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Olympic Team USA Pay Disparity Between Men & Women Competing in Same Sport

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Legislation recently reintroduced by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joins a growing number of federal bills on pay equity for female athletes. The “Equal Pay for Team USA” Act of 2021, first introduced in 2019, would require equal pay for all athletes representing the United States in international sporting competitions, regardless of the athlete’s gender. This comes less than a month after the “Even Playing Field” Act, another bill addressing pay equity for female athletes, was reintroduced. Currently, men and women representing Team USA in the same sport can receive different compensation, which can result in a gender-based pay disparity. The disparity in pay between men’s and women’s national teams was highlighted after the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) victory in the 2019 FIFA World Cup finals. The USWNT sued the U.S. Soccer Federation for equal pay under the Equal Pay Act and Ti

The USWNT Fights For Equal Pay Amid the Tokyo Olympics

With the Tokyo Olympics, the USWNT s Fight For Equal Pay Once Again Takes Center Stage E-qu-al pay! E-qu-al pay! E-qu-al pay! That was the chant that rang out on July 5, in a stadium in my hometown of Hartford, CT, where the US Women s National Team (USWNT) was playing the last game of their Summer Sendoff series. It may not be the chant you d expect from a sporting event, but it s become commonplace at USWNT matches in the more than two years since the players filed suit against the US Soccer Federation (USSF) citing gender discrimination and unfair wages. The US women make a strong case for increased pay. They haven t lost a match since taking a stand against the Federation in March 2019, even winning a fourth World Cup later that year. Now they re attempting to do something that s never been done before win back-to-back World Cup and Olympic titles while the US men s team didn t even qualify for the Tokyo Games. In fact, the men haven t qualified for the Olympics since 20

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