U.S. Women's Soccer Team Demands to Be Paid as Much as Men's Team
Five players from the U.S. women's soccer team have filed a federal complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming that they get paid nearly 40 percent less than the U.S. men's team.
The New York Times reports that co-captains Carli Lloyd and Becky Sauerbrunn, forward Alex Morgan, midfielder Megan Rapinoe and goalkeeper Hope Solo have argued that they are unfairly paid compared to the men's team, who doesn't perform as well as the women's team. Solo says:
“The numbers speak for themselves. We are the best in the world, have three World Cup championships, four Olympic championships, and the U.S.M.N.T. get paid more to just show up than we get paid to win major championships.”
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