by: JOSH BOAK, Associated Press

Posted: Mar 24, 2021 / 3:48 PM EDT
/ Updated: March 24, 2021 / 7:32 PM EDT

Megan Rapinoe, a member of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, visits the White House briefing room ahead of an Equal Pay Day event, Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo / Manuel Balce Ceneta)

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden argued Wednesday that the pay gap between men and women had hurt the economy and brought members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team to the White House to set new goals for equality.

On Wednesday there was “Equal Pay Day” – that is how long women have to work on average in order to compensate for the difference in wages between what men and women earned in the previous year. The Census Bureau estimates that a full-time woman would make about 82 cents for every dollar paid to a man.

Biden and his wife Jill hosted a round table with Margaret Purce and Megan Rapinoe of the US women’s national soccer team and other members of the squad who participated virtually. The president then signed a proclamation in honor of the day.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re an electrician, an accountant or part of the best football team in the world,” said Biden. “The pay gap is real. And this team is living proof that you can be the best at what you do and still have to fight for equal pay. “

The women’s team has won the World Cup four times, most recently in 2019. In the same year, however, they sued the US Football Association for wage discrimination. The lawsuit was dismissed in May because the women had accepted a different basic pay structure than the men’s soccer team. The women’s team wants to appeal against the dismissal.

“Despite these victories. I was devalued, I was not respected and I was fired because I am a woman, ”Rapinoe said on Wednesday with the President. “And I was told that I deserve nothing more than less because I am a woman.”

The wage gap affects the entire economy in ways that exacerbate other problems, including racial inequality. The National Women’s Law Center found that black women only make 63 cents for a dollar paid to a non-Hispanic white male, while Hispanic women make only 55 cents. This difference translates into a loss of income of approximately $ 1 million over the course of a lifetime.

“These are not just women’s issues,” said Cecilia Rouse, Chair of the White House Economic Advisory Council, at the press conference on Wednesday. “They affect all families, the recoverability of our economy and the competitiveness of our nation.”

The Biden government is pushing for several directives to narrow the gap. It supports the Paycheck Fairness Protection Act, which would improve a 1963 law by improving employer transparency on wages, require employers to demonstrate that all discrepancies are due to professional qualifications, and prevent employers from opposing employees, express concerns about the wage gap.

The administration also supports paid family leave and better access to childcare. A February research paper by the San Francisco Federal Reserve found that the pandemic caused mothers to drop out of the labor market disproportionately as many were lacking school and childcare facilities in class. The paper found that a flexible work schedule would likely make life easier for mothers with jobs.

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Given the end of athletics in the county, the Daily Journal decided to dive into our 20 year old archives to bring readers some of our favorite stories over the years.

DEC. Sep. 4, 2007 – Soccer is a physical game. On Monday, the boys’ soccer teams from South San Francisco and Capuchino took that premise to a new level. The players had to be on the defensive the whole game because they would be blown up if they didn’t protect themselves.

Elbows and feet flew, players pushed, pushed and grabbed. Tough tackles that verged on fouls were part of the game, but in the end the visit to South City prevailed with a 3-1 win to stay undefeated this season.

“We haven’t been in a game like this all year,” said Anthony Dimech, South San Francisco coach. “We played good football. Today it was a dogfight in the park. It was nice to see my boys keep their heads. It is good to have this experience. “

Both teams almost got hit in the middle of the first half when a Capuchino striker apparently got an elbow in the head. He went to the defender of the offending warriors and gave him a two-handed thrust in the chest. Several members of both teams flew in, but no further damage was done.

It seemed that the rest of the game was being used to get revenge. The Mustangs were looking for a repayment, and the Warriors returned the favor when they got it.

“This is usually a physical game,” said Capuchino manager Rod Kovacevic of the Mustangs’ game against South City. “[Nonleague] or league, it seems like a little more rivalry, even more so than Mills, which is really a rivalry. It always becomes a physical match. That was as long as I can remember – 10, 11 years. “

When the teams decided to focus on football, it was the warriors who did better. They controlled midfield, which allowed them to vary their attack – they could either build their offensive with multiple passes or send long through passes to strikers who ran at the top.

Capuchino, on the other hand, struggled to tie the passes together, so he took the more direct approach to goal.

“South City played better. They controlled the midfield. It was difficult for us to regain midfield, ”said Kovacevic. “That’s why they had more chances.”

The Warriors (6-0) took a 1-0 lead 15 minutes before the start of the game. The ball rolled along the midfield and a Capuchino player waited for the ball to roll past him so he could turn the field up. Instead, Jose Perez stepped forward and stole the ball. After a few taps, he sent a perfect pass that hit Aldo Castro in one fell swoop. He carried the ball deep into the end of the Mustangs and hit a perfect shot over the goalkeeper’s head and just under the crossbar from about 25 yards to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead.

This advantage lasted until half time, but a few minutes after the start of the second half, Capuchino (3-4) had a golden chance on the track. Nick Medina got his head on the ball at a corner at the far post. The South City goalkeeper tried to hit the ball clearly, only to let it bounce off his fist and get back to his goal. One of the warrior’s defenders headed the ball off the line and the crisis was averted.

Fifteen minutes into the second half, the Mustangs finally struck. Omar Castro sent a perfect pass into the center of the box after a free kick 45 yards from the Warriors’ goal. Teammate Nicholas Sanchez was there, putting a header back on top of the ball, which found the back of the net.

