The Gauteng Sports Department has expressed concern over the pay disparity between sportsmen and women.
MEC Faith Mazibuo addressed the provincial legislature on Thursday over this matter. She says that sports bodies and the private sector must work hand in hand to ensure equality between the pay of men and women in sports according to the resources allocated to them.
she made these comments after Banyana Banyana qualified for their maiden Fifa Women’s World Cup. The team, however, are paid far less than their male counterparts.
The MEC’s spokesperson Nomazwe Ntlokwana says: “She has been concerned with women not getting enough funding from the private sector. Women are as capable as men are.
“Let us avoid a situation where women are treated differently in terms of resources but secondly in terms of the salaries.”
