Surfer Stephanie Gilmore reveals the shocking pay difference between men and ... trends now
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Eight-time world surfer Stephanie Gilmore is speaking up on pay inequality in the sport.
The Australian surfing star tells this week's issue of Stellar Magazine that she was making almost a quarter of what her male counterparts did early in her career.
'For my first eight years on tour, my pay was probably $12,000 to the men's $40,000. But I didn't question it because all I wanted to do was surf' the 34-year-old says.
Eight-time world surfer Stephanie Gilmore is speaking up on pay inequality in the sport. Pictured in this week's issue of Stellar Magazine
Stephanie explained that the surf industry 'can be a tough place for women to not feel intimidated' - and she hopes to be a beacon of change.
'I was never driven by money. But being a leader is about more than holding up a trophy. That's when [I] wanted to push for equality.'
The athlete explained that she felt there was undue focus on her looks as a woman in the sport, some of which she admits were her 'own insecurities'.
'For my first eight years on tour, my pay was probably $12,000 to the men's
