Wage Discrimination Against Women
The date was November 30, 1991. This would be the first of three times the U.S. Women’s National soccer team would win the World Cup. ("U.S. Soccer Timeline") The women would also win the World Cup in 1999 and 2015 and would win the Olympics in 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012. This would begin a run of the women winning over a 150 matches in a 25-year span. ("U.S. Soccer Timeline") They are considered by many to be the number one team in the world and have a number of accolades such as Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year and they received an “Outstanding Team Award’ at the ESPYS this past year.
On March 31, 2016, five key members of the World Cup winning team filed a federal complaint accusing the U.S. Soccer Federation of wage discrimination. …show more content…
men’s national team says, “Any time, no matter the gender or the race, someone feels they are underpaid, it is a problem, and I feel they should fight for their rights, no matter what. Other than that, they have their battle to fight, and they should do that.” (Mather) He believes in equal pay for women and so should other people as well (Mather). Carli Lloyd, the captain of the women’s team, said after one game as saying, “We are trying to set the standard and get what we deserve.” (Body) This goes to illustrate that the women do not just want to obtain equal pay for women soccer players in the U.S. but women soccer players all over the …show more content…
women’s national soccer does not deserve equal pay to their counterparts, the men’s national team for various reasons. One reason may be that people believe that the men’s competition is much fiercer than the women’s competition. Although the women’s team wins their games by larger margins, they still face tough competition. Maybe the women’s team has more talent and skill then the men’s team as well. Another reason people might not believe in equal pay for the Women’s national team would be because the women’s professional league in the United States may not produce as much money as the men’s pro league in the United States does. However, the women’s national team definitely makes up for the difference in that aspect. The final reason people may not want equal pay for the women’s team may be because they just do not want them to have equal pay. People need to realize there was a law put into place regarding this issue, Title IX, and therefore the women’s national team should be payed equally as well as the
On March 31, 2016, five key members of the World Cup winning team filed a federal complaint accusing the U.S. Soccer Federation of wage discrimination. …show more content…
men’s national team says, “Any time, no matter the gender or the race, someone feels they are underpaid, it is a problem, and I feel they should fight for their rights, no matter what. Other than that, they have their battle to fight, and they should do that.” (Mather) He believes in equal pay for women and so should other people as well (Mather). Carli Lloyd, the captain of the women’s team, said after one game as saying, “We are trying to set the standard and get what we deserve.” (Body) This goes to illustrate that the women do not just want to obtain equal pay for women soccer players in the U.S. but women soccer players all over the …show more content…
women’s national soccer does not deserve equal pay to their counterparts, the men’s national team for various reasons. One reason may be that people believe that the men’s competition is much fiercer than the women’s competition. Although the women’s team wins their games by larger margins, they still face tough competition. Maybe the women’s team has more talent and skill then the men’s team as well. Another reason people might not believe in equal pay for the Women’s national team would be because the women’s professional league in the United States may not produce as much money as the men’s pro league in the United States does. However, the women’s national team definitely makes up for the difference in that aspect. The final reason people may not want equal pay for the women’s team may be because they just do not want them to have equal pay. People need to realize there was a law put into place regarding this issue, Title IX, and therefore the women’s national team should be payed equally as well as the