alright i'll explain it for all the dumbasses itt > male sports industry makes 100 billion a year > if there are 1000 teams, each team makes 100 million a year > each team has 50 players > each player makes 2 million a year > any team that pays their players less are likely to have their players poached by other teams, thus the salary of players is always a significant portion of the total income each team makes, which is a reflection of the total amount of money the male sports industry makes in total, which is dependent on how many people are watching and buying  now replace male with female and multiply all the numbers by 0.01 and you understand why female athletes are played less if you want women athletes to be paid more, watch female sports and buy their shit
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