Tag: pay inequity

U.S. Soccer Denies Discrimination in Response to Lawsuit

Unrecognizable female soccer player with a ball during a match on playing field.

The U.S. Soccer Federation filed a formal response to the U.S. Women’s National Team’s gender-discrimination lawsuit, denying alleged pay inequities by saying that female players have an entirely different pay structure, and different duties, than members of the men’s national team. The federation faced a Monday deadline for its response, which comes just a month… Continue reading U.S. Soccer Denies Discrimination in Response to Lawsuit

U.S. Women’s Team Sues Soccer Federation, Alleging Gender Discrimination

Female soccer player feeling determined after kicking the ball between opponent players during a match on playing field.

Soccer’s U.S. Women’s National Team alleged gender discrimination in a lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, a dramatic step just three months from the kickoff of a Women’s World Cup in which the American squad is the favorite. All 28 of the players in the current U.S. player pool sued the federation in U.S. District… Continue reading U.S. Women’s Team Sues Soccer Federation, Alleging Gender Discrimination