The reforms have been put forward by FIFA’s Football Stakeholders Committee (FSC) and will go to FIFA’s Council in December for approval.
While many players in Europe are already protected by employment laws in their given countries, FIFA says its aim is to create “new global minimum standards” for female players all over the world.
It said the regulations were necessary given the rapid emergence of new clubs and leagues globally.
The proposed rules include a mandatory maternity leave of 14 weeks, at a minimum of two-thirds of the player’s contracted salary.
In addition to this, there will be a guarantee that “no female player should suffer a disadvantage as a result of becoming pregnant”.
The planned regulations also state that on their return to work after maternity leave, clubs must “reintegrate female players and provide adequate medical and physical support”.
Women players’ contractual rights were already covered by the existing regulations for all footballers, but the changes are a bid to address specific concerns for female players.
It is also to be viewed as a basic minimum that can be applied in all countries.
“As we try to accelerate the professionalism of the women’s game, which is one of our strategic objectives, it is really important that we evolve and adapt the regulatory framework around the game at the same time.
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