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 disagree with you. It is true that both gender make a lot of physical and mental labor but the revenue men do is by far more than what women do.
I think that the salary that each athlete recieves, regardless of gender, should be earned based on skill level. Obviously, there is also the media aspect that you mentioned. Male athletes typically are promoted and are more popular, therefore bringing more money. Unfortunately, women simply can't compete with that, therefore recieving less salary.
I believe that males and females should be paid the same. I think they should be paid based on the number of views or the revenue they get for the organization. Organizations would go bankrupt if they were paying someone 44 million to earn the organization 200,000.
I agree that men and women should be paid based on their revenue.
I think that females and males should get paid the same, but it is really difficult to do that. Revenue is a big factor in that, I feel if female sports got as much attention as male sports, females would get paid better. Sports leagues can't pay athletes with money they do not have.
I don't think that they should get paid the same. I think that they should be paid the amount of revenue that they create. They can't pay female athletes the same because they do not create as much revenue. Male athletes create more revenue than female athletes.
I agree with you, they should be pased based on the revenue they made and not on their gender.
No, I dont think women and men athletes should be payed the same. Becuase men sports are a lot more violent and aggressive then women sports. Such as football and wrestling and yes women can do those sports but its not the same men are way more stronger and faster.
In my opinion, I think that men and women should be getting paid the same, it shouldn't matter what sport they play it should be the same no matter what. I think the reason that men get paid more is because more people show up to their games because men can be more aggressive.
I disagree with you. I think men and women shouldn't be paid the same looking at the difference in revenue they make and money they make for sports channels.
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