Beginning Saturday, 1st June, 2024, players who miss training sessions or matches due to menstrual health reasons will receive full remuneration, thanks to a new set of regulations introduced by FIFA for women’s football.
These changes, part of the revised Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP), were unanimously endorsed by the FIFA council earlier this month. They build upon the foundational regulations first announced by FIFA in November 2020.
In addition to addressing menstrual health, the updated regulations include new provisions for adoptive parents and non-biological mothers.
These changes represent a significant expansion of the 2020 reforms, which initially established global minimum labor conditions for players, including a minimum 14-week maternity leave.
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Previously, this maternity leave policy applied exclusively to players. Now, coaches will also be entitled to the same 14-week maternity leave.
Further supporting family needs, the regulations now grant a minimum of eight weeks’ paid absence to female players or coaches who adopt children younger than two years old.
For those adopting children aged between two and four years, the paid absence is set at a minimum of four weeks. For children older than four, the period of paid leave is two weeks.
These comprehensive updates reflect FIFA’s ongoing commitment to supporting the health and well-being of women in football, ensuring that both players and coaches can balance their professional and personal lives more effectively.