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Alysha Clark

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
167 total appearances

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Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

Let me check.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

Hold on.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

Yeah, I am.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

This is, this was my handy dandy notebook.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

No, I am like a diary, like journal person, just because I like to remember stuff.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

And I have so many thoughts.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

She finds the page she was looking for.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

So my first contract, I think, was $36,400.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

I looked at it.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

I was like, OK, I'm making $36,400 for five months, like forever.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

That's decent.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

And I'm like, I'm not going to look at the rest of the months of the year.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

We'll figure that out later.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

But for these five months, I was just like, this is what professional athletes are making, or at least...

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

The women professional athletes.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

Nothing they had was like what the men had.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

Our practice court was a church gym.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

Adults, professional athletes, sharing a hotel room.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

Oh no, there was no thought or even opportunity to get more.

Planet Money
Diary of a WNBA negotiator

That's just what you got.