President Joe Biden is outraged. It seems that women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark, who played for the University of Iowa, does not have a rookie Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) that a typical NBA (for the men) top draft pick would have. He declared on his official X (formerly Twitter) account:Women in sports continue to push new boundaries and inspire us all. But right now we’re seeing that even if you’re the best, women are not paid their fair share. It’s time that we give our daughters the same opportunities as our sons and ensure women are paid what they deserve.As anyone who has read the sports pages lately can attest, Clark’s WNBA rookie salary is $76,000, while the NBA’s top rookie draft choice, Victor Wembanyama was making about $12 million. Thus, Biden’s
Read More »2024-04-19