Ithimba Le-Hockey Labesifazane lase-U.SA Liceba Ukuduba Umqhudelwano Womhlaba Ngokukhokha Okulingana

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Iqembu lesizwe labesifazane le-hockey laseMelika lidlale iCanada, umqhudelwano wayo omkhulu, ngoMashi 31 kumqhudelwano womhlaba ngemuva kokusongela ngokuwuduba umdlalo ngenxa yeholo elifanele. La maqembu womabili abhekane ngamakhanda kuwo wonke umdlalo wamanqamu womqhudelwano womhlaba kuze kube manje, kodwa kulokhu, abesifazane base-U.S. Bathi bazohlala ngaphandle uma izidingo zabo zingahlangatshezwanga.

Ngokujabulisayo, iHockey yase-USA igweme obekungaba wumlando wokuduba ngokulungisana nemibandela ebingaholela abadlali ukuthi bathole imali efinyelela ku-$129,000 ngonyaka wama-Olympic—ukunqoba okumangalisayo kwabawine izindondo zegolide.

Ngaleso sikhathi, ukaputeni weqembu uMeghan Duggan utshele I-ESPN ukuthi, "Sicela umholo ophilayo kanye ne-USA Hockey ukuthi zisekele ngokugcwele izinhlelo zayo zabesifazane namantombazane futhi ziyeke ukusiphatha njengemicabango engemuva. Simelele izwe lethu ngesithunzi futhi sifanelwe ukuphathwa ngendlela engenamkhawulo nangenhlonipho."

Ngokuhambisana nemali ekhokhelwa kahle, iqembu belibuye lifune inkontileka efuna ukusekelwa "ekwakhiweni kwethimba lentsha, imishini, izindleko zokuhamba, izindawo zokuhlala amahhotela, ukudla, abasebenzi, ezokuthutha, ukumaketha, kanye nokwazisa."

Ngenkathi abadlali beqembu kulindeleke ukuthi badlale futhi bancintisane ngokugcwele, I-ESPN ibika ukuthi iHockey yase-USA ibakhokhele imadlana engu-$1 000 ngenyanga phakathi nezinyanga eziyisithupha baziqeqeshela ukungenela ama-Olympics. Ukubeka lokho ngama- $ 5.75 ngehora, kucatshangelwa ukuthi abesifazane bahamba, baqeqeshwa futhi bancintisana amahora angu-8 ngosuku, kahlanu ngesonto. Futhi lokho kwenzelwa ama-Olimpiki kuphela. Ngesikhathi esisele seminyaka yabo emine, bakhokhelwa "cishe akukho lutho."

Kuyaqondakala ukuthi lokhu kwaphoqa abasubathi ukuthi banqume phakathi kokudlala lo mdlalo abawuthandayo noma ukuthola iholo abangaphila ngalo. "Ngokudabukisayo kuba yisinqumo phakathi kokujaha iphupho lakho noma ukunikezela ngokoqobo komthwalo wezezimali," kusho umdlali uJocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson. "Leyo yingxoxo enginayo nomyeni wami njengamanje."

Okwenza sonke lesi simo kube yinkinga kakhulu ukuthi, ngokwesilinganiso, i-USA Hockey ichitha ama- $ 3.5 million ohlelweni lokuthuthukisa iqembu lesizwe lamadoda kanye nemidlalo engama-60 abayincintisanayo minyaka yonke. Lokho kukodwa nje kunikeze abameli beqembu labesifazane isizathu sokubalula lolu hlelo njengokwephula i- I-Ted Stevens Olympics kanye ne-Amateur Sports Act, okusho ukuthi lolu phiko "[ludingeka] ukuhlinzeka ukwesekwa okulinganayo nesikhuthazo sokubamba iqhaza kwabesifazane lapho, njengoba kunjalo ngeHockey, izinhlelo ezihlukile zabadlali besilisa nabesifazane ziqhutshwa kuzwelonke."

Ngeshwa, abadlali be-hockey akubona kuphela iqembu labesifazane base-United States elilwela ukuphathwa ngokulinganayo. Iqembu lebhola likanobhutshuzwayo, selineminyaka engaphezu konyaka lixoxile ukuze likhokhelwe kangcono.

"Kunzima ukukholwa ukuthi, ngo-2017, kusafanele silwe kanzima ukuze sithole ukwesekwa okulinganayo," kusho umsizi kakaputeni uMonique Lamoureux-Morando. I-ESPN. "[Kodwa] sekudlule isikhathi ukuthi sikhulume ngokungaphathwa kahle."

Manje, ngesikhathi se-Equal Pay Day, i IDenver Post ibike ukuthi iqembu labesifazane le-hockey laseMelika lizokwenyuselwa imali engu- $ 2,000 lilinye, lishaye umholo wabo wanyanga zonke lifike ku- $ 3,000. Akugcinanga lapho, kodwa umdlali ngamunye umiselwe ukwenza okungenani u-$70,000 ngonyaka ngemali azoyithola eKomitini Lama-Olympic lase-U.S. Umdlali ngamunye uzoklonyeliswa ngo-$20,000 ngegolide no-$15,000 ngesiliva le-USA Hockey kanye no-$37,500 owengeziwe wegolide, u-$22,500 wesiliva no-$15,000 ngethusi ovela e-USOC.

Umdlali uLamoureux-Davidson utshele i- IDenver Post ukuthi "kuzoba yisikhathi sokuguqula iHockey yabesifazane e-U.S." kanye "noshintsho kuHockey wabesifazane emhlabeni." Kepha ngeshwa, impi ayipheli lapha.

“Kuzobaluleka ukuthi singagcini ngokusayina isivumelwano bese siqeda ngaso kodwa siqhubeke nokukhulisa ezemidlalo nokumaketha imidlalo yethu nokumaketha abadlali futhi kuzokwakha izinombolo emazingeni aphansi engicabanga ukuthi abadlali bafuna bona futhi ne-USA Hockey ifuna ukubona, "kuqhubeka uLamoureux-Davidson. "Lokho kuzoba yingxenye enkulu ekukhuliseni umdlalo namanje."

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