Men and women are said to be equal, but in what world is having such a drastic difference in pay, an equal trait. In today’s society, people should be paid according to how hard they work, not according to their gender. It is often seen in professional sports, the media, and even in daily lives, that males are paid a substantial amount more, solely based on the factor that they are male. It should be required that for the same job and for the same amount of work, that women and men are paid the same amount of money and treated with the same respect; this means that there should be regulations on the pay between genders. It is evident in today’s society, even though people would like to ignore the issue, that there is a gap between the pay …show more content…
This has become a major problem with women, because if someone is training as hard as their male counterparts it would just make sense to have similar salaries. One example is that in Major League Baseball, the absolute minimum salary is $7,500, while in baseball’s counterpart of softball, the average salary is $5,000-$6,000. Abbot, one of the stars of the NPF, is the first woman to see a million dollar contract in U.S. team sports, but a total of 36 men make over 20 million dollars in the MLB! (UPI News Current) Baseball and softball players both put in the same amount of work, but, again, there is a much different salary. Also, in U.S. soccer, the women have been stepping up their game. In 2015, the Women’s National Team won the FIFA World Cup, which is a huge accomplishment in the soccer world. The members of this team were each given a bonus of $75,000. This number is nothing compared to the $400,000 that the men would have received if they had won their world cup the previous year. Carli Lloyd, an amazing soccer player and idol for youth, has said,”’When we started to see the men's contracts and saw the differences in pay, it really opened our eyes.’” The women also noticed that while they have been racking up medals in the World Cup and Olympics, the men have fallen short and have gotten none. (Stoffers p12) All women in sports are sick of being mistreated and most people would agree this has to …show more content…
"Getting our fair share." The Women's Review of Books, May-June 2006, p. 3+. Student Edition, libraries.state.ma.us/login?gwurl=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=STOM&sw=w&u=mlin_m_ashlms&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA147258707&it=r&asid=5badc386ce8fcea4ceffd1ded489f166. Accessed 9 Mar. 2017. "Monica Abbott deal spotlights sports' gender wage-gap." UPI News Current, 6 May 2016. Student Edition, libraries.state.ma.us/login?gwurl=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=STOM&sw=w&u=mlin_m_ashlms&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA451567184&it=r&asid=d7a8b04f2654d26a94c49fb3be223195. Accessed 2 Mar. 2017. "Patricia Arquette took the opportunity of being named Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars to declare that American women had 'fought for everybody else's equal rights,' and that now 'it's our time to have wage equality once and for all, and equal rights for women in the United States of America.'." National Review, 23 Mar. 2015, p. 12. General OneFile, libraries.state.ma.us/login?gwurl=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&sw=w&u=massm&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA404276459&it=r&asid=20ad74822edcd85972a18d55e606583d. Accessed 15 Mar.
The soccer controversy dealing with gendered wage gaps only reinforces the idea that gender is a psychologically ingrained social construct instead of an innate quality, especially in a patriarchal society where women oppression is still prevalent (Risman, 1998). As Hope mentions, “this day and age is about equality and about equal pay. We are pushing that and to be treated with respect.” By conveying this statement, Hope and her teammates are not only expressing their concerns about the gendered pay gap in soccer and in other realms of the work field, but they are also illuminating the existence of a pay gap as a larger sociological problem; a problem where a woman makes 76 cents for a man’s dollar (Sklar, 2012). Similar to other sports like basketball and football, soccer is conventionally portrayed as a manly sport with a great amount of physical contact, rigor, sweat, pain, skill, concentration and will.
It discusses how pay transparency can be used to limit the discrimination found in workplaces. Gowri believes that all discrimination troubles could be resolved by allowing everybody to see what each other’s make. He discusses the major pay gaps found between different races and different genders.
One would think that a professional player on an elite team would be making enough money to support herself and continue doing what she loves, but this assumption is sadly false. Rejzovic plays volleyball professionally and has a full-time job as though she is an amateur. According to the chairman of her club team, she is playing the wrong sport and is not of the opposite gender. Rejzovic stated, “Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of becoming a pro. I thought it would be glamourous, but life as a pro isn’t what I imagined” (Tornkvist, 2016). The discrimination is preventing women from progressing forward in professional sports. Payment has nothing to do with performance because Rejzovic and her team has been number one in the league many times in the past ten years (Tornkvist,
Traditionally men have dominated the world of sports however in recent year’s women’s sports have become popular and with their new found popularity, women’s sports have evolved into marketable leagues of their own. Although women’s sports took a huge leap forward, women players still don’t receive the same financial compensation for playing the same sports in the same arenas as their male counterparts. In Purse Snatching by Donna Lopiano, she points out sexism may have a huge effect on this financial discrepancy between women and men athletes. Analyzing sports economics may point to a different reason why women are receiving such a compensation disparity.
