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May 10, 2017

Women Can’t Dunk

The difference between women’s and men’s basketball has the biggest difference in pay. The league maximum for women’s basketball…

allie emert in The Fight for Equal Rights in Sports

May 10, 2017

Billie Jean King’s Impact on Equality

Billie Jean King is someone who really changed things for women. When she was a child there was not very many opportunities for women in sports. When she was young she would shoot hoops with her father and brother.

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allie emert in The Fight for Equal Rights in Sports

May 10, 2017

Women’s Soccer Fight for Equality

Women’s professional soccer is one of the teams that is facing the most issues. The biggest issue…

allie emert in The Fight for Equal Rights in Sports

May 10, 2017

Winning the Fight

USA women’s hockey team has recently fought for equal pay and benefits, and they won. Before they won their fight they were told that they should just be grateful that they are playing the sport and that they don’t deserve to get payed more. The women knew that if they weren’t payed more they…

allie emert in The Fight for Equal Rights in Sports

May 11, 2017

Introduction to the Problem

In the sports industry there is a big difference between what men get paid and what women get paid. Men get paid hundreds of thousand’s more than women every year. Even when the women’s sport team are bringing in more money, they are still getting paid much less than the men. For…

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