“At this moment of tremendous pride for America, the sad equation remains all too clear, and Americans won’t stand for it anymore. These athletes generate more revenue and garner higher TV ratings but get paid less simply because they are women,” said Molly Levinson, spokeswoman for the USWNT players in their equal pay lawsuit.
It was an act which arguably emphasized that that not only was this World Cup win a victory for the US, but for everyone striving for equality and social justice too. The Netherlands, of course, will perhaps think differently as they lick their wounds.
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If the USWNT is the dominant team in the women’s game — a ruthless accumulator of World Cup titles like no other in the competition’s history — it is also its leading voice.
Becoming world champion for the second successive time in a tournament FIFA president Gianni Infantino has described as the “best Women’s World Cup ever” will increase the influence of a confident group of players who, despite all their achievements, is still fighting for recompense.
Source: As football’s champions for equality, USWNT to be admired in its fight for lasting change
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