U.S : SOCCER : paying women less than men for doing a BETTER job is wrong !

Dear friend,

THEY DID IT !!!! The U.S. Women's National team won their FOURTH World Cup title !! And as the postgame ceremony began, the stadium erupted into chants of "equal pay" to demand women players are paid equal to men.¹ Momentum is on our side.

Join the movement for equal pay--demand the U.S. Soccer Federation pays women soccer players equal to men.

Champion U.S. women soccer players are still paid way less than men--even though the U.S. Men's team didn't even qualify for the last World Cup tournament. ² In the words of star player Megan Rapinoe, "It certainly is not fair."³

In addition to bringing home FOUR World Cup championships, the women's team has brought in more revenue than the men's team for the past three years.⁴

Will you sign this petition telling U.S. Soccer to pay women fairly ?

U.S. Soccer : Paying women less than men for doing a BETTER job is wrong. Pay players on the U.S. Women's National Soccer team equal to the men !

Sign the petition

Women soccer players are suing the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) for equal pay, but court battles take a long time and lots of money.⁵ USSF could fix this right now, by paying all of the players' salaries and bonuses equally, regardless of gender.

In ordinary games, women earn drastically less than men when they win. And when women win the World Cup--which they have done now FOUR times--their bonus is five times less than the men's bonus. They earn less in sponsorships, and even get a smaller amount per day for meals when traveling.⁶

Together, we can cheer the U.S. Women's National team to a victory in their battle for equal pay. And it's not just about soccer. In the U.S. the pay gap means a woman loses an average of $400,000 over a lifetime--and it's much higher for most women of color.⁷ 

The USSF can be an example for decision-makers across the country by paying women equal to men--but it's going to take a LOT of us demanding they listen. 

Will you sign the petition for equal pay for the U.S. Women's National team and share it with your friends?

Thank you !

Shaunna, Kat, Karin, Holly, Kathy, Susan, Anathea, Emma, Natalie, Melody, Pam, Lindsay, Ryan, Sonja, and Kimberly, the UltraViolet team

Sources :

1. Stadium Erupts In "Equal Pay" Chant As U.S. Wins 2019 World Cup, Huffington Post, July 7, 2019 

2. U.S. Men's Soccer Fails to Quality for World Cup, Still Paid More Than Our Champion Women's Team, October 11, 2017 

3. Megan Rapinoe Says Women's Soccer 'Can't Do Anything More' to Prove They Deserve Equal Pay, Newsweek, July 7, 2019

4. Report: USWNT generate more revenue than men’s team from 2016, Sports Pro Media, June 18, 2019

5. Top Female Players Accuse U.S. Soccer of Wage Discrimination, New York Times, March 31, 2016

6. How Much Less Are Female Soccer Players Paid?, New York Times, March 31, 2016

7. We Can End the Wage Gap. Here's How., UltraViolet, accessed July 3, 2019

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