--- title: U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Just Scored a Huge Victory in the Fight for Equal Pay description: A year into a contentious, public battle over equal pay, U.S. Soccer and members of the women's national team have struck a deal. authors: - name: Alicia Adamczyk url: https://money.com/author/alicia-adamczyk/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 201 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/aliciaadamczyk former_staff: true published: '2017-04-05T16:07:12.000Z' modified: '2024-05-08T04:26:51.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - Equal Pay - U.S. Soccer word_count: 191 canonical: https://money.com/u-s-womens-soccer-team-just-scored-a-huge-victory-in-the-fight-for-equal-pay/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![170404-us-womens-soccer-carli-lloyd-alex-morgan-pay](https://img.money.com/2017/04/170404-us-womens-soccer-carli-lloyd-alex-morgan-pay.jpg) *Crystal Dunn #16 of USA celebrates her goal with Ali Krieger #11, Carli Lloyd #10 and Alex Morgan #13 against Costa Rica during 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying at Toyota Stadium on February 10, 2016 in Frisco, Texas.* A year into a contentious, [public battle over equal pay](https://money.com/us-womens-soccer-equal-pay/), U.S. Soccer and members of the women's national team have finalized an agreement with far more generous terms for players. The five-year deal includes a "sizable increase in base pay and improved match bonuses for the women’s team," [according to the *New York Times*](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/sports/soccer/uswnt-us-soccer-labor-deal-contract.html). It also includes per diems equal to the men's team, better travel benefits, and increased financial support for players who want to start a family, [according to ESPN](http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/19082314/us-soccer-women-national-team-ratify-new-cba). The news comes a week after the U.S. women's hockey team struck a similar pay and benefits agreement with U.S.A. Hockey, and a day after [Equal Pay Day](https://money.com/equal-pay-day-2017-good-stories/). The battle started in March 2016, when high-profile members of the team, including Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, and Hope Solo, filed a wage discrimination complaint against U.S. Soccer with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. At the time of the suit, *Time* reported that female players were making [40% of what male players](https://time.com/4277608/female-soccer-stars-wage-discrimination/) were making, despite being more successful on the field and racking up huge television ratings during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup - which they won. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/u-s-womens-soccer-team-just-scored-a-huge-victory-in-the-fight-for-equal-pay/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Lifestyle", "item": "https://money.com/lifestyle/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Sports", "item": "https://money.com/sports/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Just Scored a Huge Victory in the Fight for Equal Pay" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/u-s-womens-soccer-team-just-scored-a-huge-victory-in-the-fight-for-equal-pay/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/u-s-womens-soccer-team-just-scored-a-huge-victory-in-the-fight-for-equal-pay/", "name": "U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Just Scored a Huge Victory in the Fight for Equal Pay", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2017-04-05T16:07:12.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/u-s-womens-soccer-team-just-scored-a-huge-victory-in-the-fight-for-equal-pay/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/u-s-womens-soccer-team-just-scored-a-huge-victory-in-the-fight-for-equal-pay/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-05-08T04:26:51.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Just Scored a Huge Victory in the Fight for Equal Pay", "articleSection": "Lifestyle", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2017/04/170404-us-womens-soccer-carli-lloyd-alex-morgan-pay.jpg", "width": 2100, "height": 1405, "caption": "170404-us-womens-soccer-carli-lloyd-alex-morgan-pay" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alicia Adamczyk", "url": "https://money.com/author/alicia-adamczyk/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/alicia-adamczyk/#author", "image": "https://img.money.com/2016/01/alicia-headshot-2.jpg?quality=85&w=640&h=640&crop=1", "email": "alicia.adamczyk@moneymail.com", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/aliciaadamczyk" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2017-04-05T16:07:12.000Z", "description": "A year into a contentious, public battle over equal pay, U.S. Soccer and members of the women's national team have struck a deal.", "abstract": "A year into a contentious, public battle over equal pay, U.S. Soccer and members of the women's national team have struck a deal.", "@id": "https://money.com/u-s-womens-soccer-team-just-scored-a-huge-victory-in-the-fight-for-equal-pay/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2024-05-08T04:26:51.000Z", "wordCount": 191, "keywords": [ "Equal Pay", "U.S. Soccer" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Lifestyle", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Sport", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport" ] } ] } ] } ```