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Mar 29, 2021 · Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams on being the first woman tennis player to receive equal prize money to her male counterparts and using her platform to fight for pay equality .
Mar 23, 2021 · Venus Williams Pens Powerful Essay on Gender Equality, Announces Campaign to Advocate for Equal Pay "Sexism isn't a women's issue any more than racism is a Black issue," the five-time Wimbledon ...
Mar 23, 2021 · Venus Williams is continuing to fight for gender equality.. In a recent essay for British Vogue, the five-time Wimbledon champion wrote about how she's using her platform to advocate for equal pay.
- Elyse Dupre
Sep 8, 2023 · Williams credited her mother, Oracene Price, for instilling in her the need to speak out against injustice. "Lots of people think that was impactful," Williams said. "It was just the truth. A lot of the times you can't beat the truth. When you stand up for what's right -- that's what my mom was all about. I learned that from her.
Jan 5, 2022 · Her advocacy for equality, and fighting for equal rights for female athletes, prompted the United Nations’ cultural organization, UNESCO, to name her the first "Promoter of Gender Equality ...
- Bryna Jean-Marie
Venus Williams is joining her sister Serena in speaking out against sexism in sports and is empowering her fans to stand up against the gender pay gap. The tennis star penned an essay on gender equality for British Vogue as part of Equal Pay Day on March 24.
Mar 15, 2022 · Venus Williams, though, is on America’s opposite baseline, home in South Florida. ... is the gender pay gap. When Venus won her first major singles title, Wimbledon 2000, she was presented with ...
