http://iqbal.wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=RaymundoHashIQBAL - User contributions [en]2026-04-04T23:36:23ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.31.0-rc.0http://iqbal.wiki/index.php?title=Navratilova_to_work_at_Wimbledon_after_criticising_BBC_over_gender_pay&diff=22996Navratilova to work at Wimbledon after criticising BBC over gender pay2018-07-19T10:29:05Z<p>RaymundoHash: </p>
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<div>Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has announced she will be working at Wimbledon this year several months after [https://Www.Google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=hitting hitting] out at the BBC over gender pay.<br><br>The 61-year-old said in a tweet that she was �very happy� to reveal the news, adding that it was �good to see the BBC taking gender pay equality seriously�.<br><br>It comes after Navratilova spoke of her shock at [http://www.vtr.org.vn/cam-nang-du-lich-bac-kinh-5-ngay-4-dem.html vtr.org.vn] discovering fellow Wimbledon pundit John McEnroe was paid at least 10 times more than her.<br><br>Very happy to announce I will be working at Wimbledon, it�s good to see the BBC taking gender pay equality seriously - see you in a few ...<br><br>- Martina Navratilova (@Martina) June 8, 2018 In an interview with Panorama in March, she said: �It was a shock because John McEnroe makes at least �150,000� I get about �15,000 for Wimbledon and unless John McEnroe�s doing a whole bunch of stuff outside of [http://wideinfo.org/?s=Wimbledon Wimbledon] he�s getting at least 10 times as much money.<br><br>�(I�m) not happy� It�s shocking� It�s still the good old boys network�. The bottom line is that male voices are valued more than women�s voices.�<br><br>At the time, the BBC said the roles performed by McEnroe and Navratilova were �simply not [http://www.vtr.org.vn/cam-nang-du-lich-bac-kinh-5-ngay-4-dem.html tour bắc kinh từ hà nội] comparable�, adding: �John and Martina perform different roles in the team, and John�s role is of [http://www.vtr.org.vn/cam-nang-du-lich-bac-kinh-5-ngay-4-dem.html du lịch Bắc Kinh 5 ngày 4 đêm từ Hà Nội] a different scale, scope and time commitment� John�s pay reflects all of this - gender isn�t a factor.�<br><br>Former tennis player John McEnroe at Wimbledon<br><br>It is not clear whether Navratilova�s pay has now been increased, or what her earnings will be this year. The BBC says it does not comment on individual contracts.<br><br>Navratilova, who was crowned Wimbledon ladies� champion nine times, previously said her agent would ask for more money in future.<br><br>Advertisement</div>RaymundoHash