Monday, February 8th, 2010...8:56 am

India’s Women’s Hockey Team Achievement

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In New Delhi last week, the National Women’s Hockey Team achieved something that no American national women’s sports team has: equal pay.  Both the men’s and women’s team demanded a salary hike after excellent seasons, and after some struggle, both teams were successful.  Next on the agenda for the women’s team is the establishment of annual contracts, a perk that has been promised to but not yet implemented with their male counterparts.

Though a professional sports team in an urban setting seems a far cry from WEP students, it is an interesting development in the lives of women in India and beyond - another encouraging example of progress and a positively changing landscape.
Blog Writer: Sarah Billingsley

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