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Anti-Sexism Group Will Fly Equal Pay Banner Over World Cup Parade

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Anti-Sexism Group Will Fly Equal Pay Banner Over World Cup Parade

UltraViolet will protest the parade to pressure FIFA to pay women soccer players as much as men. “Our message to FIFA is simple: equal pay for equal play,” said UltraViolet co-founder Nita Chaudhary in a press release. “FIFA’s antiquated pay discrimination isn’t acceptable anymore.”

Time

FIFA Under Pressure To Pay Women’s Soccer Teams Fairly

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FIFA Under Pressure To Pay Women’s Soccer Teams Fairly

Ultraviolet, a women’s rights advocacy organization, started a digital campaign on Monday to press FIFA to pay women’s soccer teams fairly for equal work. Roughly 60,000 people signed the campaign in the first 24 hours — more than twice the signatures a typical Ultraviolet campaign receives on its first day.

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For U.S. Soccer Women, Success Won’t Bring Compensation Equality

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For U.S. Soccer Women, Success Won’t Bring Compensation Equality

Despite the exposure, Lloyd and her teammates will likely struggle to gain the salary and endorsement windfalls enjoyed by their male counterparts. Despite on-field success, female players in the United States face an uphill battle to catch up to the financial success of men’s soccer.
Photo: Jonathan Hayward / AP

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Imprisoned Battered Woman Gets One Step Closer to Freedom

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Imprisoned Battered Woman Gets One Step Closer to Freedom

Oklahoma’s parole board voted Monday to grant Tondalo Hall a full clemency hearing, the first step in her bid to leave prison early. Hall is pleading for mercy on her 30-year sentence for failing to protect her children from a violent abuser. The man who actually harmed her child got just 2 years.

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Watch: the controversial abortion ad that Google, YouTube won’t run

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Watch: the controversial abortion ad that Google, YouTube won’t run

UltraViolet is a nonprofit that advocates for women’s reproductive health. And today it released a set of three commercials focused on a subject that doesn’t come up much in advertisements: abortion. Watch here!

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