Salário de 3 pontos

In this investigation, I learned the importance of Gender Equality. Throughout the investigation I realized that the way women are portrayed, is the whole reason why they are treated differently. If women continue to do the same things, how do they expect people to look at them differently? If women follow their own stereotypes then how are they going to ever change the men's perspective? As explained in my title; "Salário de 3 pontos" (3 point salary), i'm researching Women's Basketball Salaries v.s. Men's Basketball Salaries in The U.S. and Brazil.

"My visual." D.R. Creation on Spreadsheet, 2 Oct 2013.

This graph represents basketball players average salary over the last couple of years. 
I used colors based on the colors in the two countries flags. 
This visual explains it all, gender inequality is major in this department.
                    

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Dear Mark Kirk,

I am DR. I go to GCE( Global Citizenship Experience), a very different school. I live in the Englewood neighborhood in Chicago, IL. I am regarding the pay of athletes. My investigation is addressing MDG 3 (Millennium Development Goals), about gender inequality and empowerment of women. The target of MDG 3 is to eliminate gender inequality in all economical ways by 2015. I am addressing a certain part of MDG 3, though i’m addressing, MDG3: 3.2, talking about women’s wage comparisons. Right now in our country, players in The NBA ( National Basketball Association) get payed up to 100 million dollars a year. Meanwhile, players in the WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) get payed up to 107k a year. Earlier in my investigation I saw a film called, “ Miss Representation” and I realized how women are portrayed, is the whole reason why they are treated differently. How women are expected to act, is why people don’t realize their inner ability. Even the name of “Alpha Male” explains it all, this name is so stereotypical that people don’t realize it. We are missing key ideas in everything, leaving women out of the picture.

In the last couple of years, Brazil has made major changes in their professional institute. Some of their professional sports are Co-Ed, like volleyball. Even though their basketball isn't Co- Ed, their players are relatively payed the same amounts (men and women). If you think about it, some very talented payers like; Tiago Splitter and Leandro Barbosa come from Brazil. Brazil is actually a widely sports based country. They have won tons of metals in Olympics and professional competitions.

I believe that Brazil's example of gender equality can rub off well on the U.S. In my visual it shows how equal the salaries of players in Brazil are (men and women). Even though they get payed nowhere near as much as NBA players, you can see the difference in salaries. We, as a country, need to acknowledge the fact that we have an equality issue. Just the fact that we have a 4.5 million dollar gap in our professional institution, should notify you why we aren't in the top 50 countries, regarding gender equality. I can suggest that we start closing in that salary gap by taking away unnecessary money from NBA players that don't deserve it. In my opinion, Women's Basketball players work as hard as Men's Basketball players and should get payed somewhere near the same amount that NBA players get payed.

In conclusion, I want to see more women treated equally in sports. Why is it that WNBA players can get payed up to only $107,000 and NBA players can get payed up to $70 million? Why is it that I cant name any WNBA teams, but I can almost name all the players in the NBA? We are richer than Brazil, doesn't this mean we have the resources to make this happen? We are even one of the richest in the world, and we can't use the resources provided to even out women's salaries? Why is this so? Why can't we offer a better living for our women? All I am asking for is reasonable equality.


References:

“Top Sports Salaries by Country, 2011.” topendsports.com, n.p. Web. 2 Oct. 2013.
“The Global Gender Gap.” forbes.com, Meghan Casserly Web. 2 Oct. 2013.
“About Mark.” kirk.senate.gov, n.p. Web. 2 Oct. 2013.
“How Much Money Do Basketball Players Make In Brazil.” wiki.answers.com, n.p. Web. 2 Oct. 2013.
“NBA’s ‘average’ salary -- $5.15m -- a trendy, touchy subject.” nba.com, Steve Aschburner Web. 3 Oct. 2013.