‘Women Are Working Longer Hours’- Venus Williams Urges People to Contribute Towards Equality

American tennis player Venus Williams has been one great player on the Tour. Her contribution towards the sport has been immense and there are very few players that have enjoyed the success she has. 

Over the years, Williams has used her global presence in order to contribute to humanity. She has been spoken on the issue of gender equality. It is about women being paid equally and fairly as compared to men in this society we live in. 

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Venus Williams wishes for equality 

As of today, there are a number of women that have great skills and have been successful in various professions. 

Speaking on this subject, Williams stated, “Achieving equal pay on the court isn’t enough. We need global pay equality industry-wide now. It cannot wait, together we find a bright spotlight on wages and equality. Women are working longer hours, achieving higher education and numbers, and still aren’t paid equal to their male counterparts. The reality is women working full time all year round are paid 84 cents for every dollar paid to a man. Please join this movement and close the gender pay gap. Give to the girls, support pay tax.”

Coming to tennis, Williams has not been spotted on a tennis court for a while. She was last seen competing at the Chicago Women’s Open, where she lost in the first round to Hsieh Su-wei. Prior to that, the American star played the Wimbledon Championships. Interestingly, she competed in the mixed doubles category alongside Nick Kyrgios. 

Venus to make a return on WTA tour soon 

She even skipped the US Open later last year. Speaking about the current season, she was not seen at the Australian Open as she was still dealing with fitness problems. 

However, she does intend to come back on the Tour soon. Fans can expect both Venus and sister Serena in action sometime soon this year. All eyes will be on the Williams sister once they get back. It will be interesting to see how they perform upon their return. 

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