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YESTERDAY'S POLL

Should the pay for men's and women’s national-level sports teams be the same?

HIGHLIGHTED COMMENTS

“ No - Entertainment revenue is driven by ticket sales and television ad revenue for coverage of the sport. [...] You can argue whether this should or should not be the case, but it is never-the-less true, and any scheme to "equalize" men's and women's pay in a particular sport would require unfairly stealing revenue generated by the men so it can be distributed to the women. They are not employees who should be treated equally, and even within their own teams, all athletes differ in terms of their popularity with audiences (and thus importance to the team's revenue), and usually this is also reflected in their earnings - those with the most talent and charm make the most money on and off their respective playfields or courts.”

“ Yes - The most common argument I've heard for why women athletes are paid less is because they bring in less viewers/sponsors/money. But, is th...”

“ Unsure - It depends on the sport. When it comes to soccer and tennis, the viewing draw is equal, even showing that the women within those sport...”