Mark Murphy, Director of Athletics at Northwestern University, who participated in an ESPN debate on the topic of paying student-athletes, argues that these athletes currently receive scholarships, whose value, in some instances, totals close to $200,000 over four years. He stated that all student-athletes have made similar commitments to the schools, and that football and basketball players should not be treated any different than other athletes, who participate in sports that are not as popular and lucrative. Paying athletes anything beyond a scholarship, argues Murphy, would cause problems, particularly from a gender equity standpoint. What Murphy seems to referring to when he says "gender equity" is Title IX federal regulations, which cut off federal funding of colleges if those colleges discriminate on the basis of sex. Paying male student athletes more than female student-athletes could possibly be construed as discrimination.
Another issue that comes into play is the salaries of male professional athletes compared to female professional athletes.
Women in sports demand quality assurance for their hard work. Sad to say this is not implemented in the sports “world” of women. “One of the theories behind this is that society doesn’t like to see women in roles that go against the norm of what a woman “should be” (Rodriguez).” Fortunately this stems from ignorance and prejudice beliefs. Especially through the media, both of which can be learned. The media can alter sports viewer’s opinions by relaying positive messages toward women’s sports. As well as sports authoritators distributing equal pay for equal work. The abundant amount of support that the media and viewers allocate will allow a higher amount of equality for women in the sports industry. This kind of support will lead women in sports salaries rise and eventually match the hardship of achievements as a minority in today’s sports
Within this paper, we’ll be looking at gender inequality through sports and professional athletes mainly women. We’ll be looking at some of the great women within the present, along with in our past for sports. We’ll be looking at the pay gap between genders throughout the same sports such as
The United States has one of the highest gender pay gaps among the developed countries. In the country, the gender pay gap is measured as the ratio of female to males yearly earning among workers in full-time, year round (FTYR) earnings. In 2009, female FTYR earned 77% (0.77) as much as the FTYR male workers (US Census Bureau, 2013). The history of Gender Gap earning reveals USA has made big strides towards reducing the gender pay gap from 1980. For instance, in 1980 the gender pay gap ratio was 0.62 while in 1990, the gap stood at 0.72. Further from 1990 to 2000, the gap reduced to 0.73 and then to 0.77 in 2009. Currently, the gender pay gap stands at 0.76 and continues to persist (US Census Bureau, 2013).
One cannot begin the discussion of the gender pay gap without defining it. Simply put, the gender pay gap is the inequality between men and women's wages. The gender pay gap is a constant international problem, in which women are paid, on average, less than that of their male counterparts. As to whether gender pay gap still exists, its exactness fluctuates depending on numerous factors such as professional status, country and regional location, gender, and age. In regards to gender, in some cases, both men and women have stated that the gap does not exist.
Gender inequality in the United States is a serious problem, and it is often overlooked. It is a big issue, especially within sports. We live in a society where our culture prefers men 's sports over women 's. Labeling activities as feminine and masculine is a social construction based on stereotyped expectations regarding gender and perceived gender differences (McCullick, 2012). In 1972 Title IX was passed stating that, no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. This opened up athletics to women and girls (Education Amendment Act of 1972, 1972). Although
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It is very important to be concerned about the issue because it is constantly increasing throughout the United States. It upsets me that women are paid less than men because women have the same ability and work ethic as men do, but they are looked at differently. According to AAUW, women make 77 percent of what men make. This rate hasn’t changed since 2002 (Hill, 2013). Statistics show that women will never make as much as men due to the thought of never being comparable to men (Williams, 2013).
Mandelbaum, Robb, “There is a Salary Gap when pay themselves”. New York Times. Ed. Abramson Jill, Pub: New York City, February 18, 2014
In today’s society, Women perform similar jobs to men. Whether it’s blue or white collar jobs, women are always present and thriving for success balancing a life of business and family. In the job market, some are graduates of the best schools and have interned at the best firms, but are still not compensated as equally as men. Following the recent comments by the CEO of Microsoft concerning women asking for raises and how they should trust the system to install equality, the issue seems to be still present, and women’s work is not rewarded similarly to men’s.