By Julia Rivera, Columnist
The U.S. women’s national soccer team has won four Olympic gold medals and three World Cups and stands as the reigning world champion. Despite this success, the women’s team players are not treated equally in relation to the U.S. men’s team players. Five members of the women’s squad – Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, Megan Rapinoe and Becky Sauerbrunn – filed a lawsuit Thursday against U.S. Soccer’s governing body demanding equal pay.
The women are paid sometimes as little as a quarter of their male counterparts, depending on bonuses. The men are paid $5,000 for a loss, while the women receive only $1,350 if they win.