The first half-century of Title IX — 1972’s gender-equality law that banned sex-based discrimination in federally funded educational institutions — saw women’s sports in America undergo a period of profound growth and evolution. The succinct legislation essentially required school sports programs to offer equal opportunities to women, relative to their male counterparts, and the effect […]
LONDON — It wasn’t until 2007 that Wimbledon became the last of the four tennis Grand Slams to award equal prize money to women and men. Women are still waiting on equal playing time in the tournament’s biggest stadiums. At Wimbledon this year, women got just 38 percent of the assignments to Centre Court and […]
LONDON — It wasn’t until 2007 that Wimbledon became the last of the four tennis Grand Slams to award equal prize money to women and men. Women are still waiting on equal playing time in the tournament’s biggest stadiums. At Wimbledon this year, women got just 38 percent of the assignments to Centre Court and […]
