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Article: Lawn Tennis: More balls, please A rallying cry to Wimbledon's women: you're worth as much as the men. Play! Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell is serving notice on SW19. She wants the tournament's sexist pounds 750,000 pay gap closed. By Sophie Goodchild
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- The Independent on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 18, 2006
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Even in 21st-century Britain, there is still an enclave of
tradition where women are "ladies", curtsies are bobbed, and knickers
are frilly. Its name is Wimbledon, and it is about to get a well-
timed volley straight in the middle of its comfortable, blazered
midriff.
Just two weeks before the Championships start, a cabinet minister
will fire an accusation of sexual discrimIn ation against the All
England Lawn Tennis Club, whose officials organize the event. Tessa
Jo well, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, will this
week demand an end to the pay gap that persists between male and
female tennis players at the world's oldest tournament. Ina strongly
worded letter to the ...