celebrated 75 years and 25 years of existence, respectively, and honored many of the players that have paid the way for the future generation of athletes. The evolution of women’s basketball has been significant since 1892, and still, women’s basketball has one of the widest gender pay gaps. at $55,000, but over the years, the league’s salary cap has grown to about $112 million.
Twenty-five years later, the WNBA was able to see their most considerable raised capital of $75 million this year, increasing the amount of money for teams to use for salaries. But this amount came with a struggle; the stipulations, rules and lack of acknowledgment and support intensified the gap and disparities between the women’s and men’s leagues.
While sports and medicine are not the same fields, the barriers to fairness and equity hold true in both professions. to increase minorities in healthcare, my goal is to encourage other women to emerge, speak out and establish a voice for women to represent and take back the self-confidence and self-respect stolen from them.