Superior Play, Unequal Pay: U.S. Women's Soccer and the Pursuit for Pay Equity
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Superior Play, Unequal Pay: U.S.
Women's Soccer and the Pursuit for
Pay Equity
By HONEY CAMPBELL*
Introduction
THE YEAR 2016 has proven to be a monumental year for women:
The United States witnessed its first female Presidential candidate
from a major party; women currently occupy fifty-one percent of man-
agement and professional related positions in the labor force; and a
growing number of women are occupying CEO positions at the Stan-
dard & Poor's 500 Index, S&P 500 Companies.1 S&P 500 is a mar-
ket value weighed index and has become one of the most preferred
indexes for US stocks.2 While these statistics reflect the growing work
force equality among men and women, unequal pay equity remains a
serious problem for women. In 2015, women working full-time in the
United States were paid only eighty percent of what male full-time
workers were paid.3 In addition to the eighty percent national pay
gap, pay gaps were also calculated for each state. In 2015, New York
had the smallest pay gap, where female full-time workers were paid
eighty-nine percent of what male full-time workers were paid. The
* Juris Doctor candidate, Class of 2017, University of San Francisco, School of Law;
B.A., 2014, University of Georgia. Special thanks to Professor Maria L. Ontiveros for her
guidance and support in developing this article. Also, many thanks to Crystal M. Pizano
and the University of San Francisco Law Review for their assistance.
1. Statistical Overview of Women in the Workforce, CATALYST, (Apr. 6, 2016), http://
www.catalyst.org/knowledge/statistical-overview-women-workforce#footnote304hkxu80
[https://perma.cc/RUX4-2QK6].
2. Standard & Poor's 500 Index-S&P 500, INVEsToPEDiA, http://www.investopedia.
com/terms/s/sp500.asp. (last visited Feb. 23, 2017) [https://perma.cc/KN3G-9979].
3. Kevin Miller, The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap, AAuw, http://www.aauw
.org/research/the-simple-truth-about-the-gender-pay-gap/ (last visited Dec. 3, 2016)
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