Us Soccer Team Ave Sued Us Soccer Federation

[spathiphyllum]

Well i mean.. we call it football don't we.

"28 members of the U.S. women's soccer team have just sued the U.S. Soccer Federation for "institutionalized gender discrimination.”

Team members are paid far less than the U.S. men’s soccer players despite being the most successful American soccer team in history."

Do we think the case will go far? I mean i think they should be paid equally for the same demand, but surely the demand on the men is greater, due to facing other men. It's not sexist or gender discrimination to say men are generally faster stronger if the top woman played the top man no question who would win. So is the men being paid more due to the extra effort they have to put in? Or is it "institutionalized gender discrimination"?

[-Talbot-]

The trouble it at this moment in time, not enough women never mind men 'believe' in women's football.

[Baldric]

// i doubt you'll explain where you were coming from //

What part of
//Spath, explaining something to you when you insist on being obtuse is akin to beating my head on a brick wall, and frankly I have no intention of doing either //
do you not understand?

[spathiphyllum]

Talbot that is a true point.. I know many women who aren't sporty would rarely watch football let alone womens football.

[dave50]

The BBC never stops pushing women's football down our throats as though it's mainstream when it obviously isnt, going by the number of spectators in the crowd. Now they have moved on to cricket and rugby. The same thing applies.

[Rockrose]

Dave 50 the OP is about US womens footbal

[dave50]

Yes I know Rock, just saying.

[Spicerack]

The ladies pushing this were asked 'Will you give up your contracts and only get paid when you play, like the men do?'
'Not likely, there's important differences between the way men and women footballers get paid'.
You what???
And if anyone who believes the nonsense about men and women generating the same money needs to have their bumps read.