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Mind the gap: The ongoing imbalance between men's and women's sport

Aside from higher salaries, male athletes generally enjoy more coverage, sponsorship and esteem than their female counterparts.

Mind the gap: The ongoing imbalance between men's and women's sport

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016 - 12:58

By Aoife Geary

Aside from higher salaries, male athletes generally enjoy more coverage, sponsorship and esteem than their female counterparts. In Forbes’ ranking of the world’s highest paid athletes, not a single female featured in the top 20, while only two, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams featured in the top 50.

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