![]() ![]() Soccer expires this coming New Year's Eve. So we can have that equal pay and that- so that we can be on the same level as men. Joelle kelly: What they're doing is for us. Women's Soccer Team do, what's the lesson that you learn from that? ![]() Norah O'Donnell: So, Joelle, given what the disparities that you've noticed and what you're witnessing the U.S. We would have to share space with other age groups while the boys would have full field. They play for Marymount an all girls school in Manhattan and for local soccer clubs where they've also noticed differences in how the male and female teams are treated.Īsia Horne: The boys' teams would get more field time than the girls' teams. We were curious what this fight means to a younger generation of female soccer players.Īsia Horne, Analiese Schwartz, Sarah Sullivan and Joelle Kelly told us they closely follow the Women's National Team on social media. In a statement the federation said they "are actively working to reach a new … agreement with the " He teaches economics at Columbia University. They say men's games, on channels like ESPN, average audiences four times larger than the women.īut the federation sells both teams to broadcasters and sponsors as one entity, this year for about $45 million dollars. The federations' lawyers responded to the EEOC complaint by saying "any differences in the compensation paid men and women players are driven by factors other than gender." Same- same employer, same job, same work conditions, same everything. Norah O'Donnell: Like the WNBA and the NBA are two separate organizations? Rich Nichols: Because it's- there's never been a situation where the same employer has hired men and women to play the same sport under the same working conditions. The men enjoy no guaranteed salary and fewer personal benefits but they can make as much as $17,625 dollars for a win. They also get health insurance and maternity leave. A consistent salary of up to $72,000 a year and bonuses for wins of $1,350. It's a pay structure the women themselves wanted and agreed to in 2005 and again in 2013. The women were on a salary-based contract. Norah O'Donnell: How are they paid differently? Women's pro clubs have struggled financially so the women say they rely on their national team income to pay their bills, unlike the men. Men also make major league salaries playing for brand name club teams. When Germany won the World Cup in 2014, FIFA, the sports international governing body, awarded them $35 million. Globally men's soccer is undeniably more popular and profitable than the women's game. Every time we brought up the men, it pissed them off it, annoyed them, and they'd say, "Don't bring up the men. Norah O'Donnell: You've been asking for that for many years? Goalkeeper Hope Solo and 60 Minutes contributor Norah O'Donnell ![]() Soccer Federation shared this statement with 60 Minutes. They hope a victory will help close the gap, not just in sport, but in any job where women do the same work as men for less pay.Įditor's Note: The U.S. For the players, it's the match of their lives. Soccer may be known as the beautiful game, but the team has embarked on a bruising and historic legal fight for equality and their opponent is the U.S. But despite their achievements, the players say they have been discriminated against, paid less and treated worse, next to the U.S. They've won three World Cups, four Olympic gold medals, and set the standard in the most popular sport on the planet. In 2016, members of the team spoke with Norah O'Donnell for "60 Minutes." Below is a transcript of that story.įew teams have been as glorious on the soccer field as the United States Women's National Team. On July 7, the USWNT won a record fourth World Cup. Last month, the players and the United States Soccer Federation tentatively agreed to enter mediation after the 2019 Women's World Cup. The federal suit accuses American soccer's governing body of "institutionalized gender discrimination" and seeks back pay and damages. On March 8, International Women's Day, all 28 members of the United States Women's National Team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. ![]()
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