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This story dropped off the radar for quite a while, primarily because the court proceedings have dragged on endlessly, but now we have an initial determination from the judge. The U.S. Soccer Federation was sued last year by the United States women’s soccer team over demands that they be paid the same as the men’s team. As you may recall, after winning the World Cup and returning home to a heroin’s welcome, complete with ticker-tape parades, the team turned the celebrations into public calls for pay equity between the genders. California Central District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner (a Bush 43 appointee) didn’t see it that way, however, and dismissed most of the suit....The team’s “shocked and disappointed†spokesperson is still focusing on the claim that the women are valued less because of their gender. But that’s unrelated to anything the judge had to say about the majority of the claims being made in this case. He wasn’t denying that the women made less money than their male counterparts. Nor was he arguing about gender equity when it comes to pay scales. He simply pointed out that the women’s team went through extensive negotiations when setting up this arrangement and they’re being paid precisely what they negotiated for.
