Department ofAfrican American Studies

Serena Williams made her long-anticipated return to a major after the birth of her first child, but her absence from the game saw her ranking plummet 452 spots, igniting a controversy over the sporting world’s maternity leave policies.

Our own Dr. Amira Rose Davis appeared on WNYC’s “The Takeaway” to discuss. Click here


https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/serena-williams-return-sparks-debate-over-maternity-leave-policies