U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Demands And Deserves Equal Pay
Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, Megan Rapinoe,Carli Lloyd, and Becky Sauerbrunn filed a wage-discrimination lawsuit Wednesday with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the U.S. Soccer Federation, which is exactly what they should’ve done considering the humongous wage disparity between the men’s and women’s national teams. Here’s the salary breakdown, according to the New York Times: The women receive a base salary of$72,000 while also receiving win-bonuses of $1,350 per win.
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