The answer to the unequal pay of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team is- Systemic Gender Discrimination
The answer to the unequal pay of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team is- Systemic Gender Discrimination The argument is about the NATIONAL team players salaries in the World Cup. Not about the Men’s Major League soccer club teams or the Women’s Soccer League. Stop comparing the men’s league teams salaries to the women’s league teams salaries. That is not what the lawsuit filed is about. The reason this is not about the leagues is because the US Soccer Federation pays the salaries of the Men’s U.S. National Team players only. It does not pay the salaries of every club team like Portland Thorns FC or San Jose Earthquakes. So why are the Women’s National team players getting paid less? Significantly less- The U.S. Men’s National team got paid $9 million after they lost in the Round of 16 in the 2014 World Cup. The U.S. Women’s National team got paid $2 million for winning the 2015 World Cup. (http://amp.usatoday.com/story/29839599/) Is it because the U.S. men’s team during...