Approaching the payment of professional triathletes, runners and maybe cyclists (to some extent) in terms of total compensation.
Total compensation = race purse + marketability, endorsements, etc.
Let's have one prize purse that pays out to men, women, transgenders more deeply by combining the prizes currently given to men and women.
Yes, the women and transgenders might be receiving smaller payments by not placing as high up. This is not an absolute though as the right person regardless of gender, on the right course/day, could podium.
Yet the commercial endorsements, (that the most compelling/personable/marketable man, woman or transgender) receives could more than make up for the smaller take home money from their race prize.
I can see where women could be far more of a commercial success than the professional men that they finish with or behind in races. So at the end of the year, their total compensation need not be behind. It's possible that the top male/female/transgender athlete by results are not even the highest compensated. Some people are more popular and marketable than others as they work at that aspect of the sport too.
This might lead to an even better wide spread balance of total compensation among pro athletes. It might also lead to more personable athletes who want to nurture their image and the sports image.
Merit?
Indoor Triathlete - I thought I was right, until I realized I was wrong.
Total compensation = race purse + marketability, endorsements, etc.
Let's have one prize purse that pays out to men, women, transgenders more deeply by combining the prizes currently given to men and women.
Yes, the women and transgenders might be receiving smaller payments by not placing as high up. This is not an absolute though as the right person regardless of gender, on the right course/day, could podium.
Yet the commercial endorsements, (that the most compelling/personable/marketable man, woman or transgender) receives could more than make up for the smaller take home money from their race prize.
I can see where women could be far more of a commercial success than the professional men that they finish with or behind in races. So at the end of the year, their total compensation need not be behind. It's possible that the top male/female/transgender athlete by results are not even the highest compensated. Some people are more popular and marketable than others as they work at that aspect of the sport too.
This might lead to an even better wide spread balance of total compensation among pro athletes. It might also lead to more personable athletes who want to nurture their image and the sports image.
Merit?
Indoor Triathlete - I thought I was right, until I realized I was wrong.