It's not capitalism holding women's sports back. It's male fragility.
But maybe, just maybe, things are starting to change.
It’s December 3, 2022. The United States just lost 3-1 to the Netherlands in the Round of 16 at the men’s World Cup, and CNN is running a segment on U.S. Soccer’s equal pay agreement between the men’s and women’s national teams. Because of this agreement, the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) will get about half of the $13 million earned by the USMNT i…