RUSH TRANSCRIPT Excuse me ░░░░░░░░ back it is opening ░░░░░░░░ sorry guys By 18 ░░░░░░░░ business dedicated internet access ░░░░░░░░ allows us to bring ░░░░░░░░ the bring us to ░░░░░░░░ allows us to bring ░░░░░░░░ news to you The ░░░░░░░░ S Women s national ░░░░░░░░ team will finally be ░░░░░░░░ the same amount as ░░░░░░░░ seems marking a historic ░░░░░░░░ for the fight for ░░░░░░░░ pay the deal which ░░░░░░░░ announced yesterday and the ░░░░░░░░ long battle to even ░░░░░░░░ playing field for both ░░░░░░░░ and male soccer players ░░░░░░░░ to discuss the significance ░░░░░░░░ this re meant Eric ░░░░░░░░ sports analyst and president ░░░░░░░░ CEO of lightfoot media ░░░░░░░░ re glad to have ░░░░░░░░ on this morning let ░░░░░░░░ just break down What ░░░░░░░░ included and what is ░░░░░░░░ included in this deal ░░░░░░░░ women s sports across ░░░░░░░░ globe Team usa did ░░░░░░░░ this collective bargaining agreement ░░░░░░░░ finally take the model ░░░░░░░░ they used to put ░░░░░░░░ bumper stickers and mugs ░░░░░░░░ team one nation and ░░░░░░░░ make it right in ░░░░░░░░ now the players will ░░░░░░░░ paid equally across the ░░░░░░░░ in team usa now ░░░░░░░░ men s and women ░░░░░░░░ side her team are ░░░░░░░░ only ones that will ░░░░░░░░ paid when fifa the ░░░░░░░░ world cupp that our ░░░░░░░░ s team always be ░░░░░░░░ winds for places of ░░░░░░░░ top 5 to or ░░░░░░░░ the time will it ░░░░░░░░ home that money so ░░░░░░░░ does that mean the ░░░░░░░░ question that means hits ░░░░░░░░ the comparison in 2018 ░░░░░░░░ France won the world ░░░░░░░░ they won 48 million ░░░░░░░░ that was split among ░░░░░░░░ team win team usa ░░░░░░░░ women s national soccer ░░░░░░░░ won Just the same ░░░░░░░░ they took home 4 ░░░░░░░░ dollars you see it ░░░░░░░░ it makes that but ░░░░░░░░ so if our men ░░░░░░░░ soccer team hopefully so ░░░░░░░░ can get that far ░░░░░░░░ the world cup we ░░░░░░░░ have a big pot ░░░░░░░░ that means our women ░░░░░░░░ national team that places ░░░░░░░░ we ll have a ░░░░░░░░ bigger pot and the ░░░░░░░░ s team will actually ░░░░░░░░ some money The women ░░░░░░░░ which is kind of ░░░░░░░░ I mean let s ░░░░░░░░ it you can I ░░░░░░░░ more players from the ░░░░░░░░ s national team the ░░░░░░░░ players that we ve ░░░░░░░░ since the 1990 s ░░░░░░░░ than you can list ░░░░░░░░ or the 2 men ░░░░░░░░ players I mean that ░░░░░░░░ the question I ve ░░░░░░░░ asking people and trust ░░░░░░░░ I get a lot ░░░░░░░░ women s names that ░░░░░░░░ do male soccer players ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ the board in such ░░░░░░░░ fair kind of statement ░░░░░░░░ make which makes kind ░░░░░░░░ this fight of last ░░░░░░░░ years even more frustrating ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ and even the fans ░░░░░░░░ to the women s ░░░░░░░░ has gotten so much ░░░░░░░░ more notoriety says bin ░░░░░░░░ much more sturrock in ░░░░░░░░ of their own endeavors ░░░░░░░░ on the the field ░░░░░░░░ they re getting a ░░░░░░░░ tion of what the ░░░░░░░░ s soccer team is ░░░░░░░░ here that point I ░░░░░░░░ obviously this is a ░░░░░░░░ and history Moment yesterday ░░░░░░░░ of the players on ░░░░░░░░ women s soccer team ░░░░░░░░ things like this is ░░░░░░░░ moment that brings some ░░░░░░░░ pride But it is ░░░░░░░░ to feel excited about ░░░░░░░░ that should should have ░░░░░░░░ kind of all of ░░░░░░░░ should have been the ░░░░░░░░ so this speak here ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ lose in context