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Addressing disparity in female athletes' pay

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When the U.S. women’s national soccer team brought home its fourth—and second consecutive—World Cup title earlier this month, the celebration couldn’t help but serve as glaring reminder of another battle the team has not yet won: the fight over equal pay.

In March, all 28 members of the USWNT filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation over making less than their male counterparts. That’s despite the men’s national team not even qualifying for the World Cup last year, and women’s games generating more revenue in the U.S.,

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