#559: Why PWHL salary transparency is so important

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of salary transparency in women's sports, focusing on the PWHL's recent disclosure of player salaries.

On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz are talking about trail-blazing women — because of course they are. Earlier this week, the PWHL Players’ Association released every player’s 2025-26 salary, all 194 of them. Talking about finances has often been viewed as a faux pas, especially for women. But now, the curtain’s up, the receipts are out, and financial transparency is having an important moment. The GIST: 📰 Newsletter: Subscribe to The GIST ✉️ Email: pod@thegistsports.com 📷 Instagram: @thegistusa @thegistca @ellenatthegist @stephanierotz

People in this episode

Hosts: Ellen Hyslop, Steph Rotz

Topics covered

• PWHL
• salary transparency
• women in sports
• financial transparency
• gender equality

Keywords

• PWHL
• salary
• transparency
• women
• sports
• finances
• equality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PWHL Players’ Association

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