Also, it should be noted that many female athletes hit their peak marketability / competitive age much earlier than men. Not allowing teens to cash in is a travesty. Worse, looking at soccer, the men's team is much better treated than the more profitable women's team.
USWNT is projected to generate $8M more in FY2017. They only generated 2M more the year after they won the World Cup. If you look over the last 4 years the Mens team does far more in ticket sales than the Womens team.
On that note, I do agree that the Womens team should be paid equally, if not more, if only for the reason that their earning power during their career isn't anywhere near what the Mens team.
Let me also point out some of the ticket sale difference can be attributed to inferior venues (the women had to cancel games because of poor turf in 2015), but the point remains they are now generating more money and more profit. They also have worse accommodations (flight and hotel) than the men.
