Wage Discrimination In Sports

People would think that over the years that our country would have settle the inequality of equal pay between men and women. In sports we come to find out a different feeling that no matter how good the team maybe are how many World Cups have been won there is still statments about being treating unfair. I feel no matter what gender you are if you’re good enough to make a team that represents the World Cup there shouldn’t be any issue.

U.S women soccer players demand equal pay

The U.S Women’s National Team won soccer’s World Cup, but five of the team’s players do not believe they have been paid fairly. They have filed a complaint with the equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accusing the U.S Soccer Federation of wage discrimination. Some of the player’s on the team claim in their complaint that they were paid nearly four times less than the players on the U.S. men’s national team. Attorney Jeffrey Kessler, one of the attorneys representing the players, claimed that the attitude of U.S Soccer during the negotiations pushed the women to act. They hope to end the “discriminatory and unfair treatment” they have endured for years.

But the first step that they are seeking is equal treatment. That should be an easy step for the USSF (U.S. Soccer Federation) to take. The complaint points out that there is no reason for the unfair pay. “There are no legitimate non-discriminatory reasons for this gross disparity of wages, nor can it be explained away by any bona fide seniority, merit or incentive system or any other factor other than sex,“said the complaint, signed by four of the players on Tuesday. The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) investigates claims of the discrimination on merit. There is no timetable for resolution of the