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Adventure Is Out There

    Before school ended for summer break I had determined that it was time to study abroad. After all, I had been dreaming about studying abroad for quite a while. In order to finance the expenses that came with studying abroad, I met with professors, I tried saving up money and getting scholarships but even then, the only way that I could study abroad was taking out loans. Ultimately, I decide against doing so because I would rather work during summer so that I would actually be able to pay off the rest of my schooling without incurring more debt for myself. It was a difficult decision, but it was the right decision. Besides, I know that there are an infinite amount of adventures that I can go on in my own state and country without having to spend all of my hard-earned money. Someday, I will be able to travel to far away places but for now I am content with the adventures that I can afford to go on. New adventures await you at every corner, all you have to do is look for them.

Women Continue To Get Paid Less Than Men

   Two days ago the United States won the Women's World Cup which made the United States the first team to win the World Cup three times. Furthermore, Carli Lloyd became the first player to score three goals in the final of this tournament. And, as a result, Lloyd became the first American to win the Golden Ball since Carin Jennings in 1991. But she wasn't the only member of the team to win an award; Hope Solo won the tournament's Golden Glove Award for her great goalkeeping skills. Despite all of this, the U.S. Women's soccer team only earned two million dollars which doesn't sound too bad, but compared to the German men who won the Men's World Cup final and earned thirty-five million for their efforts, it is disgraceful. In fact, even the U.S men's team that lost in Round 16 won six million dollars more than the U.S. women's team. While last year five-hundred and seventy-six dollars were set aside for the Men's World Cup rewards, this year only a total of fifteen million in prizes were available for the Women's World Cup.
    This inequity shouldn't come as a surprise. In all areas of work women continued to be payed less than men and there is no country in the entire world where a woman earns as much as a man for doing the same job. This kind of inequality in earnings is illustrative of the kinds of discrimination that women face in the workforce and in society. Not only are women less likely to be in higher positions of power and authority, they are also more likely to live in poverty than their male counterparts. Something has to be done to end the wage gap and all of the different forms of injustices that women face in the workforce and in society.
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