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04-02-2016, 03:30 PM
Your move, U.S. Soccer. You owe female players equal pay.
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When five of the best soccer players to ever play the game*charged (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/womens-soccer-wage-discrimination/) U.S. Soccer with wage discrimination on Thursday, it sparked a maddening debate about gender and how we value and reward work.*
The claim, filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by U.S. national team members Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapi**e and Becky Sauerbrunn, alleges that players on the women's team are paid four times less than members of the men's squad.*
SEE ALSO: How to raise a feminist child (http://mashable.com/2016/03/19/how-to-raise-a-feminist-child/)
The disparity prevails despite the fact that the women's team has long been the more exciting and successful team to represent the U.S. They have won four Olympic gold medals and three World Cup championships while the men have struggled to compete on the international stage.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/02/womens-soccer-equal-pay/)
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When five of the best soccer players to ever play the game*charged (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/womens-soccer-wage-discrimination/) U.S. Soccer with wage discrimination on Thursday, it sparked a maddening debate about gender and how we value and reward work.*
The claim, filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by U.S. national team members Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapi**e and Becky Sauerbrunn, alleges that players on the women's team are paid four times less than members of the men's squad.*
SEE ALSO: How to raise a feminist child (http://mashable.com/2016/03/19/how-to-raise-a-feminist-child/)
The disparity prevails despite the fact that the women's team has long been the more exciting and successful team to represent the U.S. They have won four Olympic gold medals and three World Cup championships while the men have struggled to compete on the international stage.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/02/womens-soccer-equal-pay/)
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