perform in the most competitive tournament that women’s cricket is ever going to see,” Arun Dhumal, the chairman …

Sneh Rana: WPL will help more women take up cricket as a profession
1 year, 9 months ago

Sneh Rana: WPL will help more women take up cricket as a profession

The Hindu  

The serious-looking Sneh Rana is fun off the field. And as the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League nears, Rana - the vice-captain of Gujarat Giants, a franchise owned by Adani Sportsline - is looking forward to making most of the opportunities that come her way. READ: Gujarat Giants announces Beth Mooney as captain She is excited to be …

Women’s Premier League: An idea whose time has come
1 year, 9 months ago

Women’s Premier League: An idea whose time has come

Live Mint  

India’s exit at the semi-final stage of the Women’s T20 World Cup last week has been the only blip in what has been an upward trend for women’s cricket in the country. The Indian team then reached the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2020 in Melbourne, losing this time to the Australian women by 85 runs. …

First Women’s IPL gets off the mark with ₹4,700-cr
1 year, 10 months ago

First Women’s IPL gets off the mark with ₹4,700-cr

Hindustan Times  

The Women’s Premier League got a massive ₹4,669.99 crore boost at the franchise ownership auction on Wednesday, with Adani Sportline making its entry into top-flight Indian cricket by picking up the Ahmedabad team, the owners of the Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals picking up their city teams in the women's tournament as well, and the non-banking financial …

WIPL 2023: Women’s Premier League to have five teams; Adani gets Ahmedabad with highest bid
1 year, 10 months ago

WIPL 2023: Women’s Premier League to have five teams; Adani gets Ahmedabad with highest bid

The Hindu  

In a landmark moment for women’s cricket in India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India formally announced five teams for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League on Wednesday. “It is another red-letter day for women’s cricket after successful media rights and the pay parity between men and women cricketers,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah said. | Photo …

Hope we can take women’s cricket to a higher level this year, says Smriti
1 year, 11 months ago

Hope we can take women’s cricket to a higher level this year, says Smriti

The Hindu  

India’s women cricketers fell just a step short of winning their maiden T20 World Cup title in 2020. Let’s hope we can take women’s cricket to a higher level this year,” Smriti told The Hindu while responding to a query on her targets for 2023. If we have to compete at the highest level be the top team in the …

Book Review | In a league of their own
1 year, 11 months ago

Book Review | In a league of their own

Deccan Chronicle  

Most of us from the subcontinent are much too familiar with the smirk that accompanied any mention of women’s cricket not so long ago. Puthran’s book documents 25 years of Pakistani women’s cricket, from Shaiza Khan who built it from scratch and Sana Mir who led the Pakistan women’s cricket team to greater heights to today’s superstar female cricketers like …

Heather Knight believes franchise cricket could affect women’s game, bats for international cricket
2 years ago

Heather Knight believes franchise cricket could affect women’s game, bats for international cricket

Firstpost  

Heather Knight fears that similar to men’s game, the women’s game could be affected if players decide to go down the franchise route and play less cricket for more money. Bridgetown: England captain Heather Knight has pitched for more investment in international cricket at a time when franchise leagues are mushrooming, stating that the women’s game could get affected because …

Franchise cricket could be affecting women’s game: Heather Knight
2 years ago

Franchise cricket could be affecting women’s game: Heather Knight

The Hindu  

England captain Heather Knight has pitched for more investment in international cricket at a time when franchise leagues are mushrooming, stating that the women’s game could get affected because of the changing landscape. With the Women’s Caribbean Premier League being launched in August this year and two more leagues -- Women’s Indian Premier League and Pakistan’s four-team women’s T20 league …

Harmanpreet Kaur on match-fee parity: Equal pay will motivate current players and upcoming stars
2 years ago

Harmanpreet Kaur on match-fee parity: Equal pay will motivate current players and upcoming stars

The Hindu  

In October, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced a “pay equity policy”, meaning centrally-contracted men and women players would get the same match fees. As per the new policy, the women players will now get Rs 15 lakh per Test match, Rs 6 lakh for a One-Day International, and Rs 3 lakh for a T20 International. When …

Women’s IPL will bridge gap between international and domestic cricket: Harmanpreet Kaur
2 years ago

Women’s IPL will bridge gap between international and domestic cricket: Harmanpreet Kaur

The Hindu  

Stars such as Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana feel the women’s IPL could help newcomers in making a seamless transition from domestic to international cricket. The inaugural women’s IPL is set to be held in March and some of the country’s top players, from national team captain Harmanpreet to senior opener Mandhana, are looking forward to the event that will …

Women\'s IPL will bridge gap between international and domestic cricket: Harmanpreet
2 years ago

Women\'s IPL will bridge gap between international and domestic cricket: Harmanpreet

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Stars such as Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana feel the women's IPL could help newcomers in making a seamless transition from domestic to international cricket. The inaugural women's IPL is set to be held in March and some of the country's top players, from national team captain Harmanpreet to senior opener Mandhana, are looking forward to the event …

World of cricket: India women to earn same match fee as men, Sixers excel in WBBL
2 years, 1 month ago

World of cricket: India women to earn same match fee as men, Sixers excel in WBBL

The Hindu  

Sixers in the ascendancy Georgia Redmayne continues to lead the run charts midway through the 2022-23 Women’s Big Bash League, but her team – Brisbane Heat – has slipped to the third place with back-to-back defeats. Malibongwe Maketa appointed SA head coach for Australia tour Protea ‘A’ team coach Malibongwe Maketa has been appointed as South Africa’s head coach for …

India meting out step-motherly treatment to women cricketers? Shantha Rangaswamy weighs in
2 years, 1 month ago

India meting out step-motherly treatment to women cricketers? Shantha Rangaswamy weighs in

Hindustan Times  

India meting out step-motherly treatment to women cricketers? Shantha Rangaswamy weighs in Shantha Rangaswamy, former Indian woman cricketer, has described BCCI's recent decision of equal pay for men and women cricketers as a small step and has pitched for match fee parity in the domestic setup also. Shantha Rangaswamy is the first woman to lead an Indian cricket team, the …

Pakistan’s captain Bismah grumbles over no hike in match fees for female cricketers in last 8 years
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan’s captain Bismah grumbles over no hike in match fees for female cricketers in last 8 years

India TV News  

Pakistan team captain Bismah Maroof has expressed disappointment over the failure of the Pakistan Cricket Board to increase the match fees of female cricketers in the last eight years. The Board of Control for Cricket in India recently announced a historic decision of paying the same match fees to both men and women stars. it is also a fact that …

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