Should female and male athletes be paid the same?

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://www.eleconomista.com.mx/deportes/Tenis-el-deporte-mas-igualitario-en-salarios-20210308-0003.html

https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/lawandarts/article/view/8956

https://www.elfutbolero.es/futbolfemenino/Cuanto-dinero-cobra-Alexia-Putellas-en-el-Barcelona-femenino-20220208-0004.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=messi+salary&rlz=1C1GCEV_en&ei=z8VrY8HiHIObptQP_-2r6Ak&oq=messi+salary&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQARgAMg0IABCxAxCRAhBGEPsBMgUIABCRAjIFCAAQkQIyBQgAEJECMgUIABCRAjIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEOgoIABBHENYEELADOgcIABCwAxBDOhAIABDkAhDWBBCwAxCLAxgBOg8ILhDIAxCwAxBDEIsDGAI6EgguENQCEMgDELADEEMQiwMYAjoHCAAQgAQQCkoECE0YAUoECEEYAEoECEYYAVCwA1ieB2DGEGgBcAB4AIABd4gBmgKSAQMyLjGYAQCgAQHIARG4AQLAAQHaAQYIARABGAnaAQYIAhABGAg&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

https://www.google.com/search?q=diana+taurasi+salary&rlz=1C1GCEV_en&oq=Diana+Taurasi&aqs=chrome.4.0i355i433i512j46i433i512j0i512l5j69i61.5058j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://www.google.com/search?q=lebron+james+salary&rlz=1C1GCEV_en&ei=PsZrY7eKIM2ZptQPgMaR2AU&oq=lebron+&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQARgBMgoILhCDARCxAxBDMgUIABCRAjIFCAAQkQIyBAgAEEMyBAgAEEMyBQgAEJECMgsIABCABBCxAxCDATIECAAQQzIHCAAQsQMQQzIECAAQQzoECC4QQzoLCAAQjwEQjwEQ6gI6CggAELEDEIMBEENKBAhNGAFKBAhBGABKBAhGGABQAFifOmDdRGgBcAF4AIABkQGIAZ0GkgEDNS4zmAEAoAEBsAEKwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

https://fortune.com/2015/07/15/male-models-pay/




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  •  I believe that females shouldn’t be paid the same as males, even if male and female sports have different difficulty. They shouldn't be treated the same, they are two different. Assuming a male and female athlete receives equal prize money, generally speaking, the top male athletes earn more due to better sponsorship and endorsement deals.

  • I believe that men and women should be getting paid the same, it don't matter what sport they play it should be the same. Men and women both put in the same about of time and the same amount of work to be able to get to the sport they are playing.

    • I don't agree with you. Men make by far more revenue than what women do and that is why there is such a big difference in salaries.

  • I think that men and women should be paid equal even though men sports seem to be more bussy because there are more people and they are more popular. I think the reason that men get paid more is because more people show up to there games. 

    • I disagree with you. In my opinion male and female shouldn't be paid the same looking at the difference of revenue ones and other make.

  • Although I wish that male and female sports should be paid the same, I think it is unrealistic for that to happen. Male sports are much more popular and more watched compared to females sports. Even if a man and a woman have the same skill level, the man would be paid more. I think they should be paid equally though, because they are both playing a sport infront of an audience.

    • I agree with you. It would be good that they were paid the same but it is unrealistic based on the difference of money they make.

  • I don't know that they should be paid the same, maybe just more. Women do not quite have the agressiveness or the entertaining factor that men do. Some may say that their sports are boring to watch. I personally think they should up the wage for women just a little bit.

  • I think men and women should get paid the same, however, the example you used with lebron and Taurasi is a little unfair cause Lebron is obviously more famous. I think thats the whole thing, its who bring more views and mens sports are just more popular. 

    • I disagree with you. In my opinion they shouldn't be paid the same although it would be good that there was not such a big difference in ther salaries.

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