For many many years women have been seen as inferior when in comes to men, especially in the work setting. Subconsciously women have probably always known that they are being underpaid when it comes to men in the exact same job. In the past 10 years the pay gap has been more researched, and fixed a little but only for certain jobs. Why on earth would women be paid less for the exact same job that their male counterpart is doing?
I read an article mostly about the NPF, National Pro Fastpitch league, and the MLB, Major League Baseball. The odd thing is that I had played softball for over 14 years of my life and have never heard of the NPF, that just tells you how much coverage they truly get. In the article I read it gave the average salary for each player for the MLB and the NPF per season. The NPF has a salary cap of $150,000 per team, which means thats $6,000 or less per player. Meanwhile, the average salary of and MLB player is around $4.7 million. I honestly am not surprised there is a gap, but I was absolutely shocked at these numbers.
Some part of me does understand that the reason that the MLB makes more money is because the amount of viewers and coverage. But, I do find it interesting that many people that watch softball actually find it much more entertaining than baseball, due to the fast pace and more competitive nature. So then why is the NPF still not getting the coverage they deserve? Should women even try to play professional sports or are they just wasting their time?
Women Going Pro 