few rounds of collective bargaining. and each time we were making some strides in working conditions and better pay. but it seemed like the gap in a lot of cases was still widening when it came to our male counterparts. so, we started to explore different avenues of how could we close the gap. and in 2016 we decided to file a complaint with eeoc. and we were excited about that. it was a huge move for us. and it was just going so slow they had not come to any sort of judgment or result. so, we decided then in 2019 that we were going to withdraw the eeoc complaint and actually file a lawsuit. so, we kind of escalated pretty quickly. >> the u.s. women's soccer team has been incredibly successful, four olympic golds, four world cup championships. was it a hard decision to decide to sue -- i don't know if you're suing your boss but to sue, i guess your boss.