Megan Rapinoe: ‘Despite All the Wins, I’m Still Paid Less than Men Who Do the Same Job’

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RAPINOE: “I’m also a professional athlete and I’ve helped along with all of my teammates virtually here today. One teammate literally here today. Win 4 world cup championships and 4 olympic gold medals for the United States. And despite those winds. I’ve been devalued been disrespected and dismissed because I’m a woman and I’ve been told that I don’t deserve any more then less because I am a woman. You see despite all the winds, I’m still paid less than men who do the same job that I do. For fee. Which their money. And for each win for each tie and for each time that we play. It’s less. And I know there are millions of people who are marginalized by gender in the world and experience the same thing in their jobs. And I know that there are people who experience even more wear the layers of discrimination. Continue to stack against them. And I had my teammates are here for them. We on the U.S. Women’s national team today are here because of them. We also know what it means. Not only to have allies but to be allies. We know what it means when people kneel to kneel with them.”