AFL Gender Pay Gap Scandal: Coach and Players Quit Cairns Football Club
2025-03-24
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A shocking scandal has rocked the Cairns AFL football club, with the newly appointed women's coach and several senior players quitting on the eve of the new season. The controversy surrounds a significant gender pay gap, with the women's team allegedly being offered less than a third of the budget allocated to the men's team. This move has sparked outrage, highlighting the ongoing issue of inequality in Australian sports. With the AFLW season approaching, the debate around fair pay for female athletes is gaining momentum. Popular keywords like 'AFL pay gap' and 'women's sports equality' are being used to raise awareness about this important issue.
