Mephistopheles (the brave boy that he is) and I are taking lessons together from a little French guy who likes to address my breasts. Last Saturday most of the class ditched, so there were only 4 of us and the devil was the only boy. Tennis is great because it is one of the few sports where women can compete with men (remember Billy Jean King anyone?) and it is the women who are the current superstars- though I salivate over James Blake.
Then I read this:
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Wimbledon remains the only Grand Slam tournament that pays the men's champion more than the women's winner.
The All England Club announced Tuesday that the men's winner this year will receive $1.170 million and the women's champion $1.117 million, a difference of $53,000. It's a four percent increase in British currency. The French Open announced earlier this month that it would pay the men's and women's champions the same amount for the first time, although the overall prize fund is bigger for the men. The two other Grand Slam tournaments,the Australian and U.S. Opens, have paid equal prize money for years.
So why is it that Wimbledon is one of the last tennis events to pay men and women so unevenly? To read their convoluted reasoning and a damn fine analysis go check out Zuzu's post at Feministe.
2 comments:
The british are still very sexist. The situation on golf courses is worse; some still do not allow people with vaginas to play (even ones that are gateways to information).
Glad to see you have passion for the sport!
Thanks DeeK. And I apologize for giving you years of abuse for playing golf now that I have picked up a formerly lily white sport as well.
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