the ░░░░░░░░ that this fight has ░░░░░░░░ going on for years ░░░░░░░░ even saying decades we ░░░░░░░░ think of more broadly ░░░░░░░░ of you know equal ░░░░░░░░ for women Why this ░░░░░░░░ so long for it ░░░░░░░░ happen Just look at ░░░░░░░░ law that we treat ░░░░░░░░ sports in college right ░░░░░░░░ how the weight room ░░░░░░░░ last you know 2 ░░░░░░░░ ago as March madness ░░░░░░░░ all of that this ░░░░░░░░ an ongoing struggle that ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ cut it new fighting ░░░░░░░░ re still seeing it ░░░░░░░░ the WNBA which has ░░░░░░░░ big time lind over ░░░░░░░░ the women s national ░░░░░░░░ team there s a ░░░░░░░░ of just big names ░░░░░░░░ with those 2 teams ░░░░░░░░ together this fight will ░░░░░░░░ I don t understand ░░░░░░░░ I wish I could ░░░░░░░░ a great explanation of ░░░░░░░░ is why it s ░░░░░░░░ frustrating it s always ░░░░░░░░ treated as women are ░░░░░░░░ in sports and that ░░░░░░░░ just absolutely not the ░░░░░░░░ watch the WNBA game ░░░░░░░░ games are pure watch ░░░░░░░░ play basketball She s ░░░░░░░░ watch any of those ░░░░░░░░ players that are out ░░░░░░░░ now you re seeing ░░░░░░░░ go even further I ░░░░░░░░ if you want to ░░░░░░░░ it and make how ░░░░░░░░ this is a woman ░░░░░░░░ the leading score in ░░░░░░░░ NCAA history that s ░░░░░░░░ flat fact she s ░░░░░░░░ for all men and ░░░░░░░░ women So take that ░░░░░░░░ s frustrating on the ░░░░░░░░ level because art team ░░░░░░░░ women s team is ░░░░░░░░ I mean that they ░░░░░░░░ the fear in all ░░░░░░░░ teams that they re ░░░░░░░░ in the olympics and ░░░░░░░░ cup It s interesting ░░░░░░░░ here s a cool ░░░░░░░░ this morning fifa announced ░░░░░░░░ world cup this coming ░░░░░░░░ cup 3 on field ░░░░░░░░ referees will be women ░░░░░░░░ it s it s ░░░░░░░░ just shaking the core ░░░░░░░░ in America but globally ░░░░░░░░ re making a change ░░░░░░░░ putting more women out ░░░░░░░░ on the field for ░░░░░░░░ against men so that ░░░░░░░░ be really cool to ░░░░░░░░ female ref freeze being ░░░░░░░░ head judge during well ░░░░░░░░ coming up That showing ░░░░░░░░ progress here but to ░░░░░░░░ point I mean this ░░░░░░░░ something that never made ░░░░░░░░ right now it still ░░░░░░░░ t make says yet ░░░░░░░░ with this victory in ░░░░░░░░ kind of monument a ░░░░░░░░ it still is an ░░░░░░░░ far more broad Lee ░░░░░░░░ again doesn t make ░░░░░░░░ but still exists and ░░░░░░░░ it s almost like ░░░░░░░░ re fighting ago so ░░░░░░░░ speak in terms of ░░░░░░░░ ghost of the reason ░░░░░░░░ this is still in ░░░░░░░░ But I think about ░░░░░░░░ and I think about ░░░░░░░░ the broader picture here ░░░░░░░░ and should a kickoff ░░░░░░░░ of these further equal ░░░░░░░░ initiatives you know to ░░░░░░░░ organizations in the sports ░░░░░░░░ But even beyond the ░░░░░░░░ industry I ve always ░░░░░░░░ women should be paid ░░░░░░░░ equal to what they ░░░░░░░░ the Silicon Valley Now ░░░░░░░░ re seeing it in ░░░░░░░░ I hope this awakens ░░░░░░░░ I want to see ░░░░░░░░ not just in sports ░░░░░░░░ I want to see ░░░░░░░░ across court patients and ░░░░░░░░ not just here in ░░░░░░░░ but across the the ░░░░░░░░ and it is great ░░░░░░░░ see team usa make ░░░░░░░░ call but the marketing ░░░░░░░░ make it we are ░░░░░░░░ only team that is ░░░░░░░░ the pool from fifa ░░░░░░░░ both male and female ░░░░░░░░ she trail ya in ░░░░░░░░ and Finland also pay ░░░░░░░░ female team equal pay ░░░░░░░░ their team team usa ░░░░░░░░ leading the way so ░░░░░░░░ we can take it ░░░░░░░░ very positive charge take ░░░░░░░░ these old monsters that ░░░░░░░░ out there this old ░░░░░░░░ old boys only club ░░░░░░░░ make this poor people ░░░░░░░░ women are amazing athlete ░░░░░░░░ re fun to watch ░░░░░░░░ don t care what ░░░░░░░░ re doing WNBA basketball ░░░░░░░░ a fun thing to ░░░░░░░░ same when it comes ░░░░░░░░ our national soccer team ░░░░░░░░ I just hope that ░░░░░░░░ continue to have have ░░░░░░░░ journey and it just ░░░░░░░░ people to wake up ░░░░░░░░ we re in 2022 ░░░░░░░░ is we re going ░░░░░░░░ do and businesses follow ░░░░░░░░ the same suit because ░░░░░░░░ have some amazing female ░░░░░░░░ out they re amazing ░░░░░░░░ and we need to ░░░░░░░░ this message across the ░░░░░░░░ NBA to has been ░░░░░░░░ progress there they re ░░░░░░░░ sue bird leading initiatives ░░░░░░░░ like marketing kind of ░░░░░░░░ being equal to kind ░░░░░░░░ the men s side ░░░░░░░░ broadcasting kind of opportunities ░░░░░░░░ equal to the men ░░░░░░░░ side there hopefully that ░░░░░░░░ us start to trickle ░░░░░░░░ so that we all ░░░░░░░░ the great united women ░░░░░░░░ in and those other ░░░░░░░░ that are also kind ░░░░░░░░ just as equally exciting ░░░░░░░░ once again more broadly ░░░░░░░░ we look at equal ░░░░░░░░ right 0 82 on ░░░░░░░░ dollar national average in ░░░░░░░░ of what women make ░░░░░░░░ to men women who ░░░░░░░░ equally qualified in their ░░░░░░░░ their male counterparts in ░░░░░░░░ of actionable steps here ░░░░░░░░ do you think needs ░░░░░░░░ happen for us on ░░░░░░░░ broader picture sector by ░░░░░░░░ to actually get to ░░░░░░░░ this goal that should ░░░░░░░░ always been the case ░░░░░░░░ his goal of equal ░░░░░░░░ Again loaded question for ░░░░░░░░ know I want to ░░░░░░░░ want to be there ░░░░░░░░ let s let the ░░░░░░░░ from Nike and just ░░░░░░░░ it but it s ░░░░░░░░ to have to work ░░░░░░░░ the breakdown some barriers ░░░░░░░░ we all know for ░░░░░░░░ reason we have you ░░░░░░░░ it best we have ░░░░░░░░ ghost of the past ░░░░░░░░ just we don t ░░░░░░░░ have an explanation as ░░░░░░░░ why we treat women ░░░░░░░░ it will in the ░░░░░░░░ We re just going ░░░░░░░░ have to push it ░░░░░░░░ make comfortable to become ░░░░░░░░ with something that should ░░░░░░░░ normal It shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ some random question you ░░░░░░░░ I should be you ░░░░░░░░ going Why are women ░░░░░░░░ treated equal They should ░░░░░░░░ why are they I ░░░░░░░░ I also talked to ░░░░░░░░ married guy you know ░░░░░░░░ you got his wife ░░░░░░░░ on Everyone is treated ░░░░░░░░ in the answer should ░░░░░░░░ simple Not this long ░░░░░░░░ out yeah It just ░░░░░░░░ to happen I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ kind of playing alongside ░░░░░░░░ because I know I ░░░░░░░░ asking the same almost ░░░░░░░░ ways but really to ░░░░░░░░ home that point it ░░░░░░░░ a complex that bit ░░░░░░░░ matter how you and ░░░░░░░░ this watching the reality ░░░░░░░░ this is something that ░░░░░░░░ have always been the ░░░░░░░░ yet we re still ░░░░░░░░ for to be the ░░░░░░░░ even when we know ░░░░░░░░ fair is fair it ░░░░░░░░ it should be the ░░░░░░░░ continues Unfortunately despite knowing ░░░░░░░░ Eric really appreciate your ░░░░░░░░ and your insight say ░░░░░░░░ to your wife made ░░░░░░░░ the way Eric Mitchell ░░░░░░░░ analyst and president CEO ░░░░░░░░ life flipped media Coming ░░░░░░░░ then the workers have ░░░░░░░░ high demands for employers ░░░░░░░░ many hr pros are ░░░░░░░░ impractical.