Mediation between the USWNT and USSF over equal pay for women soccer players broke down after just one day, but the fight is far from over.
Well, it only took one day for the USWNT and USSF to give up and step away from the table, where they were in mediation overThe women filed a lawsuit in March, and agreed to head to mediation after their historic World Cup win. What they’re fighting for is simple: They want to be paid as much as the U.S. Men’s National Team, which, we might add,Team spokesperson Molly Levinsonon behalf of the USWNT, saying, “We entered this week’s mediation with representatives of USSF full of hope.
In a statement of their own, USSF claimed talks broke down so quickly because “plaintiffs’ counsel took an aggressive and ultimately unproductive approach that follows months of presenting misleading information to the public in an effort to perpetuate confusion.”, star player and team co-captain Megan Rapinoe laughed at the idea that their side was too “aggressive,” and said that was untrue.
Team member Christen Press was also part of the interview, and she summed up what exactly it is the USWNT is fighting for.
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