10-17-2016, 11:03 PM
Fair points NM.
In respect of Tennis, do you look at number of sets or time spent on court ? Should a male player who blitzes everyone in straight sets in 90 minutes (and thereby never plays five sets) be paid less than a female player who slogs it out in best of 3 sets matches that go over 2 hours ?
The point is that true parity is probably never obtainable in a way that satisfies everyone, but real efforts need to be made to even things up.
Male tennis players I have heard make the argument that it comes down to ticket sales and tv ratings - i.e men's tennis is the bigger draw card on both metrics, and therefore deserves the bulk of the loot.
In respect of Tennis, do you look at number of sets or time spent on court ? Should a male player who blitzes everyone in straight sets in 90 minutes (and thereby never plays five sets) be paid less than a female player who slogs it out in best of 3 sets matches that go over 2 hours ?
The point is that true parity is probably never obtainable in a way that satisfies everyone, but real efforts need to be made to even things up.
Male tennis players I have heard make the argument that it comes down to ticket sales and tv ratings - i.e men's tennis is the bigger draw card on both metrics, and therefore deserves the bulk of the loot.