In a big transfer in direction of gender equality in cricket, the West Indies cricket board has pledged to realize gender pay fairness for its gamers. Following within the footsteps of different cricketing nations like New Zealand, India, Australia, South Africa, and England, the West Indies is dedicated to making sure equal pay for female and male cricketers.
The dedication was formalized by the signing of a brand new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Thursday, January 25, between Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the West Indies Gamers’ Affiliation (WIPA). The MOU outlines a plan to realize parity in varied facets of participant compensation, together with worldwide and regional match charges, worldwide captain’s allowances, worldwide group prize cash, and regional particular person prize cash for all West Indies cricketers by October 1, 2027.
Dr. Kishore Shallow, President of CWI, expressed the board’s dedication to gender equality in cricket, stating, “This is a historic day for West Indies cricket. As we overhaul the compensation structures and align performance grading, we are taking a significant step towards creating a more inclusive and progressive cricket framework. This step reflects our unwavering commitment to gender equality and acknowledges the immense contributions of female players to West Indies cricket.”
He additional emphasised the board’s latest efforts to enhance the circumstances for feminine cricketers, citing enhancements to the journey coverage that mandate enterprise class journey and single-room lodging for the West Indies Senior Ladies’s group throughout worldwide assignments, aligning them with the insurance policies for the lads’s group.
CWI CEO Johnny Grave echoed Dr. Shallow’s sentiments, highlighting the strategic significance of the transfer, “We are proud to embark on this journey towards gender pay equity. The significant increases for our female players demonstrate our dedication to rewarding excellence and promoting fairness in our cricketing community. The increases in prize money, greater rewards for our best-performing players, and higher match fees for players in the starting XIs are all strategic moves to place a greater emphasis on winning.”
The West Indies girls’s cricket group has already achieved important success on the sector, successful the T20 World Cup in 2016. With this dedication to gender pay fairness, the West Indies cricket board goals to create a extra inclusive and equitable atmosphere for all its gamers, no matter gender.
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