if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'environmental_conscience_com-leader-2','ezslot_10',190,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-environmental_conscience_com-leader-2-0');Since women will have a higher incentive to work in the corporate world with equal pay schemes since they will be able to earn more money on average, also the overall GDP of a country will likely increase since if more people work, more goods can be produced. Therefore, while the concept of equal pay can make sense in some industry branches, it may simply not be implemented by companies and thus, the true effects of those policies may be quite limited. When comparing the ratings, there is a 2.55 rating difference, not only is this disappointing, but the top 5 ranked mens under 18 years old tennis players all have a higher rating than Osaka. The case for closing the pay gap in sport has never been clearer The US Women Soccer Players Association has recently won a settlement on discrimination and unequal pay. (Oh, look at that I do understand ROI, thanks!) When you talk about money generation, youre talking about a lot of things sports merchandising, ticket sales, ad buys, among many others but all of this boils down to how many fans are watching, and whether that number, and its associated purchasing power, will exceed the outlay by backers, merchandisers, and advertisers. If you do the same work as your colleague every day but you only earn a significantly lower income, chances are that you will become quite frustrated over time since you will simply not consider this to be fair. On TikTok, they describe the working conditions. According to the filing, money paid to unions is considered "pay" to an employee under the Equal Pay Act. Ready to create more memories #500DaysToGo https://t.co/tzocxzSio6 pic.twitter.com/kJhqwJzuwQ, Hannah Cockroft MBE (@HCDream2012) March 1, 2016. U.S. Soccer Argued Biological Differences Justify Paying the - Glamour Another benefit of equal pay is that it may also help to reduce the overall level of poverty in a country. Bollocks. U.S. Soccer Says Women Don't Deserve Equal Pay Because They - Forbes After finishing university, I traveled around the world. The only way I could see women having equal pay, is if women actually started watching sports more, we all know that MOST women arent even interested in watching sports, and the ones that are, they mostly watch men. 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. If you put tennis mens singles and womens singles rank 1 players toe to toe, who would win? Fair Play: Leveling the Paying Field in Soccer Others have trouble breaking even. In March, the womens team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against US Soccer.