U.S. Women's Soccer Team Suing USSF Over Gender Discrimination

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The women's team believes they deserve to be paid like their male counterparts.

Just three months before the Women's World Cup of Soccer in France, the U.S. women's national soccer team is suing the United States Soccer Federation for "institutionalized gender discrimination," according to ESPN. The lawsuit was filed under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act with all 28 members of the team signing onto the suit. 

The class-action lawsuit essentially boils down to the fact that the women's team is not paid the same as the men's team, despite putting up better results on the field. In 2015, the women's team won the World Cup, while the men's team wasn't even able to qualify for the World Cup in 2018.

"Despite the fact that these female and male players are called upon to perform the same job responsibilities on their teams and participate in international competitions for their single common employer, the USSF, the female players have been consistently paid less money than their male counterparts," the lawsuit says. "This is true even though their performance has been superior to that of the male players -- with the female players, in contrast to male players, becoming world champions."

The 2019 women's world cup begins on June 7th with the United States opening up their title defense against Thailand.


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Alexander Cole is the current Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. During this time, he has shown an expertise in Air Jordans, Yeezys, and all things that have to do with Nike. His favorite kicks are the Air Jordan 1 High OG, the Air Jordan 4, the Air Jordan 6, and the Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 in the "Beluga 2.0" colorway. Although his collection might not be the biggest, he is always looking to add new styles to it. When it comes to sports, Alex has a particular interest in the NBA and the NFL. His favorite teams are anywhere LeBron goes, and the Kansas City Chiefs. As a Montrealer, the Montreal Canadiens hold a special place in his heart, even if they haven't won the Stanley Cup in his lifetime. Alex also works for the Concordia Stingers, where he provides play-by-play and color commentary for the football, hockey, and basketball teams His favorite hip-hop artists are Kendrick Lamar, Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, and Lil Uzi Vert.
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