Wnba Vs Nba

In today's society women are able to become anything they wish. Generations ago women did not have the privilege to become what they truly desired compared to the women of today. Although women can become anything they desire, they cannot succeed financially. Women are still underpaid in many areas, especially in Pro Sports. The disparity in pay for women compared men's pro sports is absurd. Female athletes have also seen greater success in sports as well and have been belittled and condemned of the rewards they rightfully deserve for the achievements in their sports. It is simple, gender should not define pay in pro sports, especially if they both have equal to or greater success in their respected sports.

People all over America and the world are consumed with watching athletes perform in their various sports. Both male and female athletes compete at such incredible levels that require physical talent and drive. Professional athletes are known to get paid salaries that reflect their talent and abilities. Regardless of gender, professional athletes are drafted to receive professional pay. However, equal pay for male and female athletes with the same credentials does not occur today. There is a belief that male athletes are worth more than female athletes and are better at promoting themselves. Also, women salaries are lower because of their gender and are not

Traditionally men have dominated the world of sports however in recent year’s women’s sports have become popular and with their new found popularity, women’s sports have evolved into marketable leagues of their own. Although women’s sports took a huge leap forward, women players still don’t receive the same financial compensation for playing the same sports in the same arenas as their male counterparts. In Purse Snatching by Donna Lopiano, she points out sexism may have a huge effect on this financial discrepancy between women and men athletes. Analyzing sports economics may point to a different reason why women are receiving such a compensation disparity.

The games are now shown live on Twitter and can be accessed on the WNBA app. The WNBA’s historic 20th year secured its highest attendance in five years and included record marks for WNBA digital, social media and retail. The WNBA games are shown on multiple channels on television and the ones that are not aired can also be accessed on league pass. The league experienced double-digit growth in television viewership on the ESPN Networks and welcomed several new league partners in 2016 including Verizon as the WNBA’s marquee partner. Obviously, people enjoy watching them, which is a even better reason why women should get the amount of money they deserve. The league is growing tremendously and so are the amount of

“An average WNBA athlete makes an average of 72,000 dollars a year.”("Gender, 2014”) That’s no money compared to what an NBA athlete makes a year. Popularity can be a big factor in the athletes pay for the women because less people attend a women’s game and they can’t really afford to pay the women. Is gender really a factor in this situation or is it popularity? “The WNBA itself makes on average one million dollars a year.” ("Gender, 2014”) What is the difference between a female athlete and a male athlete? The difference is popularity. More people attend a NBA game then a WNBA, so therefore more money will be

The amount of games the women's team won, lost, or played should matter. Meaning that depending on the seasons record for both the men's and women's team that should have an impact on the equal amount of pay. The women's team plays more games on a year to year basis then the men's team with extra tournaments

NBA has best of seven and the WNBA has the best of five in the playoff why is it lesser in league at least can they be even in both NBA and WNBA games in playoffs because there a whole difference in the regular season. So I wonder what if the WNBA has the best of seven that would have been excited to watch. It's like the NBA never stop like when the season over its ready to start back just like that , but When the WNBA season end it feel like it forever to start back. An NBA season starts in October and end in April and the WNBA season starts on May and end in September. The more games thats played is probably the amount of money a player get if there not on contract or free

The WNBA deserves the same attention and respect equal to the NBA due to its equal entertainment value, competitiveness, and their rights to

The WNBA is the organization for the women’s basketball program. In this organization, women are thought to be less athletic because they cannot dunk. The WNBA was founded on April 24, 1996. There are two hundred eighty-eights split into twelve teams in this league. Women teams play in NBA cities and wear uniforms derived from their NBA counterparts. Their season lasts from June to September and consists of 34 games. Laurel J. Richie is the President of the WNBA. Their TV partners are ABC,ESPN,and

The US women’s soccer team are only paid about a fourth of what the men are paid, even though they actually preform at a level well above that of the men’s, and create more income for the corporation; In fact, the women’s soccer team made approximately $20 million more money in revenue than the men’s soccer team ("U.S. Women's Team Files Wage-discrimination Action vs. U.S. Soccer"). Another instance of the men’s team earning more money than the women’s team unfairly is that the women were only paid $2 million dollars total when they won the world cup in 2015, while the men’s team (who got to round 16 before they lost) were paid a total of $9 million dollars ("U.S. Women's Team Files Wage-discrimination Action vs. U.S. Soccer"). That means that the women’s team was paid approximately 22% of what the men’s team was being paid, creating a wage gap that is even larger than what the one from the 1960’s. If you go by the logic of paying someone based on the worker’s effort and skill, as it is stated in the Equal Pay Act, than the women’s team should be paid significantly more than the men’s team, not the other way

LeBron James makes 19.07 million dollars a year, Kobe Bryant makes 30.45 million a year, Peyton Manning makes 18 million dollars a year, the average college athlete makes no money at all. Why do college athletes that put in just as much work get paid differently? This is the way many people feel about NCAA's decision to not pay college athletes. There are always people who think teams should pay their athletes but there are just as many who people who disagree. Paying college athletes continues to be a huge debate in the sports world there are pros and cons for both and both need to be considered in the big decision that the NCAA has to make.

We are going to talk about the differences about the National Basketball Association and the Woman National Basketball Association. Because right now the popularity on the WNBA is known than the NBA, mainly because of the excitement of the NBA brings to the fans is a lot more entertaining than the WNBA, obviously because in the NBA have more money to pay their players and to have nice venue. An interview on ESPN said that an NBA game draws over double the attendance of a WNBA game, which means that there will be more ticket sales as well as merchandise sales and endorsements.  This means that owners of WNBA teams are making much less money

The possibilities of dreams are endless, but “no person can maximize the American Dream on the minimum wage” (Benjamin Todd Jealous). The unequal pay between men and women has persisted for a while, and it is time that a law should be passed. If a colleague is working just as hard as a person in that same position, they should not be paid less. A law for wage equality is needed because the hard work of both men and women should be treated equally. Women who play as good as, or better than men, earn an impartial pay based on their work. Even if men and women are both very good at the same sport, being a women interferes with the pay value. For example, WNBA star Candace Parker earns the league maximum of $111,500 per year. NBA star LeBron James makes $31

Do you believe that women should get the same pay as men? Personally I believe that women deserve to have the same pay, especially if they have the same job. Women do just as much as men do, but not everyone sees it like that. Some people see it differently.Did you know that women get lower wages than men?! No one understands the fairness in this. Women, not only work harder than men, but also work longer as well.

According to the UConn Athletic web page, Jim Calhoun, coach of the UConn's Men's Basketball team, has a 304-120 (.717) record and 1 national championship in his 13 years as head coach. Geno Auriemma, coach of the UConn's Women's Basketball team, has a record of 393-95 (.805) and 2 national championships over the past 15 years. One would think that with seniority, a better winning percentage, and more national championships the women's coach would be paid better. Yeah okay, this is America. Geno Auriemma's salary was about $ 250,000 for the year, while his male coaching counterpart made $ 875,000. (March 2000 issue of Connecticut Magazine) This practice is actually quite common. Seniority or winning does not earn more money, because it is believed that the men's game is harder to coach then the women's game. Umm… am I missing something? A sport is a sport, no matter who is playing it, or so I thought. According to the Detroit Free Press coaches of women's teams, earn 67 cents to every dollar that a coach of a men's team earns. These were shown not to be the only discrepancies between men's and women's program. The Detroit Free Press analysis shows women's sports get 25 percent of the athletic budgets, 27 percent of the recruiting dollars and 38 percent of the financial aid. The average Big 12 School spent an average of 2.2 million dollars on its men's programs. The