In an Op-Ed published in The London Times, Williams argued that Wimbledon’s prize structure “devalues the principle of meritocracy and diminishes the years of hard work that women on the tour have put into becoming professional tennis player. The message I like to convey to women and girls across the globe is that there is no glass ceiling. My fear is that Wimbledon is loudly and clearly sending the opposite message.” I agree with everything that Williams has said because people all around the world put a stereotype, meritocracy, on top of female athletes that makes them think that they shouldn’t earn as much. Women athletes put in just as much hard work as men do.
There are several reasons and excuse for the vast differences in the wages-