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Canadian photographer Alana Paterson was on the hunt for a subject through which to explore gender inequality when she came across some shocking statistics on women’s ice hockey. “I heard the top-earning female in hockey takes home a salary of $25,000, while the top-earning male hockey player makes $14 million,” Alana tells It's Nice That. “People always say, well, they draw big audiences so they make the money, but I’ve found it goes so much deeper than that.”

“All the guys dream about the NHL. What about the women? We just dream about college, and then after college, then what?” said Sydney Rarick, a former forwa ...

Canadian photographer Alana Paterson was on the hunt for a subject through which to explore gender inequality when she came across some shocking statistics on women’s ice hockey. “I heard the top-earning female in hockey takes home a salary of $25,000, while the top-earning male hockey player makes $14 million,” Alana tells It's Nice That. “People always say, well, they draw big audiences so they make the money, but I’ve found it goes so much deeper than that.”

The story of women’s hockey is complicated a tale of incredible progress and inarguable​ disparity. Photojournalist Alana Paterson looks at how far women's hockey has come in Canada and how far it has to go