Five
members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team- Carli
Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Hope
Solo- have filed a
complaint about the pay gap between the male soccer players and female soccer
players. They are requesting to be paid the same amount as
players on the Men's National Team. According
to their counts, they make 40% of what their male counterparts make. If this is
true, which according to the numbers it seems to be, it is not okay.
The
women on the US team believe that they have proven their worth and deserve to
be compensated for their work. The female team has won three World Cup Titles
since 1999, while the men’s team has not won any. Last year they only made $2 million
dollars for winning the World Cup, compared to the men’s team who made $9 million
for coming in 16th in
2014! According to an UsMagazine.com article, “Their
lawyer, Jeffrey Kessler, added to Lauer on Thursday, "These women are very
disappointed in U.S. soccer. When they asked for the same treatment as the men,
they were told it was irrational. Now, that might be a good answer in 1816.
It's not an acceptable answer in 2016."”
This response calls into question
the treatment of the female players and shows how little they are valued. The
women are clearly being discriminated against, but why? Is it because they are
women? They are playing the
same sport, doing the same things, and are arguably doing better than the men’s
team… so what’s with this pay gap? I’m rooting for these women and hope that
they finally get justice for this sexism.
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