‘Having Worked With Inequality Myself in Tennis’- Venus Williams Strengthens Her Voice on Equal Pay Day

Venus Williams is undoubtedly one of the most famous tennis players to be still active in the scene. Since, 15 March was the Equal Pay Day, the former world number one took to her social media platforms true to talk about the wage gap.

She highlighted how women are getting paid less than men even today. And how this disparity is more pronounced in women of colour.

Venus Williams speaks from experience

Williams is passionate about this because of her personal experience. When she first started appearing at Grand Slam tournaments even before she was 18 years of age. She discovered the huge pay gap between her and her male counterparts.

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Venus Williams has been a trendsetter on her own merits. Even though she was joined by her sister Serena Williams very soon after she made her professional debut; her huge influence in revolutionizing the way women’s tennis was played up until then was monumental. The Williams sisters introduced a new type of gameplay; athletic, powerful and at the same time dominating. But, learning that she was not being paid as much as the players on the men’s tour was a harsh blow to her sensibilities.

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This is why she is passionate about equal pay for men and women in all sectors. She even collaborated with American personal finance company Credit Karma and shared a call for action with all companies. She urged every company globally to stop discriminating against employees due to gender.

“We have a problem with pay today. It’s 2022 and women only make 82 cents for every dollar a man makes. And the wage gap continues to be greater for women of color. I’m partnering with @creditkarma to call on companies to close the wage gap, starting today. We’re challenging companies to hold a mirror up to themselves and ensure that every one of their employees is paid equally,” she captioned her Instagram post about this issue.