Cover of the textbook Identity A2 to B1

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Trending Topics 11 for the textbook Identity A2 to B1 with authors Carla Leonard from Oxford University Press

Question

Before you read the article, look at the graphs. What do they show?

Answer

These numbers highlight a significant disparity in compensation between the men's and women's national football teams, with the men's team generally earning higher amounts, both in terms of yearly pay and World Cup bonuses at various levels of performance. This kind of pay gap has been a subject of discussion and advocacy for equal pay in sports.