Avenger of the Week | Megan Rapinoe, Of Course

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It’s almost impossible not to know who Megan Rapinoe is: a member of the World Cup winning U.S. Women’s National Team, equal pay advocate and Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, and only the fourth woman to receive this recognition individually. Because of all her wins and successes, Rapinoe has a large platform from which to speak, and she never misses the chance to try and right what is wrong, especially when it comes to equal pay for women athletes.

“The feeling of not standing up when I know something is wrong is so much worse than whatever happens if I stand up.”

“The feeling of not standing up when I know something is wrong is so much worse than whatever happens if I stand up.” —@mPinoe, @SInow #Sportsperson of the Year and @GenderAvenger #AvengerOfTheWeek, #GenderAvenger https://www.genderavenger.com/blog/avenger-of-the-week-megan-rapinoe