Serena backs US women in soccer gender discrimination lawsuit
Serena Williams reacts after winning the first set against Victoria Azarenka during her second round match in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, March 9, 2019. ― Reuters pic
“I’m playing because someone else stood up and so what they are doing right now is hopefully for the future of women’s soccer.” “Sports are a microcosm of society. What is happening with the USWNT is happening in the workplace. The time has come to give these athletes what they deserve: equality.”
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