{"id":95364,"date":"2021-03-10T09:37:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T15:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=95364"},"modified":"2021-03-12T13:24:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T19:24:09","slug":"us-womens-soccer-continues-to-fight-for-equal-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/us-womens-soccer-continues-to-fight-for-equal-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"US Women&#8217;s Soccer continues to fight for equal pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jake Bramande<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After the United States Women\u2019s national soccer team won the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup in 2019, their class-action lawsuit against US Soccer for equal pay became national news. Just a few weeks ago, the women\u2019s team continued their dominance by winning the SheBelieves cup. Their first tournament appearance and victory since the World Cup reignited the equal pay debate.<\/p>\n<p>Why is a team dominating global international soccer getting paid less than the US Men\u2019s team, which failed to even qualify for the last men\u2019s world cup? The video below explains the two team\u2019s separate collective bargaining agreements, analyses the judge\u2019s decision, and highlights key findings from the 32-page ruling. With HBO announcing this week a documentary about the team&#8217;s lawsuit, this story and the fight for equality continues.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Video7Soccer_ForPublishing3_9_2021\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/521557232?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Jake Bramande is a sports reporter at Medill. You can follow him on Twitter at <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeBramande\"><i>@JakeBramande.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jake Bramande Medill Reports After the United States Women\u2019s national soccer team won the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup in 2019, their class-action lawsuit against US Soccer for equal pay became national news. Just a few weeks ago, the women\u2019s team continued their dominance by winning the SheBelieves cup. 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