With „The State of the League. The FKM Annual Report“, FUSSBALL KANN MEHR presents the first report on diversity in German professional football.
The report is based on a survey that was sent to all clubs in the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga (36 in total) for the 2023/24 season. 32 clubs responded, four did not.
The report narrows the gender data gap in German professional football because it shows who leads, who monitors, and who manages the clubs in the Bundesliga and how the second management level is structured.
The report is modeled on the AllBright reports; as seen in those reports and in the world of sport, the FKM annual report also contains rankings of all participating clubs.
FUSSBALL KANN MEHR gGmbH is a non-profit network organization that, among other things, promotes gender equality and diversity in football.
We want to cooperate with all those who are already engaged with the sustainability of football and invite those who want to do so in the future. At the same time, FUSSBALL KANN MEHR offers concrete support for women in football and offers for clubs, associations, companies, and institutions that consider the promotion of women and diversity in football to be necessary.
Together we want to achieve a pioneering role for football in sustainability and social justice. Because we believe in the importance of sport for our society. We are convinced that the enormous impact of football can be unleashed again if it fulfills its role as a driving force, represents its diverse following and develops a sensitivity to people’s expectations.
For the future of football, openness to new decision-makers is needed.
The Initiative
The “FUSSBALL KANN MEHR” initiative launched in May 2021 achieved a high level of attention and impact.
The publication of the eight demands for more gender equality in football caused a lot of discussion in clubs, associations and in the general public. The enormous resonance and all the offers of support have made it clear how many people are moved by the desire for renewal in football.
As a consequence of our findings and in order to support women on their career paths as well as clubs and associations, we founded FUSSBALL KANN MEHR gGmbH. To give all people the opportunity to participate and contribute their commitment. Because football can do so much more when it becomes visible how many people believe in it.
We welcome all those who join us in this commitment.
Our demands
Binding quota >30 % women by 2024 in Supervisory Boards, Presidium, Executive Board, Managing Directors
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Appointment of at least one woman to each Executive Board/Managing Director position by 2024
2
Parity substructure on the second management level by 2024 (~50 % quota)
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Targeted programs for sport-related areas to create equal opportunities
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Salary transparency - equal pay for the same job at every level of the hierarchy
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Changing the framework conditions that strengthen diversity in organizations
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Gender-equitable, non-discriminatory language
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Consistent sanctioning of any form of sexism and discrimination
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Team
Julia Möhn
Managing Director FUSSBALL KANN MEHR gGmbH
Luise Fiedler
Projectmanager FUSSBALL KANN MEHR gGmbH
Tjorven Steinmeyer
Projectmanager FUSSBALL KANN MEHR gGmbH
Advisory Board
Almuth Schult
Professional Footballer Champions League Winner, European Champion, Olympic Champion, six-time German Champion
Julia Olbrisch
Lawyer
Andreas Luthe
Professional Footballer
Julia Jäkel
Manager and Publisher
Axel Hellmann
Spokesman of the Executive Board, Member of the Executive Board Eintracht Frankfurt
Jürgen Griesbeck
Founder of Common Goal
Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb
Head of Referees Women’s Super League & Championship, FA
Katharina Kurz
Managing Director BRLO Craft Beer
Boris Pistorius
Federal Minister of Defence
Katja Kraus
Managing Director Jung von Matt Sports
Claudia Neumann
Commentator
Katharina Fegebank
2nd Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Gaby Papenburg
Moderator
Tabea Kemme
Former Professional Footballer Olympic Champion, four-time German Champion
Helen Breit
Fan Activist & Social Scientist
Marco Bode
Former Professional Footballer German Champion, Vice World Champion
Henning Bindzus
Sports Management Consultant
Paul Keuter
Sports Official | Communication & Change Manager
Jana Bernhard
CEO S20 – The Sponsors’ Voice
Thomas Hitzelsperger
Former Professional Footballer German Champion, Vice European Champion
Jessica Weinert
Lawyer
Thomas Röttgermann
German Football Official
Jonas Baer-Hoffmann
EVP International Business and Global Stragegy MLBPA