U.S. women's national team (USWNT) star Megan Rapinoe says she hopes female athletes will be able to secure equal pay and will no longer be forced to supplement their athletic careers with off-field earnings.
Rapinoe and the rest of the USWNT have been huge advocates for equal pay, having been in a legal battle against U.S. Soccer for several years, with a judge ruling against the team last year in their pay discrimination claim.
U.S. congresswomen Doris Matsui and Rosa DeLauro recently introduced the Give Our Athletes Level Salaries (GOALS) Act, which aims to ensure the USWNT is paid "fair and equitable wages" compared to the men's team.