United States women's national team player Megan Rapinoe said the upcoming Women's World Cup feels like a "paradigm shift," but that women's sports continue to face challenges in terms of equality.
"I think just in general, women's sports right now feels like we're sort of out of just the dogged fight phase. Not that there's not a lot still to fight for," Rapinoe told reporters on Tuesday as the USWNT gear up for the training camp prior to the July 20-Aug. 20 event in Australia and New Zealand.
Rapinoe and the USWNT led efforts to equalize prize money between the men's and women's teams, which led to a new collective bargaining agreement, better benefits and more equal travel arrangements.