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- With this being Women's History Month, and this past Tuesday marking Equal Pay Day, Venus Williams is using her platform to advocate for pay equity between male and female employees beyond the sport of tennis.
Sep 8, 2023 · At the US Open Champions of Equality inaugural event, Venus Williams looked back on her fight for WTA players to receive equal prize money at Wimbledon.
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 .
Sep 25, 2024 · After years of protests, in 2007(at Wimbledon), Venus Williams became the FIRST woman to collect an equal-sized champion’s cheque. What really forced her to stand in the fight for equal pay, though?
Mar 15, 2022 · On and Off the Court, Venus Williams’s Work Is Not Done. The tennis legend is pushing for pay equity beyond her sport, using past lessons learned to help more workplaces break down systemic...
Jul 4, 2023 · Venus Williams recently spoke about her fight for equal pay for women in tennis and the pay parity debate coming a long way. She was the first woman to receive the same prize money as her...
Nov 11, 2022 · Venus did an effective job of fighting for equal pay in tennis. She spearheaded an important, protracted campaign to eliminate pay differences for tennis Grand Slam victories, especially at the Wimbledon Championships.
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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...
