March 24 is “Equal Pay Day,” the symbolic date that represents how far into 2021 the average American woman has to work to match what her male counterpart made in 2020 alone. But not for those in women’s sports. For many female athletes, the figurative “Equal Pay Day” is years away . On Wednesday, in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe testified that “there is no level of status, accomplishments, or power that will protect you from the clutches of inequity.” Rapinoe continued: We have filled stadiums, we’ve broken viewing records, and sold out jerseys – all popular metrics by which we are judged. And yet, despite all of this, we’re still paid less than our male counterparts. For each trophy, of which there are many, for each win, for each tie, for each time we play, [we are paid] less. In fact, instead of lobbying with the women’s team in our efforts for equal pay and equality in general, the U.S. Soccer Federation has … [Read more...] about Rapinoe on gender pay gap: there’s no level of status that will protect you