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The Battle of the Sexes (2013)

The Battle of the Sexes (2013)

Documentary
Release Date: 2013, June 26
Directors: James Erskine, Zara Hayes
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: New Black Films, Goldcrest Capital, Media Squared Films
Cast: Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Chris Evert, Bella Abzug, Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs

Overview:

Tennis star and women’s rights activist Billie Jean King won a total of 12 Grand Slam titles, but the biggest match of her career took place in 1973 against former men’s champion Bobby Riggs, a self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig who declared that, even at the age of 55, he could beat any woman in the world.

Keywords:

biography gender inequality feminism gender discrimination tennis women's rights winter sport equality gender equality women's issues sex code