JohnDoe_2408 t1_iu1qa4q wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:15 PM

Reply to comment by bertiebasit in India’s Female Cricketers Will Be Paid the Same as Male Players by throwaway1215123

Still a big deal given how badly they've been paid so far. Haven't read the article yet, but I think it's a 500% increase.

qaizr t1_iu22dlu wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:48 PM

The thing is they only get the fee when they have a match and they have much fewer matches then the men do

JohnDoe_2408 t1_iu23cbj wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:55 PM

If you're going to shift the goalpost like that, completely ignoring the substantial equalization, I can also bring up the fact that women's cricket generates substantially less ticket sales, sponsorships, TV ad revenue, etc. I'm not saying that those things shouldn't change, and hopefully the new league will change that, but don't negate something that people have worked so hard to get to.

KodylHamster t1_iu535nx wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:42 PM

All that is a matter of popularity. If Indian feminists want the pay to increase, they need to start watching female sports, buy the merch and get drunk in the bar while bitching about the referees.

qaizr t1_iu25h9c wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:12 AM

just repeating what I heard on NPR this morning. I don't really care about this story tbh

edit: typo

slikid_ t1_iu2qmux wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:54 AM

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A_random_zy t1_iu3rv6q wrote on October 28, 2022 at 10:21 AM

Because less people watch women's cricket then men's cricket.