The Football Association of the United States claims to have paid more money to women’s national team in recent years than its male counterparts.
US Football President Carlos Cordeiro said in a letter released today (local time) that the women’s team has received a total of $ 34.1 million (just under $ 30 million) in pay and play bonuses between 2010 and 2018, news agency AP reported.
The men were paid in this period only 26.4 million dollars (just under 24 million euros). The benefits do not include funds that only women, for example, receive for health care.
Action for discrimination
Twenty-eight female national players filed a federal action in March on „institutionalized gender discrimination“ and criticized unfair compensation compared to men. Both sides then agreed out of court to settle the lawsuit.
Although the more successful women, who had won the title for the fourth time at the World Cup in France, earned more in the last eight years according to the association, the men are more successful in sales, according to the association.
While women reached $ 101.3 million in a total of 238 games played between 2009 and 2019, $ 185.7 million in 191 games came together during the same period.
