American Women Players Settle Suit vs US Soccer for $24M
SnopesAPR 2022
The women's team has won far more World Cup titles and Olympic medals than the men's. A legal guarantee that they'll receive equitable compensation and working conditions is long overdue. The settlement for backpay tacitly admits that these highly decorated athletes have been underpaid in past years and paves the way for women in all industries who are paid less for the same or better work.
The settlement is not an admitance of wrongdoing by US Soccer. Pay discrepancies were not due to gender discrimination but the women's team's union negotiating a different salary system that contained higher guarantees and lower bonuses. This deal is simply US Soccer pandering to public sentiment and managing its brand in a hostile environment.