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As gender discrimination lawsuits as long as the team s next contract is ratified. we have not only rioted the wrongs of the past but set up the next generation for something we can only hope for. the average woman earns 82 cents for every dollar a man makes. the defense even larger even sports, male athletes are paid anywhere from 15 to 100% more than their female counterparts. the getting to this day has not been easy. team, ford rapinoe, among the first to file a complaint in 2016. efforts escalated after winning their fourth world cup, years later after filing the lawsuit. the team is, there are the revenues, they re the sport is, there one more do you want from? as a judge dismissed the suit, but, today a game changing agreement the athletes are dimming a w. just how momentous a moment is this? this is a big win if it really has the potential to translate into other areas to help us build momentum ....
Point of contention across the country the average woman earns 82 cents for every dollar a man makes. even larger in sports. male athletes paid anywhere from 15% to 100% more than female counterparts the federation of players acknowledges getting to the day has not been easy. megan rapinoe among the first to file a complaint in 2016. efforts escalating after winning their fourth world cup filing a lawsuit the team is there, the revenue is there, what do you want reporter: a judge dismissed that suit, but deeming this a w . just how momentous a moment is this this is a big win we can see this fight really has the potential to translate into other areas and to help us build momentum elsewhere. reporter: one of the largest discrepancies between male and female soccer players is world cup prize money, a difference of hundreds of millions of dollars, but that s controlled by fifa, so it s unclear how u.s. soccer will close that gap as they promised lester ....
Pay gap after years of pressure from the u.s. women s soccer players. it s what we wanted to do. equal-ism all fronts. and a landmark agreement, u.s. soccer pledging to pay the women s and men s teams equal rights, while handing over $22 million to athletes and back pay, and another 2 million for post-career endeavors and charitable efforts. the deal said laying 28 players as gender discrimination lawsuits as long as the team s next contract is ratified. we have not only rioted the wrongs of the past but set up the next generation for something we can only hope for. the average woman earns 82 cents for every dollar a man makes. the defense even larger even sports, male athletes are paid anywhere from 15 to 100% more than their female counterparts. the getting to this day has not been easy. team, ford rapinoe, among the first to file a complaint in 2016. ....
Pressure from u.s. women s soccer players. it is really what we set out to do, equalize on all fronts. reporter: in a landmark agreement, u.s. soccer pledging to pay the women s and men s team an equal rate, while handing over $22 million to athletes in backpay and another in $2 million for post-career endeavors and charitable efforts. the deal settling 28 players gender discrimination lawsuit, as long as the team s next contract is ratified. we not only right the wrongs of the past but set the next generation up for something that we can only have dreamed of. reporter: the gender wage gap, a point of contention across the country, where the average woman ends 82 cents for every dollar a man makes. the difference larger in sports. male athletes are paid from 15% to 100% more than their female counterparts. the players and federation admit getting to this day has not been easy. megan rapinoe amongst the first to file a complaint in 2016. efforts escalated after winning their fo ....