Is it time for sports like tennis to deal with the Gender pay gap and become a more gender equal sport based solely on ability?

[Anonymous]

Whilst Djokovic, Nadal and Federer earn huge amounts of money, travel the world and live like kings, in 2012 the 150th ranked player earned just $75,000 in prize money, and the 200thranked player just $20,780. If you are ranked 200, you are damn good, but will still struggle to make a living.

Serena Williams, for example, has more than $70 million dollars in career prize money. She and her sister Venus once bragged they could beat any man outside the world’s top 200. The challenge was accepted by Karsten Braasch, a German ranked 203. Before the matches, Braasch played a round of golf in the morning, drank a couple of beers, smoked a few cigarettes and then beat Serena 6-1 and Venus 6-2.

Serena said after the game: “I didn’t know it would be that hard. I hit shots that would have been winners on the women’s tour and he got them easily.” Braasch’s career prizemoney? Less than $1.5 million.

Karsten who? He’s the guy who annihilated the greatest female player of all time but has about 2% of her career earnings.
It’s time for feminists to put up or shut up, quite frankly. Either you’re equal or you’re not. If you truly believe you are, you must demand the immediate removal of all gender divisions in pro sports. That would be equality in the truest sense of the word (opportunity as opposed to outcome), but of course feminists will never allow this because deep down they know there would barely be a pro sportswoman left on the planet if they were forced to compete on a level playing field.
However, right now a ludicrous blind spot by administrators means women tennis players are being massively rewarded for being vastly inferior to their male contemporaries. If they continue to reject equality, insist on being segregated and having their own tour their prize money should be 50% of the men at best. That would still be a more than fair result for them, and deep down they know it.

Yes Sports should be equal based in ability

No I dont want equality in sports

No. As a feminist I want equal pay for part time work.

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Some women dont want equality they want special treatment.

[jp612612]

Pay is unfortunately market-based in this case. Women's sports is just not nearly as popular, but who really is to blame for that is women themselves. For some reason, women don't support women in sports. In the US, the WNBA has done horribly from a financial standpoint. The most successful sports league in the US it the NFL, but what makes it so strong is that it has the largest female fan base of any professional sports league in the US.

But here's the thing -- I'm not going to tell women that they have to like sports and watch them. I just think it's unfortunate that when they do watch professional sports, they apparently choose to watch men.

[Anonymous]

There are examples of women beating men in tennis, for example - Phil Neer vs Helen Wills (she won), also, Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs.
But what's the point anyway, tennis is such a boring sport.
Yep, they should be equally paid, we live in democracy you know, equal rights.

[Asker]

Agreed Karsten Braasch should be paid more in the interest of equality.

[Opinion Owner]

Sure, I guess the Williams sisters are kinda overrated and quite arrogant, they underrated Braasch, so he should be paid more.

[Asker]

Like he had a few beers and smoked a few cigarettes while playing a few rounds of golf before the game and hammered both of them.

[Anonymous]

You're a pussy. You know that?

Women are not stronger than men. We physically can't be. It's impossible. That's why the sports are divided. Women CANNOT be as strong as men. Now women's sports are generating revenue so who made it your problem?

Gtfo and think about your masculinity. Because any real man not afraid for his masculinity would understand that.

[Asker]

So your opposed to equality but want special treatment instead = feminism.

[Opinion Owner]

No. You forcing equality when women are not equal to men is feminism. You're basically a libtard feminazi. If you were truly against feminism, then you would recognize that there are some aspects in which women will never equal men and not force equality. Now go protest trump dumb liberal that's all you can do.

[Asker]

So you are opposed to equality but want special treatment, if a woman can't compete at the same level she should be paid less.

[Kiran04]

No one is asking for women to compete against men in sports. I'd settle if women at least played the same amount of sets as men. Right now the men play best of 5 sets in a major tournament while the women play best of 3. That's men getting paid less money per hour spent on the court and that ain't right.

[Tarvold]

Funny you chose tennis as an example.

Women's tennis matches are decided on a best of three sets. Men's tennis is a best of five sets. Men literally earn the organizers more ad money because of their longer matches, and they generate more publicity for their sponsors for more time on screen.

There's no rational way to use equality to justify equal pay in tennis.

[Asker]

You misunderstood I want players to be paid based on ability regardless of gender.

[Tarvold]

Yes. I'm pointing out their abilities to generate value for their sponsors.

[Kuraj]

Inequality only counts when it is women getting the short end of the stick.
Feminism 101.

[Anonymous]

No. As a feminist I want equal pay for part time work.

[Blitzkrieger]

In a sport pay is determined by sponsors i guess? Its also a popularity game. The more popular players get paid more.

[TheLuckyPizzaDog]

I like how no female has contested this yet.

[TheLuckyPizzaDog]

But doesn't the article up there mention that she was only 16? Was 16 the peak of her career?

[Asker]

the 1998 Australian Open between Karsten Braasch and the Williams sisters. Venus and Serena Williams, aged 17 and 16 respectively, had claimed that they could beat any male player ranked outside the world's top 200, so Braasch, then ranked 203rd, challenged them both. Braasch was described by one journalist as "a man whose training regime centered around a pack of cigarettes and more than a couple bottles of ice cold lager". The matches took place on court number 12 in Melbourne Park,[33] after Braasch had finished a round of golf and two beers. He first took on Serena and after leading 5–0, beat her 6–1. Venus then walked on court and again Braasch was victorious, this time winning 6–2.[34] Braasch said afterwards, "500 and above, no chance". He added that he had played like someone ranked 600th in order to keep the game "fun". Braasch said the big difference was that men can chase down shots much easier, and that men put spin on the ball that the women can't handle.

[Asker]

The Williams sisters adjusted their claim to beating men outside the top 350.
An 18 year old 4th ranked Serena Williams claimed she could compete with men in professional sport; the US Open champion believing she could take on and beat the best players in the men's game. Nothing ever came to be from this claim.

[Asker]

Point is we should eliminate gender separation in sport so as to eliminate the gender pay gap so as players like Karsten Braasch will not be paid less than inferior players like the William sisters. Or allow women to compete in men's tournaments and men to compete in women's tournaments in the interest of equality.

[Anonymous]

Yes it should.