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Should female athletes be paid as much as male athletes?
Sylvain
Ashley Savoy:
Teacher’s assistant,
gym member, and
mother
I think that if
the world were
fair, women and men would
earn equal salaries in all
careers. Sadly, this is not the
case. It’s hard to justify equal
pay if a female team doesn’t
make the revenue that a male
team does. If a female team
makes that kind of money,
then the athletes should be
paid accordingly. That being
said, the teams that profit
the most should have the
highest paid athletes—male
or female.
Cumberbatch Twins Prepare to Play
for University of Ottawa Football
By Victoria Klassen
or grade 12 students, Eric
FCumberbatch and Patrick
Cumberbatch, they already know
what they will be doing for school
next year. On Nov. 14, the 17-year-
old twins signed letters of intent to
play football at the University of
Ottawa in 2020.
It all started when a school coach
told Patrick he should try out for
the football team eight years ago.
Eric said when his brother showed
an interest in playing, he decided to
give it a try too. Both young men
play defensive back and have played
for many clubs over the years.
They started playing in Alexandria
for the Glengarry Gaels before
playing for the Cornwall Wildcats.
They have also played in St-Lazare
for the Stallions and in Ile Perrot for
the Patriots. The past few seasons
the twins have been playing in
Cumberland for the Panthers, in
Cornwall for the Wildcats, and in
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Nicole Zwicker: Daniel Lapierre: Danielle Andre:
Resource manager, Coach, teacher, Teacher, health and
kickboxer, and father, and husband safety guru, and
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fitness enthusiast As a father of two basketball coach
As a woman who daughters I want In an ideal world,
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is involved in and my answer to be the answer to this
question is, Yes,
who watches sports,
you’d think that my initial reaction “Yes! Of course, women should be compensated
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would be Yes, but that would be false. they should be paid as much as male equally in all sports. Is the world
It depends on the sport and what kind athletes.” Unfortunately, I can’t fair? Not really. The unfortunate truth
honestly say that I believe that. This
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of a financial draw it has, both at the is that profit is usually the deciding
arena and on TV. I watch a lot of is all about supply and demand. factor. The reality is that women’s
UFC, and the female fighters are on Female teams attract fewer fans professional sports often do not
par with the male fighters. The Ronda than their male counterparts. Lower generate the same revenue as men’s
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Rouseys, the Holly Holms, and the ticket and merchandise sales will sports. An example that comes to mind
Amanda Nuneses are bigger draws generate less revenue. Don’t forget, is the NBA and WNBA. A women’s
than some of the men. Tennis players professional sports are businesses team can dominate over and over
like Serena Williams are just as big or again and receive little compensation,
like any other and maximizing
a bigger draw, so in those sports, I’d whereas a men’s team can lose
profits is their goal. The salary
expect that the financial benefits to the throughout most of the season, but the
athletes would be equal. However, athletes make is not based on their players are still paid in the millions.
when it comes to sports like female worth as people but is based on Equal pay for equal work. It may be
soccer or female basketball, they don’t their worth to the organizations the law, but it is obviously not the
they work for as employees.
have the draw to pay big salaries. norm when applied to
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Orleans for the Raftsmen.
“I’ve always played with my
brother. I enjoy it because we
understand each other pretty well on
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the field,” said Eric.
this year with the Orleans Raftsmen.
For Eric, winning defensive MVP “My goals for the next few years
with the Cumberland Panthers in While both players are deciding are to build a family with the Gee-
2018 was a moment he will always what they want to study in university, Gees and have fun playing football
remember. A highlight for Patrick Eric said he is considering human in university,” Eric shared.
was winning the championship game kinetics.