Over the years we have seen the difference between the salary for male and female athletes. In 2021 Lebron James earned $44.47M. On the other hand, Diana Taurasi, also being a basketball player, earned $119,500. Basketball is not the only sport in which there is a big difference. For example, in soccer the difference is huge. Lionel Messi (one of the best soccer players in the world), makes $41M while Alexia Putellas, being considered the best female soccer player in the world at the moment, makes $150,000. According to some studies it is not a gender issue, it is a revenue issue. That is the reason why male’s salaries are higher, because they generate more revenue. However, not all sports are better paid for male than females. Some sports like gymnastics or ballet are better paid for females. Tennis is one of the sports with the most equality, in which since 2007 they have been trying to pay almost the same amount of money for male and female athletes, even though there are still some differences.
Sports is not the only sector in which there is a difference of salary for men and women. Modeling is a good example. In modeling there is a big difference between both genders resulting in paying a lot more for women. Female models make an average of $41,300 annually, which is 148% more than men, who earn an average of about $28,000.
There are a lot of points of view on this topic. Some people believe that all genders should be paid equally in all sports. However, others think that they should be paid based on the revenue they make. Some studies show that different sports are more willing to have a bigger audience depending on the gender playing it.
In my opinion males and females shouldn’t be paid the same but there shouldn't be such a big difference in their salaries, as females make the same effort as males. On the other hand, it is proved that the revenue girls and boys generate for the majority of sports channels is by far not the same, resulting in boys generating a lot more money and bringing more audience. This ends up with having more money to pay them because they bring more audience to their sport and make a bigger revenue.
Do you think men and female athletes should be paid the same and why?
Do you support and watch more female or men sports?
Sources:
https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/lawandarts/article/view/8956
https://fortune.com/2015/07/15/male-models-pay/
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I dont think they should be paid the same becasue not everyone likes to watch girl sports because they arent that interesting. I think if they get paid the same then it would be hard for the boys to afford things so i think they shouldnt get paid more.
I dont think that female athletes should be paid as much as male athletes because more people watch male sports. I also think that womens sports arnt intersting and bring in a lot less money. Men's sprots are more popular and that why they are paid more.
I do not think that female and male athletes should be paid the same. They aren't bringing in the same kind of money to be able to afford to pay the same. I think that if female sports got as many views and were making as much as male sports they could get paid the same but they don't bring in the same kind of money.
I completely agree with you, the revenue is difference and that is what determines their salary.
No, I do not think men and women sports should be the same. Very few people watch women's sports and they already don't bring in a lot of money whereas men bring in a lot more money. I understand women put a lot of work in but men's sports are just way more popular which allows them to be paid more.
I think the same as you, they shouldn't be paid the same because they don't make the same money.
Personally, I think male and female athletes should be paid the same. They both do the hard work and take time to pratice. I do think more people watch men play sports but male and female both work hard so they should get equal pay.
I don't personally agree with you. It is true that both work very hard but it wouldn't be realistic to pay them the same looking at the difference of money they make.
I think that the the ammount of money an athlete is payed should be dependent of the percent of advertising money that that athlete makes for the company paying them. If a male performer does more to advertise and raise more money, that person should be payed more. This is the same for a female.
Personally, I do think male and female athletes should be paid the same. After all, they both do sports and they all require a very good amount of physical and mental labor. I'd say I watch more men's than women's only because the only girls' sport I watch is volleyball.
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