If it weren't for gendered pay disparities in the United States, #BrittneyGriner might not have been playing in Russia at all.⁣ ⁣ Despite being accomplished athletes, professional women basketball players don't make nearly as much as their male counterparts, and many play internationally year round to make ends meet.⁣ ⁣ "Her plight is our plight," Atlanta Dream head coach Tanisha Wright said, referring to the entire WNBA. "We will not be whole until [Brittney Griner] is home."⁣ ⁣ At the link in bio, @classicjpow examines how Griner’s wrongful detainment highlights a larger issue in women's sports.