Is there any other sport where there is equal prize money?

For the simple reasons that men's sport is viewed by more people - there's more interest.

Having said that, I'm sure the men earn FAR more in their endorsement and sponsorship deals so they win in the end anyway.

Posted By: duke of york on March 23rd 2016 at 09:41:21

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Interesting letter in The Times this morning (Other Sports) - Old Git, Mar 23, 08:40:25
- Is there any other sport where there is equal prize money? (Other Sports) - duke of york, Mar 23, 09:41:21
  - 25 out of 35 do (Other Sports) - CWC, Mar 23, 09:56:40
    - There's no justification for paying Morgan anything at all if he's going to play no shot (Other Sports) - Old Git, Mar 23, 09:58:34
  - Athletics (Other Sports) - Basil Wrathbone, Mar 23, 09:51:31
  - Men and women compete equally as jockeys. Bloody small ones, obvs (n/m) (Other Sports) - Adster, Mar 23, 09:50:08
    - Point of order (Other Sports) - Old Git, Mar 23, 10:00:45
      - Male and female horses (n/m) (Other Sports) - Adster, Mar 23, 10:29:57
  - Horse Racing & Motor Racing (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 23, 09:48:34
    - Are there any female F1 drivers? I don't follow motor sport but would have expected to not (Other Sports) - Old Git, Mar 23, 09:54:32
      - well Mar?a de Villota died as a result of a crash in testing (Other Sports) - CWC, Mar 23, 10:01:44
      - there has been in the past and for the lst couple of season there has been female test/res (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 23, 09:59:42
- they should get with the 21st century (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 23, 09:40:54
  - Does that mean that the men's is a bigger occasion? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Mar 23, 09:48:45
    - yes, but not neccesarily due to sporting reasons - see the Monaco Grand Prix for example (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 23, 10:05:41
      - Yes, there must be a matrix (Other Sports) - Old Git, Mar 23, 10:11:34
- I'm all for equality (Other Sports) - berstreetsfinest, Mar 23, 09:15:59
- Well, you've got Katie Hopkins on your side (Other Sports) - King, Mar 23, 08:46:08
  - David Cameron has Jeremy Corbyn on his side over Brexit (Other Sports) - Old Git, Mar 23, 09:03:38
    - such as George Galloway and Nigel Farage on the other (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 23, 09:33:41
      - Indeedy doody (Other Sports) - Old Git, Mar 23, 09:38:50

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