July 7th 2023.
The South African Women's World Cup team has recently scored a major victory against pay disparities between men's and women's soccer. On July 2, 2023, the team refused to play in a game and, as a result, received $320,000 from the Motsepe Foundation. This foundation is headed by Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe, a billionaire mining businessman.
The team's decision was due to a series of unfair happenings. In addition to lower pay, they were facing contract issues and the location of their send-off game. South Africa's men's World Cup team would never be asked to play in such a lesser-known venue, according to the women's team. The South African Soccer Association's President Danny Jordaan admitted that the issue of contract negotiations started too late.
Fortunately, pay disparities between men's and women's soccer in the U.S. have been eliminated. In 2022, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced that the two genders would receive the same pay across public appearance fees, game bonuses, prize money, and federation revenue sharing. While this is a win for U.S. soccer, other sports have yet to follow suit. For example, in 2000, Venus Williams revealed that the men's Wimbledon single's champion received £477,500, while the women's champion earned only £430,000. Similarly, in 2022, NBA players made a base salary of around $5.4 million, while WNBA players only received about $120,600.
The South African Women's World Cup team is set to begin their tournament on July 20, 2023. Hopefully, they will continue to stand up against the unfair treatment of women in sports and serve as an inspiration to other athletes around the world.
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