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They are inferior in ability and play 3 sets instead of 5 so should get paid less.
What are the viewership numbers on female tennis comared to males?
That’s usually what pay for sports is based on.
& why not …. women didn’t make the rules on Tennis now did they.
Seems a rather sexist view you have there TNM. 😉
& why not …. women didn’t make the rules on Tennis now did they. Seems a rather sexist view you have there TNM. 😉
Why not? I have already said, they dont work as hard in matches ( 3 sets to 5) and are inferior in standard
If you want to throw sexist rubbish into the debate then make them play 5 sets against the men and treat both sexes equally… see how they get on.
What are the viewership numbers on female tennis comared to males? That’s usually what pay for sports is based on.
True, but I think we both know the ” viewing” isnt for just the tennis is it from many watchers. I actually prefer womens tennis as 5 sets goes on too long but doesnt mean they should get paid the same for less work
& why not …. women didn’t make the rules on Tennis now did they. Seems a rather sexist view you have there TNM. 😉
Absolutely, but then don’t privately educated, white middle class men dominate most aspects of our society anyway, seems to me that the gender pay gap in particular will never be tackled fairly and rationally, while they do.
If men work 5 days in an office, women work 3.. what company would pay the same rate to both?
I must admit I agree with the author’s post. I’ve never really understood why women get paid the same for basically doing less.
We scream about equal pay, therefore should also expect to do an equal amount of work.
I’m not a lover of women’s tennis I must admit. Maybe 75% of what the men get in a grand slam would be fair.
None of these arguments wash water with me I am afraid.
Physical brute force is not the same as “ability”. Women work just as hard as men.
Male and female tennis is not promoted equally.
Women didn’t make the rules that they should only play three sets, men did. Most matches outside of major grand Slam tournaments are played over three sets. That three set rule has also created a false perception that women lack the toughness and endurance to handle five sets, which also reinforces the stereotype that women are inferior to men. A man is not paid less for winning in three straight sets and so that argument is flawed, applying that logic.
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