{"id":6298,"date":"2022-02-28T10:53:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T15:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=6298"},"modified":"2022-02-28T10:53:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T15:53:35","slug":"u-s-womens-soccer-players-settle-suit-against-u-s-soccer-for-24-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2022\/02\/u-s-womens-soccer-players-settle-suit-against-u-s-soccer-for-24-million.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Women’s Soccer Players Settle Suit Against U.S. Soccer For $24 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. women\u2019s soccer players have reached a victory off the soccer field. They\u2019ve earned a groundbreaking agreement with the sport\u2019s American governing body to end a six-year legal battle over equal pay, a deal in which they are promised $24 million-plus bonuses that match those of the men. The U.S. Soccer Federation and the women recently announced an agreement to have players split $22 million, which is one-third of what they sought in damages.<\/a><\/p>\n

The USSF also agreed to create a fund with $2 million to benefit the players in their careers after soccer and charitable efforts to grow the sport for women. The USSF pledged to provide an equal pay rate for the women\u2019s and men\u2019s national teams, including World Cup bonuses, subject to collective bargaining agreements with the unions that separately represent the women and men.<\/p>\n

36-year-old midfielder Megan Rapinoe told the Associated Press, \u201cFor our generation, knowing that we\u2019re going to leave the game in an exponentially better place than when we found it is everything. That\u2019s what it\u2019s all about because, to be honest, there is no justice in all of this if we don\u2019t make sure it never happens again.\u201d The settlement was a victory for the players, who\u00a0sparked fans to chant \u201cEqual Pay!\u201d\u00a0when they\u00a0won their second straight title\u00a0in France in 2019. It was also a success for USSF President Cindy Parlow Cone, a former player who\u00a0became head of the federation\u00a0in March 2020.<\/p>\n

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Cone replaced Carlos Cordeiro, who quit after the federation made a\u00a0legal filing that alleged women had less physical ability and responsibility\u00a0than male counterparts. On the settlement, Cone said, \u201cThis is just one step towards rebuilding the relationship with the women\u2019s team. I think this is a great accomplishment, and I\u2019m excited about the future and working together with them. Now we can shift the focus to other things, most importantly, growing the game at all levels and increasing opportunities for girls and women.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. women have won four World Cups since the program\u2019s start in 1985, while the men\u00a0haven\u2019t reached a semifinal\u00a0since 1930. Five American stars led by Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe started the fight for equal pay with a\u00a0complaint to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission\u00a0in April 2016.\u00a0Women sued three years later, seeking damages under the federal Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Morgan said, \u201cIt\u2019s so gratifying to feel like we can start to mend a relationship with U.S. Soccer that has been severed for so many years because of the discrimination that we faced. To finally get to this moment feels like we can almost sigh a breath of relief.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sides\u00a0settled the working conditions portion in December 2020, dealing with issues such as charter flights, accommodations, and playing surfaces. They were\u00a0scheduled to argue on March 7\u00a0before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in an attempt to reestablish the\u00a0equal pay portion thrown out by a U.S. District Court. The $22 million will be split into individual amounts proposed by the players, subject to the District Court\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n

This settlement shows that you will be victorious when you fight for what you genuinely believe is yours. Women\u2019s soccer players knew that they were worth more than their pay rate, so they fought and won. Hopefully, this shows other women and girls that you should always fight for yourself because you\u2019ll never lose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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