and the rest of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team are getting a bump from an unlikely source ... Procter & Gamble is vowing to fork over more than half a mil as a step toward equal pay.
The giant consumer goods corporation -- which supports U.S. Soccer through its Secret deodorant brand -- took an ad in The New York Times Sunday, calling on the U.S. Soccer Federation and others to pay the female players as much as the men. Then, they upped the ante by promising to donate a cool $529,000 to the team to help close the wage gap after the USWNT won the World Cup this year. That's about $23k for each of the 23 players on the team ... not a bad bonus all things considered.
P&G's ad reportedly read, in part,"Let's take this moment of celebration to propel women's sports forward. We urge the US Soccer Federation to be a beacon of strength and end gender pay inequality once and for all."2-0 in the championship game last week ... but with seemingly little to zero movement to get the ladies paid as equally as the men, who don't win nearly as often as the women do. Tons of folks -- including Rapinoe herself -- have been calling on U.S.
Hey ProcterGamble how about donating instead to get the homeless off the streets
How much are they going to pay the 14 year old boys who beat them? NotMyUSWNT
They’re overpaid as it is
The Men’s World Cup brought in 4 billion, while the Women’s World Cup brought in like 140 million. That’s why they make what they make. No because they’re women.
That’ll solve it. Women get equal pay for equal work. That already happen. Athletes are entertainers. They get paid what the market bears based on adds ticket sales etc. this is dumb.
What a ridiculous waste of money 🤦♀️
I’d rather see P&G pay their suppliers on a 30 day term first!
Can everyone realize that Women’s soccer is no competition
What’s this, charity? If the economics worked they’d get paid more...but they already get a higher percentage of the revenue than men.
They will take the profits from Maxi Pads to donate
How about P&G raise wages for their own women employees instead? Idk. I guess it doesnt get the same attention
There is no Wage Gap. LiberalismIsAMentalDisease
Why do we always have to see her face when there are 22 others
Professional men’s soccer players make 7% of the revenue while women soccer players make 22% of the revenue. Want more money then generate more interest for bigger revenue. You’re already making 15% more of the revenue then the men!
Equal pay compared to what?
so now everyone is wanting more money for athletes already making $172k a year
Are they going to donate to the WNBA too because the best player in that league is probably not making what LeBron James is making 😂
So after 40 years I’ll switch
We've come a long way from performers playing for tips. Or have we?
Ok
🔲Cancer cured 🔲Homeless now have homes ☑️Women athletes got a raise
Actually they are already payed more than men.
lol that’s charity not salary
They should donate to real heroes like our veterans! I feel like this country is turning into the upside down!
Only $500,000?
Waste of money...
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