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Sue Bird Thinks Sports Will Make 'Major Strides' Toward Pay Equity Soon
WNBA icon Sue Bird exclusively spoke to Us Weekly about her new Barbie doll and her hopes for the future of women’s sports
Sue BirdMonica Schipper/Getty Images for IMDb“I do see us making major strides in the next couple years,” Bird, 43, exclusively told Us Weekly, referring specifically to the WNBA’s infamous pay gap with the NBA. Bird, who just became the newest face of Barbie’s Role Models line, noted that “the biggest hindrance” in pay equity has been the way “society views women’s athletes,” but that’s been changing for the better in recent years. Bird, who played for the Seattle Storm her entire professional career and won four championships with the team, said it’s “exciting” and “surreal” to see herself as a Barbie doll.
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