The federation said men work in a 'hostile environment' and should be paid more.
The federation also pointed to the biological differences between men and women, calling them “indisputable science” as an argument for why women should be paid less than men, saying the men’s game “requires a higher level of skill” and that the women “weren’t as fast” as the men. Now is probably a good time to mention the USWNT won itsWorld Cup title in France just last year. It doesn’t matter how fast you run if you don’t score a goal.
As US Soccer defended its position, a lawyer for the organization asked Morgan, “Do you think it requires more skill to play for the US Men’s National Team than the US Women’s National Team?”The federation also mentioned that the men’s team players often face openly hostile fans at their own home games, citing this as evidence men work in a different, more demanding job than women.
First section has six points of rebuttal — including ones against the equal work concept, and also FIFA prize money determining
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