Good morning, I'm Arjun saying from the Washington Post and this is the Daily 202 for Thursday

March 25th.

In today's news, the White House considers extending a federal ban on evictions, and New

York Governor Andrew Cuomo's family was given special access to COVID testing.

But first, the big idea.

I have been devalued, I've been disrespected, and dismissed because I am a woman.

That's what star soccer player Megan Rapinoe, who helped lead the U.S. women's national

soccer team to victory in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, said at the White House

on Wednesday.

The post, Desk Beeler, and Cindy Boran report that after testifying in front of a house

committee hearing about gender discrimination, Rapinoe went to the White House and highlighted

the inequities blatant within our own industry.

An outspoken critic of the U.S. Soccer Federation's treatment of the women's team, Rapinoe

led a gender discrimination lawsuit against the Federation in 2019, and charged that male

players earn more pay, bonuses, and receive more in benefits than their female counterparts.

Despite the fact that the women's team has performed better than the men's in recent years.

Last year, a portion of the lawsuit focused on unequal pay was dismissed by a judge, and

in December, the women's soccer team reached a settlement with the federation that promised

to put the team on equal footing with the men's side in matters such as game venues, travel

accommodations, and staffing.

During her testimony Wednesday, Rapinoe said that, quote, there is no level of status,

accomplishments, or power that will protect you from the clutches of inequity.

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