If womens sports on the whole isnt galvanising a big enough interest watershed to sell out stadiums, sell merchandise etc.how are clubs and associations going to be able to pay women anything remotely the same as men. In the 2019 Wimbledon womens final, it averaged a viewership rating of 1.7 and 2.44 million viewers, with Simona Halep and Serena Williams competing against each other on ESPN, and Halep defeating Williams, according to Sports Media Watch. See above. Hence, chances are that you will not consider the equal pay scheme as fair at all since it does not reward your hard work but rather tries to flatten the wages across the staff. In the 2018 WNBA season, the average attendance was around 6,768 and tickets cost an average of $17.42. It will take actual investment in order to see a non-guaranteed return. The focus of the conversation is usually on how women make less than men, the unfairness of the disparity despite the equal amount of work they put in, and how female athletes often have to work full-time jobs on top of being full-time athletes. Its amazing one can so freely talk of pay without the economics to support it. Do you know what its called when everyone else profits from your work but you? Have a meeting. They would get their ass kicked. well wait. In fact, it should be the headline, but writing Womens soccer doesnt receive as many marketing dollars isnt as attention grabbing as Womens soccer team, wildly more successful than the men, makes less than half of what men earn. Why do we segregate between sexes, it is so out of date. All you have to do for womens athletes to make as much money, is for them to generate as much money. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'environmental_conscience_com-banner-1','ezslot_4',144,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-environmental_conscience_com-banner-1-0');Yet, from a human rights perspective, this should not be the case and if women do the same work and achieve similar work results like men, they should also be compensated in a similar manner. Nike unveils period-conscious England women's kit with blue shorts, How major sporting events are boosting Middle East economies. Teachers are burning out. In a whole NBA season, 1230 games are played in a regular season and 105 playoff games are played at max if every series played in seven games. As I went to university and got my Masters degree in Economics, I did plenty of research in the field of Development Economics. About Join, Simone Biles at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica. Please note that all the information I provide on this website is to my best knowledge. But people think women who are not good enough to keep up with the men who were cut feel they should get paid more than them ? if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'environmental_conscience_com-large-mobile-banner-2','ezslot_7',189,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-environmental_conscience_com-large-mobile-banner-2-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'environmental_conscience_com-large-mobile-banner-2','ezslot_8',189,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-environmental_conscience_com-large-mobile-banner-2-0_1');.large-mobile-banner-2-multi-189{border:none!important;display:block!important;float:none!important;line-height:0;margin-bottom:7px!important;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-top:7px!important;max-width:100%!important;min-height:250px;padding:0;text-align:center!important}Equal pay can increase the chance to keep those women since they will earn higher wages on average and will have less incentive to quit their job.