Tennis stars Venus Williams, left, and her sister, Serena, flank former tennis champion Billie Jean King in this March 2009 photo at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Williams sisters are joining the advisory board of the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative to push for equal pay for women in all jobs.
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Williams sisters join Billie Jean King in equal pay push
A day before playing in the 2005 final at the All England Club, Venus Williams addressed a meeting of the Grand Slam Board, urging Wimbledon and the French Open to offer equal pay to male and female players.
