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 24, 2021 | Representation, SEW
“IT’S BULLS—, ABSOLUTE BULLS—,” an angry Lisa De Vanna says down the line. “I’ve been cut. That’s it. I’m done.” It is Sunday June 13, 2021. The night before, Australia’s second-most capped player, De...
by admin | Sep 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The girls on Afghanistan’s national soccer team have arrived safely in Portugal where they have been granted asylum after weeks of waiting to flee the country following the Taliban takeover. The girls found out early Sunday that they would be leaving Afghanistan...
by admin | Sep 22, 2021 | Representation, SEW
The United Soccer League (USL) will create a professional Division II women’s soccer league in the United States: the USL Super League. With this new league, the USL presents an unprecedented pathway for players–from youth to professional–within one...
by admin | Sep 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
A group of prominent women athletes, including soccer star Megan Rapinoe and basketball standouts Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird, on Monday urged the US supreme court to protect abortion rights in a case involving Mississippi’s Republican-backed bid to ban the procedure...
by admin | Sep 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
U.S. women’s national team star Carli Lloyd has opened up on a “difficult” time after the 2015 Women’s World Cup triumph which thrust her name into the limelight. The 39-year-old scored a hat-trick in the final in Canada six years ago as the USWNT won the...
by admin | Sep 21, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When the U.S. women’s national team won its bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics last month, Vlatko Andonovski was ready to start working on the team’s next chapter right away. Within a week of returning to the United States, Andonovski texted every player...
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...
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