In 2019, women still only earn $0.79 for every dollar
that men make, and now the fight for pay equity continues on the
soccer field.
In March, 28 members of the then-reigning world champion United
States women’s soccer team had filed a gender discrimination
lawsuit, focusing on pay equity and working conditions. While
there have not been any major developments in that lawsuit, the
recent World Cup repeat victory for the U.S. women has brought the
pay equity debate raging to the forefront of the national (and
international) consciousness.
At the same time the U.S. women were celebrating their World Cup
victory, the U.S. men’s team was losing the Gold Cup final to
Mexico, 1-0. The unparalleled and sustained excellence of the
women’s team fuels the fire for those who argue the men are
getting paid more for achieving less.
