“it’s unfair” – Alisha Lehmann speaks out on pay gap between herself and her boyfriend, Douglas Luiz in Football
“it’s unfair” – Alisha Lehmann speaks out on pay gap between herself and her boyfriend, Douglas Luiz in Football.
Juventus forward, Alisha Lehmann has spoken out about the gender pay gap in football, saying it’s “not fair” that her boyfriend and fellow professional footballer Douglas Luiz earns significantly more than she does despite doing the same job.
Lehmann, who has been vocal about promoting equality in the sport, expressed her frustration during a recent interview. “I‘m not a star, I’m a normal person. I go home, I cook, I do the same thing as everyone else,” she said. “After training, I often tell Douglas that it’s unfair. We do the same job, but he earns a hundred thousand times more than me. It’s not fair. It’s something that affects me, because I’m a woman.”
Lehmann’s candid comments are likely to fuel the debate around equal pay in football and will hopefully encourage further discussion and action to bridge the gap between men’s and women’s earnings. It remains to be seen whether her statement will spur more significant changes in the sport.
