"You see mostly men having a fabulous time" - Serena Williams shares powerful message about women being 'taught' not to celebrate their wins

Serena Williams recently shared an important message about women being ‘taught’ not to celebrate their wins. The tennis legend pointed out how men are allowed to enjoy their accomplishments and encouraged her fellow women to do the same.

Williams is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished tennis players of all time. Her career on the courts lasted over two decades and saw her win a whopping 23 Grand Slam titles, the most by a woman in the Open Era. The American also spent 319 weeks ranked No.1 in the world.

Recently, in an appearance on ‘Stockton Street’, the podcast she co-hosts with her sister Venus Williams, Serena Williams reflected on how women are not always taught to celebrate their wins.

“I think as women, to be honest, we're not taught to celebrate our wins because there's always something new and it's always like, I don't know, it's almost never enough. Having a kid is a huge victory, being a mom is a huge victory, doing what you do - winning a Grammy, these are massive accomplishments,” she said.

She went on to point out that men are allowed to celebrate their wins, while encouraging her fellow women to be ‘proud’ of their own accomplishments, adding,

“And we’re not really taught, you know, when you go out onto the scene, you see a lot of parties happening, you see mostly men having a fabulous time, as they should, (but), we should also just enjoy. It's okay to be happy and say ‘I did a good job today’ and be proud of what you do and just celebrate your wins.”

The Williams sisters began the Stockton Street podcast in September earlier this year. The duo have used the platform to talk about several important issues as well as their journey to the top of the tennis world.

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Williams poses at the event (Image Source: Getty)

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Serena Williams first rose to fame in the tennis world as a teenager in 1997. Over the course of the next few years, she went on to dominate the women's singles event, while also winning several doubles Grand Slam titles alongside her sister Venus Williams. The 44-year-old retired from tennis in 2022 and has since turned her attention to her venture capital firm, Serena Ventures.

Edited by Riddhi Acharya