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Staley’s NCAA fix for inequities? Pay women’s teams like men

Utah forward Dasia Young (34) shoots over Arkansas guard Rylee Langerman (11) during the second half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA women's tournament, Friday, March 18, 2022, in Austin, Texas. The phrase “March Madness” is everywhere this women's NCAA Tournament.(AP Photo/Eric Gay) March Madness signage is affixed to backrests of Kansas team chairs during the first-round game between Kansas and Georgia Tech in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament Friday, March 18, 2022, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) Utah guard Isabel Palmer (1) drives to the basket against Arkansas forward Emrie Ellis (55) during the second half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA women's tournament, Friday, March 18, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Getting fans to turn out at neutral sites has been an issue. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Spectators react during the second half of a college basketball game between Maryland and Delaware in the first round of the NCAA women's tournament, Friday, March 18, 2022, in College Park, Md. Maryland won 102-71. Eight double-digit seeds already have won in this tournament, tying 2018 for the most ever in NCAA women’s basketball history through two rounds. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) A crowd of 10,414 fans, filling the lower bowl of the KFC Yum Center, attended the women's NCAA Tournament college basketball second round game between Gonzaga and Louisville in Louisville, Ky., Sunday, March 20, 2022. The phrase “March Madness” is everywhere this women's NCAA Tournament. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) FILE - South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley directs her team during the first half of a first-round game against Howard in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament Friday, March 18, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina won 79-21. Dawn Staley has an idea the NCAA can implement immediately to really help women close the gap with the men. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File) Dayton head coach Shauna Green looks on during the national anthem before a first-round game against Georgia in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament, Friday, March 18, 2022, in Ames, Iowa. The phrase “March Madness” is everywhere this women's NCAA Tournament. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Staley’s NCAA fix for inequities? Pay women’s teams like men