FRONT: Libby Westbrook, Anna Jenemann, Galen Moore, Chloe de Bedout, Maggie Barlow, Maia Vota, Anna Michael, Cosette Giroux. From left to right: BACK: Kendall Muzzy, Ruby Wool, Ruby Guth, Amber Juneau, Payton Karson, Klara Martone, Mary Lenihan, Norah Sears, Ana Sealy, Anna Diebold, Lydia Sheeser. Men are invited to pay an additional 16% ($4) to represent the wage gap, said Maia Vota, 18, a Seahorses co-captain.īurlington High School girls soccer team. Together, they created the shirts, which they’re now selling for $25. Meanwhile, the prize for the 2018 men’s World Cup was $400 million, with tournament champions France receiving $38 million.įrustrated with the disparity, both on and off the field, the Seahorses partnered with Change The Story, an organization that says it works to “fast-track women’s economic well-being in Vermont.” In the 2019 tournament, the prize money was $30 million for all teams with $4 million going to the eventual US champion. The pay disparity extends to the World Cup. After their 2-0 victory over the Netherlands, the crowd chanted: “Equal pay!” The US national team, which won the Women’s World Cup in July, has been outspoken about a range of rights issues, including the gender wage gap in sports. US World Cup win proves female players deserve equal pay (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images) FRANCK FIFE/AFP/AFP/Getty Images USA's players including forward Megan Rapinoe (C) celebrate with the trophy after the France 2019 Womens World Cup football final match between USA and the Netherlands, on July 7, 2019, at the Lyon Stadium in Lyon, central-eastern France.
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