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Message: [QUOTE="azfan, post: 3232516, member: 7748"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://fee.org/articles/an-easy-fix-for-soccer-s-gender-pay-gap/[/URL] This is a solid analysis that confirms the basis for pay differentials across sport and gender. " [SIZE=6][B]Supply and Demand for Sponsorships[/B][/SIZE] A lot of sports today are [URL='https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbelzer/2013/04/22/the-revolution-of-sport-sponsorship/#7c89c1c36c90']funded by private sponsorship[/URL]. In 2017-18, for example, [URL='https://cdn.ussoccer.com/-/media/project/ussf/migrated/files/federation-services/financial/us-soccer-2018-audited-financials.ashx?la=en-us&rev=c10af1e7b692447aaca65f1e47804976&hash=A62E6FB1782FFA094D42DFC018552585']the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) sourced over half of its revenue from[/URL] sponsorship, TV licensing, and royalties. The comparison of skill and training in competitive hockey and soccer is largely irrelevant when a sport receives greater interest from viewers than another. For these sports or competitions, broadcasters are willing to pay more for broadcasting rights, and companies are willing to pay to advertise, own, or sponsor soccer teams. This is also why Karsten Braasch was lucky if he made even a fraction of what the Williams sisters each made over the course of their tennis careers—despite proving he was a better player. People were simply more interested in watching the Williams sisters take on other highly-ranked women." it would be helpful for those unclear on the rationale for gender sports pay difference to consider this last example. Serena Williams over her tennis career made for far more money then all but the top 15 male tennis players.As the analysis above confirms this is not due to sex discrimination or gender discrimination but by demand. Far more people wanted to watch Serena Williams play tennis than most of the male tennis players who are not elite. [/QUOTE]

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