Sophie Devine’s record cricket contract can’t disguise a stubborn pay gap in NZ women’s sport
Sophie Devine’s record cricket contract can’t disguise a stubborn pay gap in NZ women’s sport
When former White Ferns captain Sophie Devine secured the equal-highest deal in the United Kingdom’s pro-cricket league last week, it was greeted as another sign of how quickly investment in the women’s game is growing.
Moments like this make it easy to believe women’s professional sport has finally arrived. But Devine’s £210,000 (NZ$470,000) contract to play for the Welsh Fire also highlights something else.
She’s still an exception.
For most elite women athletes – including many representing New Zealand internationally – professional sport still doesn’t pay enough to make a living.
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