The price of success: Equal Pay and the US Women's National Soccer Team
The price of success: Equal Pay and the US Women's National Soccer Team
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DOI：
10.1080/14660970.2021.1977280
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发表时间：
2021-09-18
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1.4
通讯作者：
Pope, S.
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作者：
Culvin, A.;Bowes, A.;Pope, S.
这篇评论提供了一个分析的影响，美国女子国家队集体行动诉讼对美国足协。球员们提起诉讼的理由有两个：第一，美国足球联合会违反了《同工同酬法》，付给他们的工资低于男子国家队;第二，联合会根据1964年《民权法》第七章对他们进行歧视，特别是在工作条件方面。在这篇文章中，我们讨论了三个相互关联的方面：（1）无论是成功还是失败的争端的法律的影响;（2）游戏和工作场所的条件;（3）性别的意义，同工同酬及其社会文化的影响。这些重大挑战需要分析，以了解结果对女子足球及其他方面的潜在影响。建议的管理机构和足球俱乐部，除了可能的未来研究方向的学者。我们反思同工同酬的性别、社会和体育意义，以继续保持女子足球的势头，强调如果我们要在女子体育的“新时代”继续推进性别平等，世界上最成功的女子足球队需要实现平等。
This commentary offers an analysis of the implications of the US Women' National team Collective Action lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation. The players filed the lawsuit based on two grounds: first, that the US Soccer Federation violated the Equal Pay Act by paying them less than the men's national team and second, that the federation discriminated against them under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 1964, specifically in regard to workplace conditions. In this article, we discuss three interrelated aspects: (1) the legal implications of either the success or failure of the dispute; (2) playing and workplace conditions; and (3) the gendered meanings of equal pay and its socio-cultural implications. These significant challenges require analysis to understand potential implications of the outcome for women's football, and beyond. Recommendations are made for governing bodies and football clubs, in addition to possible future research directions for academics. We reflect upon the gendered, social and sporting meaning of equal pay for continuing the momentum of women's football, highlighting the need for the most successful women's football team in the world to achieve parity if we are to continue advancing gender equality in a 'new age' of women's sport.