Breaking: Scotland Women's Landmark Victory! Scottish FA Forced to Redress Equal Pay and Treatment Injustice

Scotland Women have dropped their legal action against the Scottish FA concerning pay and treatment disparities when compared to the men's team. The claim, initiated in December 2022, was spearheaded by Rachel Corsie, the team's captain.

The women's team demanded contracts that ensure equal pay, along with equal treatment regarding training facilities, hotels, travel, kits, and medical and nutritional resources. The SFA stated that equal pay was already in place, but the team sought further assurances. However, on Thursday, the SFA announced that the legal claim had been withdrawn, and Corsie expressed relief at reaching a resolution.

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Rachel Corsie spearheaded the lawsuit against the SFA. "Although pursuing legal action was not an ideal choice, productive conversations have occurred since then, characterized by mutual respect, comprehension, and collaboration.

As the captain, I firmly believe in our duty to strive for the utmost excellence both on and off the field. The Scottish FA has made considerable progress in this area, and we are collectively embarking on a path of growth and transformation.

We take immense pride in achieving equality, not only for the present cohort of players but also for future generations.

Ian Maxwell, CEO of the SFA, emphasized that the Scottish FA places utmost importance on the advancement of women's football.

"We have reaffirmed our dedication to equality, particularly in terms of commercial appearances, distribution of prize money, and allocation of resources."

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Ian Maxwell, the CEO of SFA, emphasizes that the advancement of women's football is of utmost importance in his strategic agenda. He urges us to collectively focus on the future, striving towards a common objective: making a comeback to renowned competitions and collaborating to achieve triumph on the field. This achievement, in turn, will motivate broadcasters and rights holders to take further actions to overcome the significant disparity that still hinders progress towards equality in women's football worldwide.

In December, Corsie spoke to We News about the legal claim arising from feelings of "disrespect and undervaluation" by the SFA towards the players, which had persisted for a significant duration. Caroline Weir, the Scotland and Real Madrid player, also expressed that she and her teammates were treated as an "afterthought".

At the time, the SFA announced that both male and female players did not receive payment for representing the national team. Instead, they were compensated with a per diem rate, which has been equal since 2017. Additionally, the governing body clarified that the tournament prize money and fees for contractual and media appearances were divided equally between the men's and women's teams.