Professional Women's Soccer Essay

Part A:
Research Question
The intended outcome of my research is to demonstrate that Professional Woman’s Soccer is not afforded the same opportunities or prestige as Professional Men’s Soccer. I intend to demonstrate this by researching the following key areas; the comparative success of each team, difference in pay, difference in how the games are played, a comparison of how many games are played each season and an insight into how the two sports are portrayed and covered by the media. The two team being researched throughout are the Liverpool Football Club, the men’s team, and the Liverpool Ladies Football Club, the woman’s team.

Success of the Teams
It is necessary when starting to review the differences between the teams to look first at the level of success that each team has achieved in the past and then to look at how or if

It is also very likely that the sponsorships attracted by the men’s team would be worth significantly more than the sponsorships attracted by the women’s team. While I believe that they are playing the same sport and should therefore earn similar salaries, these things affect how much the club has available for salaries and also how much they are willing to pay to retain top players. Quite simply, the women’s clubs just don’t have the money available to pay higher salaries.

This staggering difference in pay inequality is not limited to the English league, it was made particularly evident after the World Cup in relation to the American teams. The U.S. Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams each won the World Cup however the Women’s team was only paid a total of US $15 million compared to the $575 million paid to the Men’s team. In addition to this, the average salary in the U.S. men’s soccer league is $305,000, while for the women, it’s significantly less at $14,000.

Difference in