Why now? Why is the United States men’s national team suddenly so invested in the women’s equal pay fight?
For almost four years, the USWNT has been in a very public fight for equal pay with the men’s national team. It fought in its collective bargaining agreement negotiations. And then it fought through a federal gender discrimination complaint that remains unresolved. It fought in a class-action lawsuit that should go to trial soon. And it took its battle to the court of public opinion, in a series of sitdown interviews by star players with major TV shows.