Women's Soccer Is Done Playing Nice Analysis

The nation has become increasingly aware of the instances of inequality found in the United States Soccer Federation today. From the wage gap difference, to opportunities available for the men that aren’t fully extended to the women, the topic is still found to be highly controversial. The main argument against the ultimate goal of equality is that women’s soccer is not as popular as men’s soccer, however, a gap in popularity should not directly correlate with a gap in equality. In Chloe Schama’s article “Women’s Soccer Is Done Playing Nice” from the July 6, 2016 publication of Elle Magazine, she successfully supports the US Women’s National Team players who are challenging their employers through specific quotes from the players themselves,

Schama put this tool to use by contrasting the career of a woman on the US Women’s National Team with that of a man’s career on the US Men’s National Team. The article examines this in depth as it reported, “When the U.S. Men's National Team plays in Los Angeles, they fly business class. When they land, they head to the Langham, a luxury hotel in Pasadena, where the cheapest room was recently priced at $249 and suites can cost more than $1,000. When the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team plays in Los Angeles, they fly coach. Upon landing, they head to the Belamar in Manhattan Beach, where the swankiest room costs about as much as the cheapest room at the Langham.” Schama continues on to describe to her audience many more of the differences between the teams, not limited to travel, followed by a critique of these inequalities between the two US National Teams. Beginning the article with the intention to highlight these key differences encourages the audience to side with the Women’s National Team players, which is necessary to satisfy her purpose of gaining support for the players fighting for complete