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(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Soccer Federation and the U.S. Women’s National Team have reached a historic agreement in the equal pay lawsuit, which was filed three years ago.
The lawsuit, which has been pending since March 2019, was filed by athletes on the world champion U.S. Women’s National Team against USSF on International Women’s Day, for gender discrimination.
The lawsuit blasted the sport’s governing body for allegedly paying mere “lip service” to gender equality and dishing out higher pay to the men’s team.
“We can’t go back and undo the injustices that we’ve faced,” USWNT player
