Canada’s Complicated Equal Pay Battle
On Tuesday, a report by TSN’s Rick Westhead unveiled some of the inner workings of Canada Soccer, as both the men’s and women’s national teams push for higher percentages of the federation’s prize money.
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After signing a long-term Television (TV) licensing contract with a little-known company called Canada Soccer Business, Canada Soccer has struggled to negotiate with the men’s national team after they qualified for the 2022 World Cup.
Canada Soccer Business is wrapped up in the Canadian Premier League, and questions have surfaced about how Canada Soccer is handling their finances.
The piece also details how current Portland Thorns coach Rhian Wilkinson was dropped from consideration for the Canada coaching job in 2020, now held by Bev Priestman.
“I pushed for clarity on the salaries previous male coaches of the women’s team had been paid when they had been first hired, and I asked for assurances on staffing,” she told TSN.
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The reporting affects the Canadian women’s national team as they push for equal treatment and pay in the wake of the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) achieving a historic CBA with U.S. Soccer.
In an open letter Wednesday, the players of the Canadian men’s and women’s national teams wrote that they are “deeply troubled” by the content of the article.
In the letter, players say the article “raises serious questions about how Canada Soccer has made and continues to make important decisions that affect not only our teams but the future of soccer in Canada.”
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The USWNT Players Association expressed solidarity, saying “we stand with our fellow players to the North.”
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Players on Canada’s women’s national team say they struggle even now to obtain details about Canada Soccer’s finances beyond what is provided in public reports, and things have never been more tense between the Olympic gold medalists and their federation.
As players take care of business on the field, the fight for equality off of it has likely just begun.
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