by admin | Sep 24, 2021 | Pay Equity, SEW
Mexico’s antitrust commission fined the country’s top soccer clubs and its national federation almost $9 million this week for conspiring to keep the salaries of its female players artificially low. The Federal Economic Competition Commission said Thursday that 17...
by admin | Sep 23, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The last several years have seen unprecedented growth in women’s sports, and now brands are getting in on the action as the WNBA playoffs begin Thursday night. Bleacher Report’s HighlightHer, a portfolio brand focused on female athletes and teams, is going to market...
by admin | Sep 23, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The clock has expired on the WNBA regular season, and playoff matchups are locked in ahead of Thursday’s postseason tip-off. In its 25th year, the longest-running league in women’s pro sports launched a new in-season tournament, featured endless action, and dazzled...
by admin | Sep 21, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The WNBA is gearing up for the playoffs with a big brand announcement. The league named DICK’S Sporting Goods an official marketing partner as part of a multi-year agreement to commit to women’s sports. As the W’s official sporting goods retail partner, the league and...
by admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The quality of performances the world has been treated to in 2021 just scratches the surface of what female athletes have to offer. This year alone, we’ve witnessed unforgettable sporting moments – including a plethora of new records being set at the Tokyo...
by admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The United States Women’s National Team Players Association called out the U.S. Soccer Federation’s offer for identical contracts for men’s and women’s players on Wednesday as a “PR stunt.” The USSF announced its proposal on Tuesday with the hopes of getting...
by admin | Sep 15, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
In a statement, the USSF said the offer was intended to align both senior national teams “under a single collective bargaining agreement (CBA) structure.” At present, the unions for the men and women are separate, meaning there is no obligation for joint terms to be...
by admin | Sep 15, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The U.S. Soccer Federation said it had offered identical contract proposals Tuesday to the players’ associations for the men’s and women’s national teams, and the governing body said it would refuse to agree to a deal in which World Cup prize money is not equalized....
by admin | Sep 13, 2021 | Pay Equity, SEW
U.S. Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone on Friday sent an open letter asking the unions of the women’s and men’s national teams to agree to equalize FIFA’s World Cup prize money. She called for the men’s national team to allow the...
by admin | Sep 13, 2021 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Emma Raducanu’s goal before her first-round qualifying match at the US Open three weeks ago was to win enough prize money to replace a pair of AirPods she had lost. After winning the entire tournament — and $2.5 million in prize money — the 18-year-old Brit can...
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