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“How much is one chromosome worth?” “A single chromosome is the only genetic difference between men and women. If the Indiana Fever forward had been born with XY chromosomes instead of XX, she might have been, well, another Kevin Garnett. That Y equals more than $20 million a year in salary.”(Woods, 2012) The issue that I’m investigating is the salary difference between NBA players and WNBA players. I’m investigating this topic to see what everyone thinks about the salary difference, seeing as NBA players are paid just under 7 times as more as the WNBA players for one season of basketball. This issue occurs in most high level sports with the females being paid less than the males. The NBA and WNBA salary from my point of view is ridiculously unfair. There is no reason why the Male’s should be paid more than the female’s. Just because the females can’t slam dunk or alley-oop doesn’t mean they’re not as good as the males, females play just as hard as the men do and deserve equal salaries. In the NBA league there are 30 teams and this year on average 17,809 spectators come to watch whereas the average spectator rate for WNBA is 7,452 an they only have 12 teams in the league. On average NBA players were paid $4 million for the 2013-14 seasons with top players making 20+ million dollars a year, whereas the WNBA player’s …show more content…

In some cases I understand that people don’t go to watch the WNBA because it’s ‘boring’ and it’s ‘not as good to watch’ but then at the same time I don’t understand because if WNBA players were given as much money as the NBA players then maybe they would be able to get some better coaches to develop them more as basketball players and teach them the same techniques and drills that they teach the NBA players, because women’s development isn’t even close to what the men

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The first article I will discuss, examines the earnings gap between males and female National Collegiate Athletic Association head basketball coaches. The article “ Equal Pay on the Hardwood: The Earnings Gap Between Male and Female NCAA Division I Basketball Coaches,” written by Brad R. Humphrey is about how female head coaches in the NCAA only earn half of the salary male head coaches in the NCAA make. The author explains that the earning differentials between women and men basketball coaches in the college level, attributes to occupation rather than the coaches gender. Suggesting that the reason there is this 50% base salary differential is due to consumer discrimination and fault of athletic directors. Humphreys, uses data tables from

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One reason why the WNBA should get paid more is that women’s sports are identical to men’s sports. For example some people think that women aren’t good enough to get paid more because men are faster, stronger, and more athletic (www.cnn.com.girls basketball). Women have all of those qualities. Some WNBA players can even dunk.

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Also, in the WNBA the ball is 28 inches round compared to the NBA ball which is 29 inches round. Both of these show examples of the differences between the women 's league and the men 's league. If a woman was to join the NBA they could struggle due to the differences. If women were to play in the NBA men would be playing against other competitors who are possibly slower and more fragile than themselves.

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By comparison… Game 5 of the NBA finals drew 18.2 million viewers” (Pearlman). The NBA got more viewers to watch the games because there are more commercials about the players, teams, and games. The WNBA’s ticket prices are a lot less expensive than NBA tickets and are less

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Since the NBA is more known than the WNBA they get more fans, sponsors, and exposure. It is tough for the WNBA to get out there, sure some people know it exists but most do not pay attention to it. Lisa Leslie, a WNBA star, stated “It would be nice getting more fans to support the WNBA and more women supporting women in sports” (Martin). “The Princeton women 's basketball team did something no other Ivy League men 's team had done before, racking up 30 wins and zero losses. The Princeton team garnered national headlines, which was great, but I still wondered what it was going to take for women 's sports to get the same attention as men 's sports” said Kelly Wallace the author of this article.

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Vanner 1 Abstract This research study will explain why the NBA and WNBA commissioner should combine both leagues. This topic is important because female basketball players possess and show the same skill as male basketball players but, does not get the same respect as the NBA players. The hypothesis of this study will be that the WNBA commissioner will realize the WNBA is not going to be as global as the NBA and will try to do something to help get the WNBA players the money and respect women deserve. The qualitative method will be used in this research study to show why these leagues should be combined.

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Many people believe that it’s unfair that NBA players are paid so much while many professions are not even making a fraction of what they make. NBA players are paid millions a year playing a ball game and this is income inequality. It’s really unfair that many people are doing real work and barely living comfortably. Sports aren’t needed in our world. It’s a fun hobby people could do.

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This pay difference can discourage the girls that want to become professional athletes. Thus, limiting the sports available for women to play and places to play in. Professional female athletes should be paid the same amount as professional male athletes because women should have equal representation and pay as the men, women are just as successful in sports as the men, and the best players are getting paid by foreign leagues to not

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Patriarchal Perspective in Women Sports Women’s National Association Basketball(WNBA) has been according to the general population for nearly 22 years. Playing sports in the business is an achievement for ladies since women never had the open door for an opportunity as we do now. Despite the fact that, we are as yet not acknowledged into the sports business as equivalent to a standard male, regardless we have somewhat potential to be. As indicated by Edwina Sandys, it is a history set apart by division and separation yet additionally one loaded with real achievements by female competitors and vital advances for sex equity and the strengthening of ladies. The patriarchal society exposes the social field of games by characterized the men-centric

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In 2007, Wimbledon after many years of protest resulted in equal pay among both female and male athletes. Before then, the U.S. Open was the only tournament that gave equal prize money to both genders. “Records show that equal pay has not hurt Wimbledon, as prize money has nearly doubled in the last five years for men and women.” Some people were sexist to women thinking that their only job was to take care of the family. I believe when it comes to salary women in the WNBA have less money is because some people aren't interested so their money isn’t going high even if they're good at

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Because the NBA is more profitable than the WNBA, which generates yearly revenues of around $60 million against $7.92 billion, the percentages are different (Miller, 2022). The WNBA has failed to overcome the salary gap between athletes in the same sport. Another reason why the wage gap is prevalent today is that there is implicit racial bias in the hiring process. A study by Sebawit Bishu and Mohamad Alkadry systematically reviewed the gender pay gap and its factors. Their investigation concluded that there were three main themes to the wage gap, the disparity in access to workplace authority, access to hiring and promotion, and gender representation (Bishu, Alkadry, 2016).

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Women in sports can compete the same, and sometimes even stronger, as men so their pay should just be as much as them, and the gender pay gap shouldn’t be present. If both sexes play the exact same sport, why do they have different fiscal values? Many female athletes are equally talented compared to men so they should at least get paid the same. “The U.S. women’s team will get a $2 million bonus for winning the FIFA Women 's World Cup. A lot of money to you and me, yes.

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In addition, the league has more international/ foreign born players than ever. Women’s basketball is almost as popular as the men’s game. Women have their own professional basketball league in the United States, the Women’s National Basketball

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Even women at the highest level in any sport has smaller crowds and little publicity. Some places in the world, no one has any desire to watch girls play sports because they tend to be “uninteresting” and it isn’t because of equality, it is simply because we play non-contact sports and it can get boring to watch. But to others, girls sports such as volleyball could be their life and they would have no problem going to watch their local home team play against a rival. In many peoples opinion, girls should be allowed to play on boys sports teams just as much as boys are allowed to be cheerleaders.

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Gender Inequality in sports is an issue as old as sport itself. I choose this topic because we as a society seem to sweep it under the rug time after time. Women in sports however, try to address the issue only to have it go on deaf ears, leaving them to continue in the sport hoping something will change. Over the last few decades, strides have been made, but he sport remains an institution dominated by men. These women, whether they are in sport or in the business world, want a fair chance to be on the same level as their male counterparts.

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