However, the Capuchin celebration was short-lived. Two minutes later, South City finally took the lead. Esteban Martinez moved almost the entire Capuchino defense to the left side of the field. Unfortunately, the Jaime Torres opened up a lot of space in the back. Martinez sent a long cross across the field. Torres made a few touches to control the ball and released his shot before the Mustangs defenses could recover. He shoved his shot into the right post for a 2-1 advantage.

About seven minutes later, the warriors added an insurance target for a nice offset. South City received a free kick right in front of the penalty area from Capuchino. Richard Luna sent a curling flank to the post on the far right, where Castro came in and buried it with his head for a 3-1 lead.

“There were a lot of free kicks in the game. Lots of good chances, ”said Dimech.

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Given the end of athletics in the county, the Daily Journal decided to dive into our 20 year old archives to bring readers some of our favorite stories over the years.

JAN. 18, 2018 – Given that the South City girls’ soccer team dominated the rain-soaked game against Hillsdale, it was only fitting that the Warriors took an important win on Thursday night.

But the fact that South City took a bit of luck – good or bad, whichever side you chose – to get the 4-3 win shows how insane the game can be.

And it wasn’t what you’re probably thinking. Despite a steady drizzle throughout the game, varying in intensity, it wasn’t a crazy water-guided jump or an unexpected jump off the grass because of the wet artificial turf at Clifford Field on the South City campus.

South City’s ultimate goal was the result of hard work. Alex Jara, a second midfielder, ran onto a through pass in the direction of the right corner flag. She carried the ball to the end line before sending a cross in front of Hillsdale gate. A South City striker and Knights defender fell shoulder to shoulder on goal. Hillsdale defender attempted a risky clearance only to get in the back of her own net 11 minutes before the game was over.

It was the perfect example of hard work that made its own happiness. The warriors dominated possession and had by far the most dangerous chances. South City had a 14-6 lead on shots, nine of which were in the picture.

“My player was there (in front of goal),” said South City coach Salvador Navarro. “If she (the Hillsdale attorney) doesn’t use it, my girl was there.”

Jara had a big game for the Warriors, scoring two goals, assisting in a third and creating the own goal.

This closing balance was an exciting game in which the teams scored six goals in the first half. It was a pivotal win for the Warriors, who finished second in the Ocean Division of the Peninsula Athletic League on their own. Both South City (5-2 PAL Ocean) and Hillsdale (4-3) came in second, trying to keep up with Sequoia in first place (5-1 went into Half Moon Bay with 0-6 on Thursday Game). .

“I am fine [the loss]”Said Hillsdale trainer Rachel Lauderdale.” Given how wet it is, I’m fine [the result]. If they played like that when it was dry, that would be different. “

Although Hillsdale had to watch and defend most of the game, he took advantage of his opportunities. The Knights managed six shots on goal, half of which found the back of the net.

“Every time they had a chance they scored,” Navarro said of the Knights.

Hillsdale’s first chance came in the fourth minute and the Knights converted. The freshman wing Aaliyah Schinaman received a pass on the right flank and ran down the sideline for a long time. Before reaching the end line, she sent a flank to the front of the gate, where the South City goalkeeper got her hands on it.

But as it did with the slippery ball for both goalkeepers for most of the day, South City couldn’t correct it, and a ricochet trickled out in front of her – where freshman striker Kathleen Siu quickly put it in the net and Hillsdale with 1 : 0 brought the lead.

It was a short-lived benefit, however, when South City missed the subsequent kick-off and scored about a minute later. Jara received a pass in the top of the box, turned and equalized.

South City would keep the pressure up, with Jara dominating upstairs, receiving passes, turning and running past defenders, either shooting dangerous shots or making dangerous crosses.

And despite the Warriors’ strong possession game, they didn’t seem as affected by the wet field as Hillsdale. “We practice a lot of one-and-two-touch in training,” said Navarro. Hillsdale regained the lead in the 17th minute and scored his second goal with as many shots.

Second defensive midfielder Ekaterini Economou rose in the defensive half, came on a steal and pushed forward. In midfield, she sent a long diagonal pass to the right wing, which Shinaman chased for a long time. She gained possession of the ball, threw herself into goal and shot a perfectly placed shot into the left corner of the net to give Hillsdale a 2-1 advantage.

The warriors came back and tied it 2-0 in the 28th minute. Jara intercepted a Hillsdale pass deep in his own end. She then went around two defenders, carried to the finish line, and sent a cross back to the front of the gate, where Fernanda Ramirez waited and once fired a diverted shot into the net.

Twelve minutes before the end of the first half there was enough time for two more goals. Hillsdale took a 3-2 lead less than five minutes later. Shinaman, who fell back on the left full-back to slow Jara, won a ball on her defense and immediately sent second striker Alyssa Nicole Cano to a 1-1 breakaway. She calmly and skillfully beat the attacking goalkeeper on the far right.

Another five minutes later, the game was tied for the third time in the half. The Warriors received a free kick near midfield. Ariana Garcia found Jara with her back to the goal up in the Hillsdale penalty area. She turned and reconsidered her shot from 20 yards to end half-time in a 3-0 draw.

In the second half, Hillsdale made a formation adjustment to help the Knights better cope with the dominance in the South City midfield. It helped slow down the Warriors, who managed just four shots after firing 10 in the first 40 minutes.

“We switched from a 4-4-2 to a 4-5-1 (by throwing an extra player in midfield) to improve a little more (defensively),” said Lauderdale.

The starting goal came with 11 minutes of play time and the Knights exerted the most consistent offensive pressure in the game to find the balance. Shinaman looked good a few times in the last few minutes – but her first shot was saved and her second chance rolled off her foot as space opened in the South City penalty area.

“It was intense,” said Jara. “[The game] went back and forth, but we kept pushing for victory. “

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