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The Fight for Equal Pay in Women's Soccer
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07:52 - 09:28 (01:36)

Despite winning two World Cups and working twice as hard as their male counterparts, the U.S. Women's Soccer team faced a lack of support for their fight for equal pay, even from the president. A judge ruled on summary judgment for most of the financial part of the lawsuit, stating that the team had chosen the type of contract they wanted and were upset that it didn't pay as much, but the women argued that they would have taken the same contract as the men, which would have paid them three times more.

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