Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)

Australia’s Women’s Soccer Team Achieves Equal Pay

By Robert Sheen | February 18, 2020

Australia’s national women’s soccer team, the Matildas, reached a deal in late 2019 in which they will finally be paid the same as the men’s soccer team, the Socceroos. The four-year deal, officially called the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) was signed betweenFootball Federation Australia and Professional Footballers Australia. As a result of the agreement, the…

Women’s National Basketball Association Shoots for Pay Equity

By Nicholas Starkman | January 17, 2020

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) just announced a tentative deal that would boost player pay, guarantee full salaries while on maternity leave, and provide other important benefits. In an interview with the Associated Press, the WNBA Commissioner called the deal “historic.” Sports have long been a platform for social progress. Recent efforts by the…