{"id":3870,"date":"2019-07-12T12:30:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T12:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.positivenewstrends.com\/?p=3870"},"modified":"2019-07-12T12:30:53","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T12:30:53","slug":"ticker-tape-parade-new-york-equal-wages-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.positivenewstrends.com\/news\/ticker-tape-parade-new-york-equal-wages-for-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Ticker Tape Parade, New York | Equal wages for women"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cA win for the fourth time, isn\u2019t that great?\u201d \u2013 <\/strong>say the Americans after the women\u2019s national team won the world football championship for the fourth time. The team\u2019s victory was celebrated with a ticker tape parade<\/strong>. This support has come to limelight after the campaign by the players on equal pay for women<\/strong> gained popularity.<\/p>\n

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\"Celebration\"<\/p>\n

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A gathering comprised of a thousand fans lined for the Ticker-Tape Parade<\/strong> along the Broadway, \u2018Canyon of Heroes\u2019 side stretches. The gathering was there to praise the players who were taken from battery to city hall via \u2018Canyon of Heroes\u2019. The players were given the symbolic keys to the city by Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York City (NYC).<\/p>\n

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\"PARADE\"<\/p>\n

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The ceremony was conducted amidst the demands of pay equity with men by women. This issue has gained enough momentum that compelled the mayor himself to lead the mass that chanted \u201cUSA! Equal Pay\u201d the entire day. The players, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan addressed the crowd at the ceremony.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis group is so resilient, is so tough, has such a sense of Humor, is just so badass,\u201d <\/strong>addressed Rapinoe. She scored 6 goals this tournament that led to her claim on the golden ball.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She further addressed the crowd saying, \u201cThis is my charge to everyone: we have to be better. We have to love more. Hate less. We got to listen more and talk less \u2026 It\u2019s our responsibility to make the world a better place.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Football<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere is nothing that can faze this group. We\u2019re chilling. We\u2019ve got\u00a0tea-sipping. We\u2019ve got celebrations. We\u2019ve got pink hair and purple hair. We\u2019ve got tattoos and dreadlocks. We\u2019ve got white girls and black girls and everything in between. Straight girls and gay girls.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t be more proud to be a co-captain with Carli and Alex on this team. It\u2019s my absolute honor to lead this team out on the field. There\u2019s no place I\u2019d rather be, even in\u00a0the presidential race. I\u2019m busy, I\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Celebrations\"<\/p>\n

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The squad won 2-0 over Netherlands beating them in the world champion race and topped the order. As the caravan took the players on the braodway, the entire Canyons echoed with\u201dUSA!\u201d and \u201cEqual Pay\u201d. The sound of air horns by the construction workers reminded of the victory day parade.<\/p>\n

In March, all the players from the football team filled a lawsuit against US soccer Federation for gender discrimination. The lawsuit demanded compensation in pay making it equal as the male players.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe level of interest and excitement is much higher from four years ago,\u201d said president of the parade\u2019s organizers, Jessica Lappin from Alliance of Downtown New York and referred to the parade for the team after its previous World Cup victory in the year 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s partly because they\u2019re women\u2019s rights icons now.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n