I completely disagree with the men's attitudes and comments toward the women. This is an example of sexism as the men do not want the women to get equal pay for the same job. It is unfair to the women by making comments as if the women players have it easier when both sexes are working and training just as hard. Not only is Gilles Simon and the other men wrong for their comments but Wimbledon is also to blame as they waited so long to finally give equal pay. Despite the equality and equal pay, the cost of a ticket for a men's tennis match is more expensive then a ticket for a women's match. By this, the men give reason as to why they should get paid more when in reality more people watch the women's matches than men's matches.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Sexism at Wimbledon
Despite the progress of equality between men and women in recent years, Men have always earned more money playing professional tennis at Wimbledon than women. The men and women do the same amount of training and play the same amount of matches during the tournament. Regardless of the equal opportunities and equal pay acts in the United Kingdom, Wimbledon did not offer equal prize money until 2007. After many years of the women fighting for this equal right, not many others were supporting them. Still in 2012, the men disagree with the women tennis players getting equal pay. A french man, named Gilles Simon made some offensive comments towards the women players saying that the men deserve to be paid more because "their game is more entertaining and far more interesting".
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I completely agree with you Emily! It's weird because I have always thought of tennis more as a women's sport, which is sexism on my part I guess you could say, but I find it completely unfair that the men were being paid more until recently. I can't believe that women weren't paid the same amount as men for all those years.. I don't get why it took so long for them to change that when both men and women are seen equal in this country, yet not being paid the same amount when they both work just as hard as each other.. Really interesting though!
ReplyDeleteThank you Gabby! glad you agree and many people do say that tennis is more of a women's sport so if so many people think that, then I really don't understand why it would ever even be a question whether men and women should get paid equal or not.
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