The U.S. women's national soccer team is famous for crushing it at the World Cup and the Olympics. The team's accomplished athletes, including forwards Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, and Christen Press, also happen to be among the best-known champions for equal pay.
Since 2016, when the team filed a wage discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, they've publicly fought to earn the same as their male counterparts.
After negotiating a more favorable contract and then watching the momentum toward equal pay slow, the team recently sued the U.S. Soccer Federation for "years of ongoing institutionalized gender discrimination." U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro responded in an open letter that the federation "believes that all female athletes deserve fair and equitable pay, and we strive to meet this core value at all times." Read more...
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