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In nearly every occupation women are underpaid compared to men with the same education background or experience, sports included. The American Association of University Women published a study showing women of color being paid up to 64% of the white man’s earnings.

Citation Clark, K. (2015, July 30). Gender Pay Gap for Women Athletes. Retrieved from https://inequality.org/great-divide/gender-pay-gap-athletes/.

For the first time in eight years, a female did not make the 2019 Forbes list of "The World's Highest Paid Athletes." [1]

Gender Pay Gap in Basketball

A'ja Wilson, 2018 WNBA number one overall draft pick signed a contract with the Las Vegas Aces earning her roughly $52,000 for her rookie season. DeAndre Ayton, 2018 NBA number one overall draft pick signed a contract with the Phoenix Suns earning him roughly $5 Million for his rookie season. [2] This comparison shows the substantial gender pay gap in professional basketball.

  1. ^ "The World's Highest-Paid Athletes". Forbes.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Examining the Gender Pay Gap in Sports". Salary.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)