Comments on: Not the Only Game in Town http://blog-aauw.org/2009/06/05/not-the-only-game-in-town/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:00:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: clarkp http://blog-aauw.org/2009/06/05/not-the-only-game-in-town/#comment-3399 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:38:23 +0000 http://blog-aauw.org/?p=2763#comment-3399 Glad you enjoyed it, Sandy. I couldn’t attend a season-opener this weekend, but hope to see the Mystics against the Sparks in July. My husband is a Tina Thompson fan and we attend several games each season. Unlike some other professional sporting events, we feel confident of the family-friendly environment at WNBA games and take advantage of it when we can.

I, too, hope that women athletes across the sports spectrum can someday expect and demand better salaries. Additional stats about the the pay gap in professional sports (on and off the field/court), are available from the Because I Played Sports. blog

]]> By: Sandy Kirkpatrick http://blog-aauw.org/2009/06/05/not-the-only-game-in-town/#comment-3381 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:45:33 +0000 http://blog-aauw.org/?p=2763#comment-3381 Thanks for the terrific article. An AAUW friend and I plan to spend tomorrow at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, watching the season opener between the Monarchs and the Seattle Storm, directly supporting the players. I am so impressed with these women — their athleticism, their work in their communities, and the way they are blazing trails for young women who are looking to balance their aspirations as professional athletes with a personal life. The men in the NBA would do well to learn from their sisters in the WNBA! The fight you mentioned from last season may be what many people remember, but it was an aberration in a league where the women have consistently shown that they could be fiercely competitive and classy at the same time.

Wouldn’t it be a wonderful world if players of both genders earned the same pay? Something higher for the women, and something less absurdly grandiose for the men, perhaps?

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