Whether market realities can explain why USWNT general manager Kate Markgraf earns less than her men’s counterpart, US Soccer has done little to earn the benefit of the doubt
When the US Soccer Federation confirmed it had hired its first-ever general manager of women’s programming, the announcement was an odd one.
Former player Kate Markgraf was selected for the role, which was hailed as a step forward for the US women’s national team program. Indeed, her hiring had been expected after US Soccer revealed plans to recruit a women’s GM more than a year earlier. But siphoning away some of her spotlight was a surprise announcement that came at the same time: Earnie Stewart, who became the federation’s first men’s GM about a year earlier, had been promoted to sporting director and would immediately become Markgraf’s boss.
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