Friday, 7 September 2018

Equal Pay For Equal Shreds: World Surf League Will Award Same Prizes To Men And Women

U.S. surfer Lakey Peterson is carried up the beach after claiming victory in a World Surf League event in Australia in March. The league says it will start paying the same prize money to men and women.

The league had come under fire for the pay gap in its prize money. "I honestly didn't see it coming," said Carissa Moore, a three-time world champion.

(Image credit: Jason Childs/Getty Images)



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