In 2015 the United States women national soccer team(USWNT) won their third World Cup title in 25 years. Unlike the men, the USWNT have brought America joy and happiness with their endless amounts of trophies and wins. But in early 2016 five players from the USWNT, Hope Solo, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe and Becky Sauerbrunn filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC). The EEOC, “the federal agency that enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination” (Kilgore). They accused United States Soccer Federation(USSF) of wage discrimination demanding equal pay after their successful World Cup campaign. After comparing the men’s team to the women’s “‘The women 's team does the identical work as
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In addition, men’s soccer is more physical than women’s soccer because they are given more yellow cards, red cards, and there are more fouls committed than women’s soccer. According to FIFA in the 2014 men’s World Cup the “average rate for a red card per match is 0.2, and the average rate for a yellow card per match is 2.8”. In contrast in the 2015 women’s World Cup the “average rate for a red card per match is 0.1, and the average rate for a yellow card per match is 2.1” (FIFA). In men’s soccer there are more fouls committed than women’s soccer. According FIFA “the most fouls committed in a game in the 2014 men’s World Cup was 54”, whereas “the most fouls committed in a game in the 2015 women’s World Cup was 39” (FIFA). Fouls shows how physical game is it shows that its very competitive and aggressive. The more fouls in a game the more intense the game …show more content…
The USWNT brought in “$16 million in revenue, while the men had loss in revenue” (Isidore). According to Business Insider the US Soccer Federation 's projects, the women are expected to generated more money than the men in both 2016 and 2017 (Gaines). In addition, the men came in 11th in the 2014 World Cup, and the USWNT won the 2015 World Cup and they were paid “28% and 62% less than men” (Isidore). This represents how women are being paid not only in sports, but in our country’s as well. Men earn as much as “$17,625 for an exhibition match against a top opponent, and get no less than $5,000 even if the team loses”. But women are paid a “maximum of $4,950 even if they win every game” (Kilgore). The men’s minimum $5,000 is higher than the women’s maximum $4,950. In addition, the USWNT does not get paid bonuses for ties or losses while the men do. Also, “FIFA, the sport 's global governing body, awarded the U.S. women $2 million for winning the World Cup in 2015, compared with the $35 million it gave the champion German men in 2014. The American men, in fact, earned $9 million for losing in the round of 16” (Kilgore). To sum up the USWNT get paid 28 percent less than the men for every exhibition match they won, and they brought in more revenue than men and they were still
In addition, men’s soccer is more physical than women’s soccer because they are given more yellow cards, red cards, and there are more fouls committed than women’s soccer. According to FIFA in the 2014 men’s World Cup the “average rate for a red card per match is 0.2, and the average rate for a yellow card per match is 2.8”. In contrast in the 2015 women’s World Cup the “average rate for a red card per match is 0.1, and the average rate for a yellow card per match is 2.1” (FIFA). In men’s soccer there are more fouls committed than women’s soccer. According FIFA “the most fouls committed in a game in the 2014 men’s World Cup was 54”, whereas “the most fouls committed in a game in the 2015 women’s World Cup was 39” (FIFA). Fouls shows how physical game is it shows that its very competitive and aggressive. The more fouls in a game the more intense the game …show more content…
The USWNT brought in “$16 million in revenue, while the men had loss in revenue” (Isidore). According to Business Insider the US Soccer Federation 's projects, the women are expected to generated more money than the men in both 2016 and 2017 (Gaines). In addition, the men came in 11th in the 2014 World Cup, and the USWNT won the 2015 World Cup and they were paid “28% and 62% less than men” (Isidore). This represents how women are being paid not only in sports, but in our country’s as well. Men earn as much as “$17,625 for an exhibition match against a top opponent, and get no less than $5,000 even if the team loses”. But women are paid a “maximum of $4,950 even if they win every game” (Kilgore). The men’s minimum $5,000 is higher than the women’s maximum $4,950. In addition, the USWNT does not get paid bonuses for ties or losses while the men do. Also, “FIFA, the sport 's global governing body, awarded the U.S. women $2 million for winning the World Cup in 2015, compared with the $35 million it gave the champion German men in 2014. The American men, in fact, earned $9 million for losing in the round of 16” (Kilgore). To sum up the USWNT get paid 28 percent less than the men for every exhibition match they won, and they brought in more revenue than men and they were still