76. Pay Inequity in Women's Athletics with Ilona Maher

Financial Feminist

Her First $100K

Self-improvement, Education, How To, Business

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🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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How much does an Olympic athlete REALLY make? Why are women’s athletics so grossly underpaid in comparison to their men’s team counterparts (especially when they’re outperformed at the highest levels *side eye*)? We wanted to know everything about the state of women’s athletics, so we brought in one of the biggest names in women’s sports –– Ilona Maher. You might remember Ilona from her viral TikToks taking you behind the scenes of the 2020 Olympic Games or for her “Beast, Beauty, Brains” slogan. In this episode, Tori and Ilona talk about everything from the challenges of women’s sports to the privilege of access to athletics, to what it’s like dating as an Olympian. Learn more about our guests, read transcripts, and get more financial resources at www.financialfeministpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello financial feminists. Welcome back to the show. I am back in town. The boy is back in town. I'm back in town.
0:08.0	After a wonderful month off, I honestly feel so invigorated. Like truly, I do. I really needed the break for me,
0:14.4	but also to show up as a better leader and a better business owner. And I'm really excited for a lot of exciting new things that are coming.
0:21.6	And I'm just really excited to bring you new episodes this week.
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0:53.8	As always, we're just really excited to bring in an amazing guest. We're in the middle of women's history month,
0:59.7	and we've already had some great guests sharing important feminist topics, and today's is no exception.
1:04.9	You might know her from TikTok. Ah, it's how I discovered her. I'm obsessed with her.
1:09.8	Elona Mar made her splash on TikTok during the most recent Olympic games, sharing her journey as a member of the US Women's Rugby team.
1:17.4	She graduated with a degree in nursing in 2018 and recently got her MBA from Keller School of Management,
1:22.8	and she currently trains full time for the USA 7's team. She was such a fantastic guest to chat with.
1:28.8	We talked about the financials of Olympians. Fun fact, most of them don't make a lot of money.
1:35.0	Like very, very little money, and most of them don't actually get paid anything to go to the Olympics.
1:40.4	We also talk about the current state of women's sports in the equal pay movement,
1:44.0	what it's like feeling beautiful and strong as a woman and so much more, so let's go ahead and get into it.
1:52.4	But first, a word from our sponsors.
2:00.7	It's been an interesting time. It's like, for me, I'm like, oh no, I don't think I'd probably
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