alex culvin, head of strategy and research for women's football at fifpro, the global players' union.versity in 2019 analysed average player compensation in american sport — it found a massive pay gap between the nba and the wnba in 2019. fast forward a few years to last season, the top earning male made more than $50 million, while the highest paid females made $228,000. the study found a large difference between what male and female golfers in the pga and lpga earned on average that year, and in 2019 tennis, well known for its female athletes, was a little closer, but average earnings for players was still not the same. let's talk about this with our panel now — dr bonnie morris is an expert on women's sports history at the university of california—berkeley. and macaela mackenzie is a sports journalist and author covering women's equality. let's start there with tennis. the men and women get paid the same prize money at grand slam events, but not other events necessarily, but the sponsorship deals vary widely, and that's in a sport where some women are as big if not bigger stars tha

someone else hoping for an english victory is alex culvin — a former professional english soccer player strategy and research for women's football at fifpro, which represents 65,000 professional football players — male and female. caitrionia perry caught up with her earlier. alex, thanks forjoining us. we will get your thoughts on the big game on sunday in a moment, but let's first talk about the tournament and women's soccer in general. some top draw soccer on display the past few weeks, but also the tournament has shone a light on inequalities in pay, prize money, basic things as well, like kit and access to physios and proper nutrition. what do you think the legacy of this tournament is? i think the legacy we will see is one of the best tournaments that there has been in women's football to date, i think the players have performed to a level that was expected from everybody who is a fan and who works in women's football, but for those new fans, probably something they had never seen before because it has been truly exceptional. i think moving the tournament to 32 teams has meant the

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