If they had a Wimbledon for women and a separate Wimbledon for men, I doubt that the purses would be the same. The TV ratings would be much lower for the women’s tournament.
The women tennis players should be thankful that they are benefiting from the men players.
If the women golf would play at the same time as the men’s (alternate foursomes), they might get more money because the men are bringing in the money.
Same with the NBA and WNBA - have both games played on same night at same arena. And require TV to pay the same for both games. I think the crowds and ratings would be lower for the WNBA but who cares -the goal is equity.
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