# @feministrecovery_ on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CSXkYi8F-yA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2443811-feministrecovery-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e5a9fc4a8c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-08-09T21:16:57.000+00:00

## Caption

The US women’s national soccer team incredibly good. Like, World Cup good. In fact, they’ve won four titles and is the most successful women’s national team in the history of the Women’s World Cup. So why they getting paid less than the men’s team, when they’ve never even been to the World Cup?

The US women’s national soccer team is suing for equal pay, but it’s not as cut and dry as it seems. The women’s soccer team is paid less because they have less fans, and ultimately the pay is based on the number of fans watching and people attending games. If there are more viewers, the league can charge advertisers more, and charge more for tickets.

Even though the US men’s team is not good, it still has almost four times the viewership that the women’s team has. Therefore, the men’s team league has more money to dish out. The women’s soccer team in 2015 brought in $17 million in ad revenue while the men’s team brought in $529 in revenue. 

The women’s team has argued that they have to work harder and longer to get the same pay. They are paid less because they were offered a different pay structure. The men’s team is paid based on ad revenue they bring, while the women’s team is paid more of a flat rate. They’re all effected by ads, but the structure is a little different. The women’s team said, this structure was unfair. 

However, recently some new developments were made in their fight for equal pay. Watch till the end of the episode to find out the details and decide for yourself who’s in the right here. 

Are you a sports fan? Have you ever watched the US women’s soccer team before? We wanna know so let us know in the comments below. 
 

#feminism #equalpay #womenssoccer #uswomenssoccer #nationalwomenssoccer #womensworldcup #worldcup #ussoccer #femaleathletes #thefluenceshow

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nicole Wawro | @whereswawro | https://gondola.cc/whereswawro | Creative Director |
| Jane Baduini | @janebaduini | https://gondola.cc/janebaduini | Content Producer |
| Jane Baduini | @janebaduini | https://gondola.cc/janebaduini | Copywriter |

## Tags

ussoccer, womensworldcup, worldcup, nationalwomenssoccer, equalpay, feminism, womenssoccer, thefluenceshow, femaleathletes, uswomenssoccer

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