P1 1WHEREAS, The United States Women’s National Soccer Team
2has won three World Cup titles since the Women’s World Cup
3was founded in 1991, as well as four Olympic gold medals; and
4WHEREAS, The Women’s World Cup final victory in 2015
5against Japan was the most watched soccer match in United States
6television history for women or men; and
7WHEREAS, In 2015, the United States Women’s National
8Soccer Team earned the United States Soccer Federation a profit
9more than three times the amount produced by the United States
10Men’s National Soccer Team. In 2016 the women’s team is
11expected to earn similar profits while the men’s team is projected
12to lose earnings; and
13WHEREAS, Despite their success, compensation for the
14members of the United States Women’s National Soccer Team is
15clearly disparate when compared with the United States Men’s
16National Soccer Team. Women on the national team earn $30,000
17if they make the World Cup roster; men on the national team, on
18the other hand, earn $68,750 for making the World Cup roster,
19which is more than twice as much as the pay earned by members
20of the women’s national team; and
P2 1WHEREAS, If the United States Women’s National Soccer
2Team were to win all 20 regular season games, they would earn
3only about 40 percent of the compensation for the same results by
4the United States Men’s National Soccer Team; and
5WHEREAS, The United States Women’s National Soccer Team
6is given a bonus of $1,350 for every friendly game they win; no
7bonus is rewarded for a loss or tie. Comparatively, the United
8States Men’s National Soccer Team receives a bonus of $5,000
9for every friendly game they play, regardless of the outcome; and
10WHEREAS, Female soccer players all over the country aspire
11to join the United States Women’s National Soccer Team and
12unfair compensation sends the wrong message that even the best
13players will not be properly and fairly recognized for their success;
14now, therefore, be it
15Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
16Assembly hereby declares its support for the members of the United
17States Women’s National Soccer Team in their efforts to be fairly
18compensated; and be it further
19Resolved, That the Assembly urges the United States Soccer
20Federation to immediately end gender pay disparities under the
21federation; and be it further
22Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
23of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. .
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