by admin | May 12, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Not so fun fact: The three top mascots in the NBA—Rocky the Mountain Lion, Harry the Hawk and Benny the Bull—each pull in considerably more money annually than Jackie Young, the highest-paid player in the WNBA. With this statistic in mind, an advocacy group has...
by admin | Sep 9, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Alex Morgan stamped an iconic moment with a heartfelt photo yesterday, memorializing the new CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) that was struck between the Women’s (USWNTPA), Men’s (USNSTPA) National Team Unions and the United States Soccer Federation (USSF)....
by admin | Aug 22, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
U.S. women’s sports are becoming a hot investment vehicle for networks. Soccer and basketball in particular are becoming hot-ticket rights packages. Why it matters: For decades, women’s sports were largely neglected by the media. Now that they’re...
by admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
In late February, the U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) achieved a major victory for equality in sport. After spending six years fighting for equitable treatment in a landmark unequal pay lawsuit, the USWNT received a $24 million settlement from the U.S....
by admin | Apr 27, 2022 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
For much of the past 25 years I have been researching and teaching sports economics, investigating labor strikes, competitive balance, labor productivity, decision-making, coaching impact and labor market discrimination. The topics are quite different, but they often...
by admin | Mar 15, 2022 | Leadership, Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The tennis caravan is parked in Indian Wells, Calif., this week for the BNP Paribas Open, an event that, not unreasonably, calls itself “the fifth major.” Venus Williams, though, is on America’s opposite baseline, home in South Florida. “I’m living my best life,” she...
by admin | Feb 10, 2022 | Pay Equity, SEW
When the U.S. women’s national team and the U.S. Soccer Federation agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement back in 2017, it seemed like a relief for both sides at the time. The USWNT’s previous contract had expired months prior, and the players had...
by admin | Nov 5, 2021 | Pay Equity, SEW
What do Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Christen Press, and Pele have in common? They are all successful soccer athletes. How many have you heard of? Women may have the right to vote, but in sports they still lack the respect and equal pay due for their...
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 | Mar 15, 2021 | Pay Equity, SEW
For a select few in women’s sport, the privilege of earning a high salary from a young age is finally becoming attainable, but for most African sportswomen a ‘day job’ is still par for the course, and an overseas move is the ticket to financial...
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