For those who don't know, Lewes FC is the first gender equal club in the world. (Well, they claim to be and I don't think anybody's disputed them on it.) Their women's team has the same budget as the men, that includes player salaries.
No, I am not rich. The membership/ownership is 50 pounds annually or 5 pounds monthly. That's less than the subscription cost of a video or music streaming service. Or, for a more apt comparison, it's less than the cost of a popular team's football shirt.
And you get to give feedback, including voting, on certain things. 🤩
Hi! Just hoping you can help signal boost Lewes' fundraiser for improvements to their grounds. Love the work the club does to promote equality in football and would be awesome if people who can afford it spare some change to help them out! I've donated! (www(.)crowdfunder(.)co(.)uk/lewesfc
Yes of course! It's a very worthy cause, especially to give back to a team who usually gives so much for to the community. I'll leave the link below for anyone else who is interested in donating, theres a lot more information on the page about why they need this extra revenue to keep the club alive and in good shape after the impact of Corona, and what's also cool is that if they hit their target grants will more than double what's been donated!
As an extra incentive there's a lot of prizes to be won from a chance to win a signed Megan Rapinoe shirt to an interview with the players to floodlights naming rights. Definitely a very worthy cause to donate to if anyone can!!
We need to replace our ageing floodlights, installed fifty years ago! New toilets in our bar and pitch improvements are also long overdue.
Lewes Women 0-9 Arsenal Women: FA WSL Cup group stage.
The goals flowed at The Dripping Pan as the Gunners earned a comfortable victory against the semi-pro Championship club in East Sussex.
Captain Kim Little and striker Vivianne Miedema both took home match balls with hattricks. Danielle Van de Donk, Katie McCabe and Lisa Evans also found themselves on the scoresheet.
At this stage of the competition, the defending FA WSL Continental Cup champions find themselves at the top of their group.
Lewes FC’s Equality Project Earns International Endorsement | 30.11.2017
Lewes FC, who you will remember are the first professional or semi-professional club in the world to commit to equal support for its men and women players, has confirmed the first international endorsement of its Equality FC project, by announcing a partnership agreement with the campaigning sports brand SKINS.
Lewes launched their ground-breaking Equality FC campaign back in July to help raise awareness of gender inequality in football. SKINS, who have purchased a life ownership share in the club, will now support Lewes in encouraging more opportunities within women’s and girl’s football both at home and abroad.
In addition to a commitment to pay, the Equality FC project provides equal resource for coaching and local grassroots investment to drive equal participation in the game. SKINS’ Chairman, Jaimie Fuller, who has campaigned on equality and ethical sporting issues across the world, is delighted to support Lewes FC’s aim of furthering gender equality in football.
Jaimie said: “As a challenger brand we’ve led campaigns against governing bodies including FIFA, the IOC and the UCI, but now we’re delighted to be supporting a community group which deserves maximum visibility. Lewes FC’s vision for true equality within football is one we’re proud to endorse.
“SKINS has developed a proud reputation for upholding what we call the True Spirit Of Competition within everything we do and, as part of the association, we’ll work to promote Equality FC across all our territories and specifically, with our partners and consumers across the world.”
Stuart Fuller, Chairman of Lewes FC said: “SKINS are not only a respected brand in the sporting world for their excellent products but also for their commitment to campaigning on some of the major issues impacting the sporting industry today. They share a number of our visions and values on equality and we are delighted that they have become one of our life owners as well as a valued commercial partner.”
As a community club, Lewes is wholly owned by its fans. SKINS life ownership share has been purchased in two ways. 50% of the share has been paid for by the company with the remainder supplied by staff and global partners. As part of the association, SKINS will provide an equal share of technical product for the club’s men and women’s senior teams.
Lewes FC have become the first professional or semi-professional football club to pay their women’s team the same as their men’s team, as part of their Equality FC campaign
Lewes FC have become the first professional or semi-professional football club to pay its women’s team the same as its men’s team, as part of its Equality FC campaign.
The club, whose men’s side play in the Isthmian League Division One South and the women’s in the FA Women’s Premier League Southern Division, announced the news on Wednesday, with the Lewes FC director Jacquie Agnew saying: “We believe that there should be a level playing field for women in football.
“By committing to paying our women’s and men’s teams equally, and providing equal resource for coaching, training and facilities, we hope to spark a change across the UK that will help put an end to the excuses for why such a deep pay disparity has persisted in our sport. Together with our owners, donors and sponsors, Lewes FC can show that equal pay can be implemented to the benefit of both women and men in sport and beyond.”
Lewes FC become first professional club to pay women and men equally | 12.07.2017
Lewes FC have become the first professional or semi-professional football club to pay its women’s team the same as its men’s team, as part of its Equality FC campaign.
The club, whose men’s side play in the Isthmian League Division One South and the women’s in the FA Women’s Premier League Southern Division, announced the news on Wednesday, with the Lewes FC director Jacquie Agnew saying: “We believe that there should be a level playing field for women in football.
“By committing to paying our women’s and men’s teams equally, and providing equal resource for coaching, training and facilities, we hope to spark a change across the UK that will help put an end to the excuses for why such a deep pay disparity has persisted in our sport. Together with our owners, donors and sponsors, Lewes FC can show that equal pay can be implemented to the benefit of both women and men in sport and beyond.”
The East Sussex club set out their aims as follows:
• Raising and setting the playing budgets for the women’s and men’s first teams at an equal level.
• Providing equal resource for coaching, performance and strength & conditioning staff.
• Upgrading equipment and facilities to meet the standards required by higher football divisions.
• Investment in local grassroots outreach to drive equal participation in football from girls and boys.
The club’s new campaign, Equality FC, aims to raise awareness about gender inequality in football and encourage more support for women’s and girls’ football across the UK and around the world.
John Donoghue, the women’s first-team manager, said: “I am proud that Lewes FC has stepped up to launch the Equality FC campaign. Every day I see the passion and commitment our players have for the game, and I am sure this is mirrored across the country in women’s football.
“For female players to have the same rewards as their male counterparts for doing the same job is a fantastic leap forward for women’s football. This sends a powerful signal to not only our players and our club, but to the whole UK football community that women’s football deserves an equal voice and support to men’s.”
Darren Freeman, the men’s manager, added: “We use the same pitch, the same facilities, the same ball. As football fans we all want our team to win regardless of gender. Parity means giving everyone the same opportunity and getting the same rewards.”
