Although America has been celebrating the U.S. women's soccer team's World Cup win, there are still many fans who feel this is a half-won victory. Why? Because the women received a $2 million dollar prize bonus for the world championship win in comparison to the men's FIFA champions which doles out $35 million. In addition to this, the U.S. men's team received $9 million in the 2014 World Cup even though they lost in the first round. So, why are our female champions being paid less?

Truthfully, it is because the women's soccer team (and women's sports in general) simply don't generate as much revenue. According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. women's team brought in over $17 million in sponsorship, whereas the men's team earned over $529 million. This of course doesn't justify the pay gap, but it does put the responsibility on the public so that if they want to see the women get paid more, we have to support them as much as we do the men.

People claim that women's sports just aren't as exciting as men's, but if you watched the women's World Cup Final you would disagree that female athletes aren't "as skilled" as their male counterparts.

Obviously women's sports are just as exciting as men's, but people assume that because the athletes are female, they won't be as skilled. This is where sexism comes in, and this is why the U.S. women's soccer team is being paid less.

However, America took a step in the right direction when we made the FIFA Women's World Cup Championship the most-watched soccer game (men's or women's) in U.S. history with 26.7 million views! If we want to see the women's soccer team paid the amount they deserve, we need to keep this momentum going. Let's support our champions, America.