WNBA draft highlights gender pay gap as experts call for change in women's compensation

WNBA first draft pick Caitlin Clark was chosen by the Indiana Fever earlier this month after a bombshell season with the Iowa Hawkeyes. But some were quick to object to the details of Clark’s contract, as she’ll earn $76,535 in 2024, an amount set to increase each year. (If the team option is picked up in 2027, she’ll earn $97,582, as FOX Business reported.) Clark’s offer from the WNBA is 132 times less than her male NBA counterparts — who have accepted $10 million contracts in the past, according to...