World News Headlines February 23, 2022 Under One Ceiling 0 ‘It’s a good day, Robin’: Soccer stars, Biden, Clinton celebrate women’s equal pay win 0 0000 0 0 more ‘It’s a good day, Robin’: Soccer stars, Biden, Clinton celebrate women’s equal pay win February 23, 2022 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options February 23, 2022 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day February 23, 2022 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason February 23, 2022 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 February 23, 2022 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas February 23, 2022 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience February 23, 2022 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men February 23, 2022 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine February 23, 2022 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal February 23, 2022 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found February 23, 2022 Under One Ceiling ‘It’s a good day, Robin’: Soccer stars, Biden, Clinton celebrate women’s equal pay win After four World Cup wins and millions of dollars in lost wages, U.S. women soccer players are finally scoring equal pay. Tuesday, the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) and the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) announced that they had reached a settlement in the team’s equal pay class action lawsuit. President Biden was among the many politicians, advocates, celebrities, and, of course, soccer stars who cheered the settlement on social media. Tweet may have been deleted Filed in 2019 with superstars like Megan Rapinoe leading the charge, the suit alleged that women were getting paid less than their counterparts on the men’s soccer team. The settlement allots $22 million to the players in the lawsuit, plus $2 million to go toward a fund for promoting women’s and girl’s soccer that the players can apply to use. The team originally wanted $67 million in back pay. But the settlement also comes with the promise that pay for future USWNT players will be equal with men’s teams. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, and new USSF president Cindy Cone (who succeeded the former president, who oversaw many of the years of pay disparity) shared the good news on Good Morning America. Rapinoe showed some love for host Robin Roberts as both shared in the joy. “It’s a good day, Robin,” Rapinoe said. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted High-profile supporters of the team and the equal pay movement also celebrated on social media. That included truly goals-worth interactions between fellow icons Rapinoe, Hillary Clinton, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted While the settlement is certainly momentous, the USSF is only one part of the equal pay equation. Much of the disparity also comes from the international soccer organization FIFA, which awards prize money to players in World Cup tournaments. The USSF says FIFA awards less money to women than to men, which is part of the reason for the gender gap. Rapinoe told ESPN that, going forward, the USWNT and the USSF can lobby FIFA to right this wrong together. There is still work to be done with FIFA, and the women’s player’s union and the USSF still have to finalize a collective bargaining agreement. But players past and present took a moment Tuesday to cheer on the settlement. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Celebrities and fellow athletes, including Billie Jean King, gave props to the team, too. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Alexis Ohanian, husband of Serena Williams, Reddit founder, and the lead founding investor in the new women’s Los Angeles soccer team, sent one up with a well-chosen gif. Tweet may have been deleted We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. Related Related posts: More than 500,000 dead worldwide from coronavirus: Live updates Coronavirus: Nicola Sturgeon attacks ‘shambolic’ air bridges decision tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous I chatted with a hologram, but holographic meetings aren’t here yet next Facebook crypto scammers pose as Tesla, Amazon, and even Facebook
