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2022 Top Athletes

baileyhodgins — 2024-10-06 22:46:50 UTC

The top-paid female athlete was Japanese tennis player, Naomi Osaka. As she was the top-paid professional athlete, she made 51.1 million dollars. The top-paid professional male athlete was Argentinian soccer player Lionel Messi. Messi made 130 million dollars, which is $100 million more than the whole women’s soccer tournament was given in 2019.

WNBA: Caitlyn Clark

baileyhodgins — 2024-10-06 22:54:40 UTC

Caitlyn Clark has carried women's basketball and increased viewership by vast amounts. #1 pick in the WNBA will make $338,056 in her 4 year contract, in comparison to the #1 pick in the NBA, Victor Wembanyama, making 55.1 million over 4 years.

Tradition

baileyhodgins — 2024-10-06 23:00:38 UTC

Traditional values tell society that women are too fragile or may get hurt playing sports. Traditional opinions suggest that women can't play sports and their duties are taking care of the house, cleaning and cooking.

Equal Pay Act of 1963

baileyhodgins — 2024-10-06 23:12:03 UTC

Women were finally given equal pay, but even then we still had some work to do especially in sports. Although women are getting more acknowledgement in sports, women still hold a small percentage of coaching and higher- up positions in sports. Pay in sports is also nowhere close when examining gender due to less viewership and revenue.

Growing Audience

baileyhodgins — 2024-10-06 23:18:33 UTC

For the 2023 WNBA season, TV viewership was up 21% and in-person attendance 16%, compared to the 2022 season. A finals game between the New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces drew an in-person audience of 17,143 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn — the largest attendance for a finals game in WNBA history.