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USWNT Receive $529K Donation from Secret Deodorant After Women's World Cup Win

Secret Deodorant announced it is donating $529,000—or $23,000 per player—to the 2019 United States women's World Cup team to help close the gender pay gap.

Secret Deodorant

We’re taking action to help close the @USWNT gender pay gap by giving $529K ($23k x 23 players) to the @USWNTPlayers. #WeSeeEqual #EqualPay #PayThem #USWNT #USWNTPA #DontSweatFairPay #ASNS https://t.co/g9Mf5zOtgb

"Let's take this moment of celebration to propel women's sports forward," Secret said in an ad placed in the New York Times on Sunday (h/t the Associated Press). "We urge the US Soccer Federation to be a beacon of strength and end gender pay inequality once and for all.