I'm not sure if this follows logically... but my first thought is that more young teachers are still living at home with their parents, as are more recent college grads in general. Large student loans, high cost of housing, low teachers' wages make it tough to live on your own.
But a...
Why is it unfair women had to compete against Lia, but totally ok they had to compete against the 49 women ranked above her who also were physically superior to them and Lia?
Well I knew some women who played in a rugby league here in NYC back in the day, but I think the league was predominantly lesbian.
My point was that physical disparities are just a part of sports. At the college+ level, sure, I get it. But before then who cares? I had to play against guys...
The place I did it had a big recovery room with curtained off beds for each person... so you could hear everybody else in the room. I heard a number of men say some pretty funny ish to the nurses checking in on them. This 70ish guy kept hitting on the nurse checking in on him, and she kept...
I'm a hobit sized guy. Most males have a physical advantage over me. Should I have been banned from playing on the high school boy's soccer team because I might get hurt? Would have sucked, since I was the starting center defender on varsity...
These folks have been putting out a great product for a long time. I won't begrudge them wanting to get paid for it. I never think less of somebody looking for the best way to support their family.