Women’s football is entering a new era of professionalism and mass audiences and players are feeling empowered by it. Spain’s players are leading the way. This deal guarantees Primera Division players a minimum annual salary of €16,000 as well as paid holiday and maternity leave among other benefits.
Spain’s minimum wage of approximately €12,600 a year for 2019, but they are significantly lower than the average wage of Spanish workers which is €23,000.
Though they had agreed on minimum full-time player salaries of €16,000, the ACFF's main gripe was with the request for part-time player salaries to be €12,000, rather than the €8,000 currently.
The top contracted players stood shoulder to shoulder with the poorest. Six players from the champions, Atlético Madrid, attended the meeting which voted so overwhelmingly for action. Four turned out from Barcelona, including the Spanish national team’s fourth-highest goalscorer, Jenni Hermoso.
They symbolically fought for a collective bargaining agreement across the league, which now would include as a minimum €16,000 annually for a 40-hour working week, €12,000 for a part-time 30-hour week, maternity leave and paid time off.
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