Diversity Management, News and Updates
Tennis has been the standard in the sports industry for gender equality. After all, it was 1973 when Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Rigs in the iconic “Battle of the Sexes.” That match seemed to put women’s tennis on the map. Certainly, that would set the tone for the progressive…
Serena Williams has advanced to the second round of the 2019 French Open after her first-round win over Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia on Monday. The 23-time Grand Slam champion took to the tennis courts in Paris wearing her latest apparel designed for her by Virgil Abloh, a Black designer who is the…
Serena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, is considered the best player in the history of tennis. So, the unnecessary obstacles Williams has to face in her career are seemingly serving as teachable moments for the tennis world. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced this week several rule changes for…
On the heels of Serena Williams’ victory against Julia Grges at the French Open on Saturday, her best performance since returning from maternity leave, Inside Tennis reporter Bill Simons asked Williams a sexist question about President Donald Trump’s alleged comments on Maria Sharapova’s shoulders and “supermodel good looks.” “I have…
Serena Williams is currently making her comeback at the French Open after giving birth to her daughter, Alexis Olympia, nine months ago. With motherhood, Williams has become an advocate for women’s health by sharing intimate details of her personal life including her struggle with postpartum depression. “I think people need…
Twenty-one white people (including seven male board members and CEO Steve Simon) of a total of 22 people in the World Tennis Association’s (WTA) management made the call to boot Serena Williams from seeding for the French Open for having a baby. If this isn’t a slap toward Black motherhood,…
