On March 8, the U.S. women's national soccer team filed a class action lawsuit against US Soccer, the governing body, alleging "institutionalized gender discrimination" in pay, treatment and coaching.

In this week's Why Sport Matters with Kenneth Shropshire, Shropshire examines the importance of filing the suit on International Women's Day, how the near boycott of the world championships by the U.S. women's hockey team set a precedent and why lawyer Jeffrey Kessler could be a key to the lawsuit.