1. The doctrine of comparable worth holds that men and women should be paid the same wage
for doing jobs of equal skill, effort, and responsibility. Were Marianne Stanley and George
Raveling doing work of comparable value?
Yes it seems like they did have comparable value. Such as effort put in, skills, and responsibility.
Leading both team men and women they had comparable value in basketball skills and
interpersonal skills. Raveling has 31 years coaching and got 2 years for coach of the year but
stanley even though having 16 years of coaching won 3 national championships. Which makes
up for the less years. Their wins and losses are also impressive. Stanley 23-8 and 22-7 while
Raveling was 19-10 and 24-6.
2. Was Stanley treated unfairly or in some way discriminated against? Should USC have offered
to pay her more?
Yes she was treated unfairly. 66k was way lower than Raveling's 135k. She should have been
paid without asking around 90k to 100k for the women's team. As I do understand, the men's
side of basketball brings more revenue. So I understand why she wouldn’t get the same pay as
him. It's like a manager in western union in one place gets paid less because his store gets less
money and fewer client’s than let's say a western union in the city where it's more work, more
packed, and more revenue.
3. Why do sports played by men tend to be more popular and generate more revenue than
sports played by women? Are female athletes—and their coaches—disadvantaged? Are they
discriminated against? If so, who is responsible for this discrimination, and do colleges and
universities have an obligation to do something about it?
I think they have always been popular. It goes back to even hunting times where even hunting
was a sport for men. At some point I think women weren’t even allowed to participate in sports
too. When they started to involve women, they were looked upon as inferior. Thankfully this
situation got better over time. I don't think responsibility falls on universities. This has been more
of a situation for centuries. Even without universities involved. They might not be able to fix it but
I guess they can help.
4. Should universities like USC base their coaching salaries entirely on market considerations?
Or should they pay the coaches of men’s and women’s sports comparable salaries based on
experience, skill, and performance?
I think they should get paid depending on what the market is. But they should be close to
similar, like if someone makes 135k the woman can make 80k to 110k something like that.
5. Respond to the argument that because men are free to coach women’s teams and women to
coach men’s teams, there is nothing discriminatory in the fact that one job pays more than the
other.
I agree. This time Stanly coaches the men's team. She should get paid more than Raveling.
6. Was Sharrona Alexander’s pregnancy likely to have adversely affected her coaching
performance? If so, was Marianne Stanley wrong to ask her to resign? How should Stanley
have handled the situation?
Sharrona might have a slight impact on her performance due to medical reasons. But I think it
was wrong for stanly to ask her to resign. She should have been pulled aside and talked about
her concerns.