Fiao’o Fa’amausili was the captain of the New Zealand (NZ) Black Ferns, our national women’s rugby team, until 2018. The Black Ferns have been a very successful team, winning the Women’s Rugby World Cup a record five times. Wow!
Despite this success, the Black Ferns have only recently become ‘professional’ rugby players who are paid to play rugby. Although they are paid, the Black Ferns make less money than members of the men’s professional rugby team - the All Blacks. This difference in pay is often called the ‘gender pay gap’ and it is not uncommon in sports.
The Black Ferns have won five out of eight Women's Rugby World Cups since the tournament began in 1991 - what more does a team have to do to be taken seriously? The All Blacks, on the other hand, have won three of their equivalent in 30 years.
In my opinion, I don't think that it is very fair that the "All Blacks" get paid more just because of the gender difference. I think that all of the people in the "Black Ferns" and "All Blacks" should be given the same amount because they both play the same sport, and are professionals at it.
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