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Venus Williams, Equal Pay for Women, Wimbledon

This blog post is about Venus Williams and tennis…but not playing. It’s about her amazing success against sexism, equal pay, and gender equality for women tennis players. Naturally, because of her celebrity status, the impact on her against-the-odds success had a reach much farther and broader than the tennis world. Read More…

Venus Williams Op-Ed Piece On Equal Pay For Women At Wimbledon

by Dexter Godbey

This was published in the Times of London in June 2006. Written by Venus Williams: Wimbledon has sent me a message: I’m only a second-class champion Venus Williams The Times & The Sunday Times June 26, 2006 The time has come for it to do the right thing: pay men and women equal prize money Read More…