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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
It's much more than that. Billy Gene King in tennis proved that. As a society moves forward it CONFERS THE BLESSING of freedom onto its 2nd class citizens.........because of race or because of being women. At this point in history, the US should move FORWARD toward equal pay for women in sports and everywhere. Or we could go "Handmaiden's Tale" back to burkas and women not being allowed to drive cars. That is unlikely but, it is done now in Afghanistan and the US has some responsibility for that pathetic development. GENDER issues are important issues worldwide!
.........It would be nice if mothers and female power put a stop to autocracy in Russia soon!
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What did "Billie" "Jean" King prove? When she played, women's tennis was a fledgling market, no where near as popular as men's tennis.
Now, she did help promote women's tennis (as did Chris Evert), and women's purses have increased exponentially. Williams sisters are the most recent one's to keep the increased interest going...
Wimbledon's purses are the same for men vs women...
The US Open pays the same... As do the French and Australian Opens...
The WNBA can't draw flies... It is subsidized by the NBA. Without that subsidy, the league would fold...
US Women's World Cup is popular here, but women's soccer on a global basis pales in comparison to men's soccer...