United States star Megan Rapinoe said Wednesday that the world is missing out on the "real potential of women's sports" due to inequalities that still exist, including pay and working conditions.
Rapinoe, who won gold for the U.S. in the 2012 London Summer Olympics, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, has been a powerful advocate for equal pay. Her remarks came via video testimony before the House Oversight Committee in Washington for Equal Pay Day.
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