gender equality"; and
WHEREAS, Current United States Soccer Federation President
Carlos Cordeiro has stated that "our women's teams should be
respected and valued as much as our men's teams, but our female
players have not been treated equally"; and
WHEREAS, President Cordeiro's statements regarding the
federation's treatment of female players not only affects
female players' paychecks but where they play, how often they
play, how they train, the medical treatment they receive and how
they travel to and from matches; and
WHEREAS, Under the current pay structure, if the Men's
National Soccer Team and the Women's National Soccer Team were
to play and win 20 friendly matches a year, the male players
would earn an average of $263,320 or $13,166 per game while the
female players would earn an average of $99,000 or $4,950 per
game; and
WHEREAS, The current and former members of the United States
Senior Women's National Team are entitled to equal pay under the
Federal Equal Pay Act of 1963, and by paying the female players
less than their male counterparts, the current and former
members of the team have a strong legal case of pay
discrimination; and
WHEREAS, In order to further equality in sports both locally
and nationally, it is important that the leading organizations
in professional sports are held to their core mission of
promoting gender equality; and
WHEREAS, Sports organizations that are representing the
United States throughout the world should be held to the highest
standards and should treat all of their players, regardless of
their gender, equally; therefore be it
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