Gender Inequality In Sports
UNITED STATES- Players from the National Women’s Soccer League (N.W.S.L), are having an outrage since being, the Gender Gap is affecting their sports and their lifestyles.
The inequality in the Gender Gap are having citizens, across the United States, raise their voices and try to end the gap between the amount of earnings made from men and women.
Now how does this affect the N.W.S.L.? Last year, the United States Women’s Soccer Team were killing their season last year, in result of them winning the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Their match was proven to be one of the best matches watched on television and in real life. This game caught the attentions of so many, and the Women's team were finally getting recognized for their hard work.
But regardless of their success and hard work, many of these women …show more content…
were realizing they were getting cheated on for what they deserved.
Arguments were made and it showed that the Women's team brought in over $5 million MORE revenue than the men’s team in the past years. Because of this, the Women's team only earned $2 million for winning the World Cup, while the men earned $9 million for losing in the early rounds.
Five women soccer players from the N.W.S.L. are filing a complaint against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), claiming that the United States Soccer Federation pays them less than they pay their male counterparts.
“Simply put, we’re sick of being treated like second-class citizens.
It wears on you after a while. And we are done with it,” Captain Carli Lloyd wrote in her feature in New York Times.
The ones reported to be sueing are Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn, Alex Morgan, and Hope Solo.
The EEOC is in charge of investigating accusations of discrimination filed against employers, hence the women’s soccer players.
What is strange is the World Cup Champions are losing profits on the men’s team, which is funny considering they have not placed higher than 3rd in their World Cup, something they have not done since the 30’s.
Women’s WC championship game was one of the most televised sporting events; higher than any other televised soccer match, and more than any televised NBA Finals game. So why were they getting paid for so little, even with the attention they received?
Well Male professional sports are more televised, since viewers expect them to be rougher and tougher, which to them makes the sport more interesting. The general agreement made seems to be that women are too dainty and delicate, basically too feminine to play in rough and tough type of
sports.
The inequality in the Gender Gap are having citizens, across the United States, raise their voices and try to end the gap between the amount of earnings made from men and women.
Now how does this affect the N.W.S.L.? Last year, the United States Women’s Soccer Team were killing their season last year, in result of them winning the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Their match was proven to be one of the best matches watched on television and in real life. This game caught the attentions of so many, and the Women's team were finally getting recognized for their hard work.
But regardless of their success and hard work, many of these women …show more content…
were realizing they were getting cheated on for what they deserved.
Arguments were made and it showed that the Women's team brought in over $5 million MORE revenue than the men’s team in the past years. Because of this, the Women's team only earned $2 million for winning the World Cup, while the men earned $9 million for losing in the early rounds.
Five women soccer players from the N.W.S.L. are filing a complaint against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), claiming that the United States Soccer Federation pays them less than they pay their male counterparts.
“Simply put, we’re sick of being treated like second-class citizens.
It wears on you after a while. And we are done with it,” Captain Carli Lloyd wrote in her feature in New York Times.
The ones reported to be sueing are Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn, Alex Morgan, and Hope Solo.
The EEOC is in charge of investigating accusations of discrimination filed against employers, hence the women’s soccer players.
What is strange is the World Cup Champions are losing profits on the men’s team, which is funny considering they have not placed higher than 3rd in their World Cup, something they have not done since the 30’s.
Women’s WC championship game was one of the most televised sporting events; higher than any other televised soccer match, and more than any televised NBA Finals game. So why were they getting paid for so little, even with the attention they received?
Well Male professional sports are more televised, since viewers expect them to be rougher and tougher, which to them makes the sport more interesting. The general agreement made seems to be that women are too dainty and delicate, basically too feminine to play in rough and tough type of
sports.