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golfers were paid. and in 2019, tennis, well known for its female superstar athletes, women could still take home less than their male counterparts at the same tournament. for more on this, caitrionia perry spoke yesterday with bonnie morris, an expert on women s sports history at the university of california berkeley. and macaela mackenzie, a sports journalist and author covering women s equality. let s start with the issue of tennis. the men and women get paid the same at grand slams but not necessarily other events, but the sponsorship deals vary widely, and that in a sport where some women are as big if not bigger stars than their male counterparts. the path of progress moves slowly for women in sport, doesn t it? it s very slow. i second everything your previous speaker alex had to say. i was interested to hear her praise the progress of women s soccer in the united states.
in 2019, tennis, well known for female superstar athletes, women could take home over $1 million less than their counterparts at the same tournament. for more on this, we spoke to an expert on women s sports history at the university of california berkely, and a sports journalist and author covering women s equality. with the issue of tennis. the men and women get paid the same at grand slams but not necessarily other events, but the sponsorship deals vary widely, and that in a sport where the women are as big as not bigger stars than their male counterparts. the path of progress moves slowly for women in sport, doesn t it? it’s progress moves slowly for women in sport, doesn t it? in sport, doesn t it? it s very slow. i second in sport, doesn t it? it s very slow. i second everything . in sport, doesn t it? it s very i slow. i second everything your previous speaker alex had to say. i was interested to hear her praise the progress of women s soccer in the united states. we are ce
and female golfers in the pga and lpga earned on average that year, and in 2019 tennis, well known for its female athletes, was a little closer, but average earnings for players was still not the same. let s talk about this with our panel now dr bonnie morris is an expert on women s sports history at the university of california berkeley. and macaela mackenzie is a sports journalist and author covering women s equality. let s start there with tennis. the men and women get paid the same prize money at grand slam events, but not other events necessarily, but the sponsorship deals vary widely, and that s in a sport where some women are as big if not bigger stars than their male counterparts dr bonnie morris, the path of progress moves slowly for women here doesn t it? it s very slow. i second everything your previous speaker, alex, had to say, and i was interested to hear her praise for the progress of women s soccer in the united states, we are certainly behind