While reviewing a recent article, it was interesting to note the difference between salary caps in the NBA and WNBA. The cap for the WNBA $82,000, the cap for the NBA, 57M. It is clear by these figures that there is a great disparity with regards to equal pay when it comes to women and sexism in sports.
It will be interesting to see how the players react to being coached by a woman when it comes to the new Assistant Coach of the Spurs. Things can go either way depending on the team and how the season progresses, and what happens at the end of the contact. Still, it is progress when it comes to women making an impact on areas which have most often been controlled by men.
While the article is based on players salaries and caps, there is no information as to what others in the field are earning. Most likely because most do not want to know the difference between the pay of men compared to women. For, regardless of a history with the NBA, women in general are going to still less make than male counterparts.
One field in particular which is rather masculine compared to others is that of football; Still, while have not seen a professional football league as of yet, there are a few girls on high school football teams. Most likely due to the Amendments to Education, in which schools can not ban students based on sex if the school is receiving federal funds.
Currently in the United States, girls can play in sports at the middle and high school level at a number of schools which are receiving federal funding for various programs. Although, it is not doubt that it takes a brave young lady to get onto the field with a team of mostly all other male players. Even if injury is not intentional, girls often have a greater risk of injury than do the boys on the team.
One area in which women have broken into the field, though are still receiving less in the way of salaries than me is sports broadcasting. There are a few women broadcasters in the NBA, as well as the WNBA, and a few in other sports. Though, overall the percentage is also less when it comes to the number of female versus male broadcast personalities providing live information on television during live games.
Another area in which women in sports are overlooked is in relation to sponsors. Generally, while a player gets a great deal of money for wearing a brand, or promoting an event, it is quite a large sum. It is no doubt that the same issues relate to sponsors as well as those in upper echelons of the sporting world. Sponsors which work on a commission oriented basis with both sexes often do pay players a commission that is the same across the board.
While women have come along way, there is still more work to be done towards true equality in the areas of equal pay for equal work, or in this case equal coaching. There is no record of what the new coach is making with the Spurs, one can only hope that the coach is making pay equal to that of other coaches on the team. Something that will eventually be revealed, if not, it would behoove the coach and others to stand up in protest and demand equality where equality is due.
It will be interesting to see how the players react to being coached by a woman when it comes to the new Assistant Coach of the Spurs. Things can go either way depending on the team and how the season progresses, and what happens at the end of the contact. Still, it is progress when it comes to women making an impact on areas which have most often been controlled by men.
While the article is based on players salaries and caps, there is no information as to what others in the field are earning. Most likely because most do not want to know the difference between the pay of men compared to women. For, regardless of a history with the NBA, women in general are going to still less make than male counterparts.
One field in particular which is rather masculine compared to others is that of football; Still, while have not seen a professional football league as of yet, there are a few girls on high school football teams. Most likely due to the Amendments to Education, in which schools can not ban students based on sex if the school is receiving federal funds.
Currently in the United States, girls can play in sports at the middle and high school level at a number of schools which are receiving federal funding for various programs. Although, it is not doubt that it takes a brave young lady to get onto the field with a team of mostly all other male players. Even if injury is not intentional, girls often have a greater risk of injury than do the boys on the team.
One area in which women have broken into the field, though are still receiving less in the way of salaries than me is sports broadcasting. There are a few women broadcasters in the NBA, as well as the WNBA, and a few in other sports. Though, overall the percentage is also less when it comes to the number of female versus male broadcast personalities providing live information on television during live games.
Another area in which women in sports are overlooked is in relation to sponsors. Generally, while a player gets a great deal of money for wearing a brand, or promoting an event, it is quite a large sum. It is no doubt that the same issues relate to sponsors as well as those in upper echelons of the sporting world. Sponsors which work on a commission oriented basis with both sexes often do pay players a commission that is the same across the board.
While women have come along way, there is still more work to be done towards true equality in the areas of equal pay for equal work, or in this case equal coaching. There is no record of what the new coach is making with the Spurs, one can only hope that the coach is making pay equal to that of other coaches on the team. Something that will eventually be revealed, if not, it would behoove the coach and others to stand up in protest and demand equality where equality is due.
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