AEK establishes maternity support measures for women's volleyball players

AEK Amateur Club has announced new permanent maternity protection measures for its women's volleyball team. The initiative aims to ensure that an athlete's decision to start a family does not hinder her professional career.

Key provisions include the automatic annual renewal of contracts for any female volleyball player who becomes pregnant during the final year of her current agreement. Additionally, the club is establishing a maternity allowance to be paid throughout the entire pregnancy and the subsequent period of absence from competitive play, regardless of the original contract's expiration date.

The decision follows the pregnancy of international athlete Evita Xintara, whose contract with the club has been renewed for an additional year. The measures were implemented with the support of Mario Iliopoulos to address long-standing security gaps for women in amateur sports.