But, to the point, women's sports from college on up to the pros just don't generate the interest or revenue that the men's sports do.
It's simple economics, men athletes get paid more because they generate more interest and revenue.
The #1 reason people play soccer is it keeps them from having to watch soccer... ;/
“There would be more viewers, she argues, if broadcasters just bit the bullet and promoted women’s soccer with the same gusto.”
The NBA forces their TV and radio partners to broadcast WNBA games. Yet nobody still watches WNBA games.
OK, equal pay. How is this: If men’s soccer earns a payday of X$, then 50% goes to player salaries. If women’s soccer earns blah, blah...then they get 50$ of that sum. Equal. Works for me.
didn’t they try this BS with women’s basketball?
Nobody wants alternative lifestyle (deathstyle) hacks promoted in a sport popular by children.
Women "athletes" are given full scholarships at university. Which teams sell more tickets?
Men's sports in college have to subsidize the women's programs. Is that fair? Can the WNBA stand on it's own, or will it always have to be subsidized by the NBA?
Just curious if Ms. Pilon has written an article comparing the salaries of male v. female models. I bet female models especially top ones earn a lot more than top male models.
Simple solution: Eliminate gender segregation in sports. See how many women make the teams.
For 13 years I stood on the sidelines of collegiate sports.
Soccer player, both men and women were the most disrespectful and dirtiest players I saw. Over thousand of games, from all collegiate sports at all levels the soccer players were simply the worst.
And generally speaking, the refs let them get away with the most.
I wouldn’t watch a soccer game unless I was getting paid.
The women were almost as bad as the men.
Gubment Soccer. Let the Gubment make up the leagues. That’s the solution.