American women players settle suit vs US Soccer for $24M
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The USWNT got $24m in their equal pay battle. Now comes the hard part
A mere 2,155 days after the US women’s soccer team filed a complaint with the USA’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and 1,082 days since the team filed a lawsuit against US Soccer, the team and the federation announced a settlement on Tuesday.
US Women's National Football Team Reaches Landmark USD 24 Million Settlement In Equal Pay Dispute
The US national women's team has won a $24 million payout and a promise of equal pay in a landmark settlement with US Soccer, the two sides announced Tuesday in a joint statement. "US Soccer has committed to providing an equal rate of pay going forward for the Women's and Men's National Teams in all friendlies and tournaments, including the World Cup," the terms of the deal, sent to AFP, said. The question of World Cup prize money had formed a prominent part of the lawsuit filed by the US women's soccer team in 2019, which accused the federation of "stubbornly refusing" to pay its men and women's players equally.
Las jugadoras de EE UU ganan la batalla por la igualdad salarial
Igualdad. Esta palabra ha resonado con fuerza este martes en el fútbol estadounidense, con un acuerdo histórico por el que se pagarán los mismos salarios a las jugadoras y jugadores de la Selección. Un hito que sigue la línea de otros países como Noruega o Nueva Zelanda y que pretende sumar otro ejemplo más en esta gran batalla por la igualdad en el deporte.
US women's national football team agrees to $24m settlement in equal pay battle
The US Soccer Federation on Tuesday settled a gender discrimination lawsuit with members of the US women's national team, agreeing to pay $24 million.
USA women's football team reaches landmark $33m equal pay settlement with US Soccer
After a six-year legal battle, past and present players of the US women's national football team have reached a landmark settlement with their governing body, US Soccer, over equal pay.
USWNT players settle suit vs US Soccer for $24 million
USWNT players reached a landmark agreement with the sport’s 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.
US Women's Team Reach $24 Million Settlement Over Equal Pay
The US Women's team are just one step away from securing equal pay with their male counterparts, after securing a $24 million settlement in court.