Tag: equal pay
NEW YORK (AP) — When Billie Jean King won the U.S. Open in 1972, she didn’t make the usual remarks about hoping to win again. Instead, she threatened to not play at all the next year —…
The U.S. national women’s soccer team is worth watching, not only as the favorites to win this year’s Women’s World Cup. They’re also at the forefront of a struggle for better treatment of workers —…
The Kansas State Fair kicked off with a debate between two candidates for governor. During the debate Republican Derek Schmidt was asked if Kansas is better off today than it was under former Governor Sam…
The U.S. women’s national soccer team is no stranger to winning — yet this week’s victory closing the gender pay gap between the squad and its male counterpart must taste especially sweet. The battle was…
The inspiring victory of our Womens World Cup soccer team took me back to my days coaching girls 13-16 softball in the late 1970s. I coached some tremendous athletes. However, the opportunity to maximize their…
CHICAGO (AP) Fans of the womens World Cup championship soccer team delivered petitions to U.S. Soccer Federation headquarters in Chicago that demanded equal pay for the players. Wearing a red womens team jersey, 12-year-old…
The United States has a good chance of winning the FIFA World Cup this year, notching its fourth title in eight attempts. Thats on top of four Olympic gold medals and a consistent No. 1…
Julie Rosenquists complaints of unequal pay fell on deaf ears. As a school principal, Rosenquist was paid 90 percent of her male counterparts. When she complained, officials boosted her pay by 3%. When she sued,…
