Wimbledon tradition dictates that women are actually “ladies” and lists them under their husbands’ names on its “Champions Board,” displayed in the concourse of Centre Court. That means Billie Jean King, the outspoken advocate for gender equality in tennis — and 20-time Wimbledon champion — is called “Mrs. L.W. King,” the “L.W.” referring to Larry W., a man to whom she has not been married since 1987.

Mea Culpa. Kinda Sorta.

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The powerful men felled by sexual misconduct allegations over the past two months have had a range of responses. Four New York Times journalists — Jessica Bennett, gender editor; Claire Cain Miller, who writes about gender in the workplace for The Upshot; Amanda Taub, co-author of The Interpreter column and newsletter; and Choire Sicha, Styles editor — dissect five of these statements, analyzing both what is there and what might be missing.